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Dann-Messier appointed commissioner of R.I. postsecondary education

Brenda Dann-Messier (LRI '87) has been appointed the commissioner of Rhode Island postsecondary education, the R.I. Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner announced Tuesday.

Four TEDxProvidence 2017 speakers announced

The first four speakers of TEDxProvidence 2017 were announced Monday by the Providence Speaking Society. The event, which will be held at The Vets Memorial Auditorium on Sept. 30, will feature Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chanda Womack, Raymond Two Hawks Watson (LRI '15), and Adeene Denton.

Food writer Hollister Moore, 69, king of street food

“I don’t know anybody who loved food as much as him, or who loved Philadelphia as much as him,” said Mike Ritz (LRI '07), a friend of Mr. Holly Moore’s for 20 years. “He traveled the world, but Philadelphia was his city.”

Smart vacation style essential – and easy

Marc Streisand (LRI '16), Owner of Marc Allen Fine Clothiers: "You work a lot, a whole lot. You also appreciate presenting yourself in the best possible way while you work. But, you deserve your time off to relax and unwind, and that doesn’t mean your look has to take a 180 from polished to sloppy."

The First Amendment: Free press, open meetings laws survive RI State House standoff

Zack Mezera (2017 Nu II), Executive Director of the Providence Student Union, and John Marion (LRI '11), Executive Director of Common Cause Rhode Island, quoted in Ed Fitzpatrick's newest column for The Providence Journal.

Despite nearly 300 corporate donors, R.I.’s food bank waging uphill battle

Over the past decade, Strike Out Hunger has led to a total $800,000 in donations from Citizens Bank to the food bank, said Barbara Cottam (LRI '00), Citizens Bank’s Rhode Island market executive.

Press Release: KITE Principal Appointed President of Providence Revolving Fund

KITE Architects is pleased to announce that Principal Christine M. West (LRI '10), AIA, was named President of the Providence Revolving Fund board Wednesday the 26th of July during the group’s monthly meeting on the west side of Providence.

Mayors meet with Raimondo on budget impasse

The 25 mayors and town administrators who attended the meeting with Raimondo included Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, Cranston Mayor Allan Fung (LRI '01), and Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian (LRI '97).

From WaterFire to street murals, Rhode Island visitors will find an … Art lovers’ Providence

WaterFire, the city’s most famous public art event, happens more than a dozen times a year, and it’s free... The piece, created by artist Barnaby Evans (LRI '95), has been going for more than 20 years.

America’s Top Next Generation Wealth Advisors

Nick Loring (LRI '16), of Loring Advisory Group, recognized by Forbes as one of America's Top Millennial Wealth Advisors.

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