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RI SPORTS

Breeze Airways to sponsor Rhode Island FC, the state’s professional soccer team

The club unveiled its new jerseys for super fans at The Guild in Pawtucket, during which they also introduced Jerome ‘JJ’ Williams as the club’s first striker.

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RHODE MAP

A wicked meaningful Rhode Island gift guide

It's our third year of offering Rhode Map readers ideas for holiday giving, and this year we have a special guest suggesting how we can shop local.
INNOVATOR Q&A

Many Americans ration insulin to save money. One nonprofit is trying to make the life-saving drug more affordable.

Eric Moyal is the founder and executive director of Project Insulin, a Providence-based nonprofit working to ensure that every American has access to affordable insulin.
RI ENVIRONMENT

Rhode Island is investing in trees to mitigate the effects of climate change. East Providence is helping lead the way.

A group of neighbors from East Providence sparked the momentum, which is now spreading statewide, and bringing in more than $1.5 million in federal forestry grants.

RHODE MAP
🏀 The perfect way to pay tribute to Bill Reynolds
Officials at the R.I. Convention Center Authority will pay tribute to the late Providence Journal sports columnist by naming the media room at the AMP after him.

R.I. reaps millions in first year of recreational cannabis sales
Despite a slow rollout, monthly recreational sales have doubled over the past year while medical sales have steadily decreased.

RI OFFSHORE WIND
Newport, Block Island preservation groups seek relief from wind farms’ anticipated ‘adverse effects’
They seek to reduce the number of turbines planned closest R.I. shores, and a mitigation fund to offset anticipated losses of tourism, tourism-dependent jobs, property values, and tax revenue.

RI BUSINESS
Textron plans to cut more than 700 jobs
The layoffs will not impact its Providence, R.I.-based headquarters, the company said.

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RI NEWS

Majority of R.I. residents say cost of living is becoming harder to afford, according to survey

The availability of affordable housing, services for children, access to health care and food security, and jobs were among the key issues, according to the 2023 Rhode Island Life Index.

RI FOOD & DINING

Four pop-up restaurants worth checking out in Rhode Island in December 2023

A ticketed dinner serving small plates, a bar takeover from a Boston sake expert, smash burgers, and more.

RI HIGHER EDUCATION

Brown drops charges against 20 students arrested after sit-in over war in Gaza

Less than a day before their arraignment, Brown University announced Monday night that it was dropping trespassing charges against the 20 students arrested on campus earlier this month after they held a sit-in and refused to leave.

FOOD & DINING NEWSLETTER

A few standout restaurants and food businesses in R.I. giving back

Beyond Giving Tuesday, chefs and owners are finding new ways to pay it forward.

RI FOOD & DINING

The ultimate foodie gift guide of Rhode Island

Hand-harvested sea salt from Newport’s coastline, strong coffee, creative spice mixes, and more.

RHODE MAP

An intriguing new charter school proposal

The R.I. Medical Society wants to open a school to prepare marginalized 7th and 8th graders - and eventually high schoolers - for careers in medicine.

INNOVATOR Q&A

After 20 years in and out of prison, a degree gave him a second chance. Now he’s helping others do the same.

James Monteiro is the founder of the Reentry Campus Program, which helps incarcerated people finish post-secondary education and certification programs.

RI NEWS

Chuck E. Cheese will remove animatronic band at all locations except one in California. A teen from Mass. helped save it.

Like others across the country, the company’s Warwick, Rhode Island, spot will also lose its furry band as it undergoes renovations this summer.

RI Business Briefs

Rhode Island business news: March 2022