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Food Truck Friday kicks off 11th season
By Allyson Chen | April 20Last Friday’s kickoff event featured five new local food trucks.
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The 52-year-old One Financial Plaza will be up for auction this June
By Allyson Chen | April 14The owner of the building previously scheduled an auction for April, but postponed it to June 13.
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India Point Park to be spruced up with new waterfront plaza
By Allyson Chen | April 8The renovations use sustainable materials to build sidewalks and benches on the waterfront.
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EBT card theft robs 1,800 Rhode Islanders of $500,000 in food benefits
By Allyson Chen and Zach Robel | March 18An estimated 1,800 Rhode Island residents were affected by a swath of Electronic Benefits Transfer card thefts in the Providence, Pawtucket and Cranston area during the first week of March, according to a press release by the Rhode Island Department of Human Services.
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Shellf Life transforms shellfish scraps from restaurants into building materials
By Allyson Chen | March 10The startup, founded by a RISD alum, announced plans to launch a new production facility at 50 Sims.
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Hasbro’s new growth strategy offers little clarity on months-long discussions about RI relocation
By Allyson Chen | March 3The plan outlines the company’s strategies through 2027 but offers little clarity on months-long discussions regarding the relocation of their headquarters out of Rhode Island.
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Rong Chic opens for Sichuanese menu tastings on Wickenden Street
By Allyson Chen | February 18The restaurant hopes to use food tastings to solicit customer feedback on its menu offerings.
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How the restaurant within the Providence Public Library came to be
By Allyson Chen | February 9The Culinary Food Hub of Providence opened inside the Providence Public Library last October.
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Local artists light up Providence in second annual Lumina festival
By Allyson Chen | February 6The second annual Lumina Festival showcases light-based installations made by local artists in downtown Providence.
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Broad Street Stories to honor neighborhood history through art installations
By Allyson Chen | January 26Broad Street Stories, a placemaking project commissioned by Providence, has announced plans to install three art installations on Broad Street in South Providence this June. The installations will aim to honor Broad Street’s long history and represent community perspectives, according to the website. ...
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