When Betty Anne Waters was 29, her older brother Kenny was wrongfully accused of murder and sent to prison. She spent the next 18 years fighting for justice, enrolling in community college and then going to law school so she could one day prove his innocence in court. Waters spoke to students about ...
The Hunger Games came to Brown Saturday, but instead of competing for their lives, tributes participating in the Brown Entrepreneurship Program event vied to develop innovative startup ideas. The 24 Brown and Rhode Island School of Design students who competed in the event were hand-picked by the event's ...
Providence Fire and Rescue and the Providence Police Department led a rescue effort early Friday morning after an apparently intoxicated woman became trapped in a narrow space between FedEx Kinko's and City Sports near the corner of Meeting and Thayer streets. Courtney Malloy, a University of ...
The Narragansett Electric Lighting House, or "Dynamo House," and the Ward Baking Company Administration Building - two buildings in the Jewelry District - were included on the Providence Preservation Society's 2012 list of the most endangered buildings in Providence. These preservation efforts follow ...
Fairview Inc., a University subsidiary, is planning to purchase the 271 Thayer St. property that currently houses City Sports, said Mark Nickel, senior editor and writer at the Office of Public Affairs and University Relations. While the University does not pay property taxes on any building used for ...
Senators, representatives and other government officials addressed a packed room Sept. 27 at the fall open house for Betaspring, a startup accelerator located in Providence's Knowledge District. The audience energetically welcomed the 13 new startups participating in Betaspring's fall session. Betaspring ...
There were significant increases in robberies and liquor law violations between 2010 and 2011, while most other crime rates remained fairly stable, according to the 2012 Annual Security Report released by the Department of Public Safety this weekend. The report contains safety information and ...
As the November presidential election approaches, several student groups are working to get out the vote and ensure Brunonians are informed, though the youth vote is not anticipated to play as large a role as it did in 2008.
If there is one thing people have learned from programs like Draw Something, it's that artistic ability varies greatly from one person to another.
Providence has seen 15 homicides so far this year, up from four this time last year. There were a total of 12 homicides last year.
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