Alleged Providence pirate radio station tunes into trouble with the FCC.
Pirate radio stations have been around since the 1960s when music enthusiasts in the United Kingdom, unsatisfied with BBC Radio services, famously set up their own radio stations in ships anchored in international waters and began playing the rock and pop songs they enjoyed.
What's next for the Cranston Street Armory? Vacant building draws renewed interest
The PPS named the Armory to its "Most Endangered Places" list again this year, and is drawing inspiration from the 30-year fight to redevelop Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx, which is more than triple the size of the Cranston Street Armory.
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Providence officials tout night culture, discuss safety concerns at clubs
City officials gathered Monday night to release their comprehensive analysis of nightlife in Providence. Mayor Brett Smiley highlighted the importance of late-night bars, clubs and restaurants in the Capital City.
Providence expands nightlife with new discounts, safety measures
At a press conference held at CRIB PVD, an event space on North Main Street, Smiley introduced a new partnership with Spin, an electric scooter and bike program, aimed at improving accessibility and safety for nightlife workers while reducing parking congestion downtown.
‘The strongest earthquake I have felt in Boston’: Readers share their earthquake experiences
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake shook parts of New England early Monday morning, striking approximately 7 miles southeast of York Harbor, Maine. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the quake hit at a depth of roughly 8 miles, rattling the region from Boston to Portland, Maine.
Shell’s US unit acquires a Rhode Island power plant
The global energy company Shell has completed the acquisition of a power plant located just outside of Providence, which the company says will help solidify its presence as a supplier of electricity in the region.
Shell finalizes purchase of Rhode Island power plant
An affiliate of London-based Shell PLC (NYSE: SHEL) said Jan. 24 it had finalized its purchase of a 100% equity stake in RISEC Holdings LLC, owner of the Rhode Island State Energy Center, a two-unit combined-cycle gas turbine power plant in Johnston.
Providence nightlife generates $990 million a year. But workers can’t catch a bus after bars close.
Death, taxes, and the fact that Haven Brothers will pull into its usual haunt alongside Providence City Hall right as the 9-to-5 crowd is getting off work. The famous diner-on-wheels opens at 5 p.m every day and is one example of the bustling segment of Providence’s economy that takes place after
Regent seaglider company is building a R.I. manufacturing facility
The North Kingstown company will produce its 12-passenger electric gliders at a new 255,000-square-foot facility at Quonset Business Park.
The other 9-to-5: What a new report says about Providence’s ‘night economy’
A new report found that overall, Providence's night economy contributes a little more than $990 million annually.
Why wealthy men love these $1,600 pants that feel ‘like pyjamas’
You hear plenty about the cashmere caps, slip-on sneakers and limited-edition dive watches beloved by deep-pocketed men. Fancy pants? Not so much. Victoria Hitchcock, a personal stylist to tech execs in Silicon Valley,
'It's our money': Has Trump defunded RI's new Washington Bridge? What we know.
NORTH KINGSTOWN − The fate of $600 million in federal funding for Rhode Island highway projects, including the westbound Washington Bridge, is up in the air as President Donald Trump looks to halt spending on climate policies enacted by his predecessor Joe Biden.