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Davide Dukcevich, holding his 18-month-old daughter, Carolina, touted his idea of Rhode Island becoming known as a culinary valley. Dukcevich and his family own Daniele, Inc., a Pascoag food manufacturing facility that was the first stop on Gov. Gina Raimondo's Make It In RI tour.
What happened to the dreams of creating “Culinary Valley?”
Editor’s Note: Boston Globe reporter Alexa Gagosz has made herself into the food maven of Rhode Island, compiling a series of excellent stories about the food culture in the Ocean State. … more
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Photograph of a homeless woman and her child seeking legal assistance in 1991
A recipe for a healthier community
WOONSOCKET – The recent Boston Globe story on Woonsocket’s food desert underscores yet another metric that accurately spotlights the challenges faced by individuals and families that are … more
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The invitation to the 1978 party to celebrate the resignation of Richard Nixon
The way we are
Editor’s Note: Fifty years ago, on Thursday, Aug. 8, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon announced that he was resigning from office. The future life of the nation had pivoted dramatically. … more
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Topher Hamblett, executive director of Save The Bay, discusses the challenges facing the advocacy group's efforts to preserve the gains achieved to protect Narragansett Bay during the last five decades from the onslaught of climate change.
To save Narragansett Bay
PROVIDENCE – First Beach in Newport is slip-sliding away. The Cliff Walk is disintegrating and eroding. A major source 0f Newport’s fresh water supply, located behind First Beach, is in … more
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R.I. Attorney General Peter Neronha, surrounded by his legal team, announcing the decision in 2021 to approve the transfer of ownership of Prospect Medical Holdings for two Rhode Island hospitals, conditioned on the creation of an $82 million escrow account.
“Hospitals and bankruptcy” — a new lyric for our times
PROVIDENCE – The lyric for a new Broadway smash hit perhaps might begin: “ Hospitals and bankruptcy , hospitals and bankruptcy , go together like a… choose your simile.   … more
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Jennifer Hawkins, the president and CEO of ONE Neighborhood Builders.
Why housing is the solution to homelessness
Editor’s Note: Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor has departed, leaving behind a trail of questionable business practices. Pryor’s right-hand communications man, Matt Shaeff, had left a few … more
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