Mid-century modern marvel sells: This East Side home, once featured in Architectural Digest, just fetched $3.25 million as the fourth-highest Providence sale of the year, boasting soaring 15-ft. ceilings, a wall of glass, a spa-like owner’s suite, and a finished lower level — find out what sets it apart.
ProJo Building revival nears reality: After years of delays, the former Providence Journal headquarters has landed $31.4 million in bond approvals, $6.8 million in low-income housing tax credits and other incentives for a $53 million conversion into 115 income-restricted apartments — find out what’s next.
Providence Restaurant Weeks Begin: From July 6–19, over sixty local eateries—from newcomers like Track 15’s Dolores and Dune Brothers to staples such as Circe Prime and Troop—are rolling out prix fixe menus, lunch and dinner specials, and signature cocktails across Providence, Johnston, and East Greenwich — check out the full lineup.
Redemption through stand-up: Cranston comic John Perrotta lays bare his fight with addiction and shows how stand-up comedy became his saving grace in his memoir “How Comedy Saved My Life” — find out how he rose from rock bottom.
Shyamalan’s Rhode Island shoots: In mid-June, the director shot his supernatural romantic thriller “Remain” at Warren’s Coffee Depot, aboard the Prudence Island Ferry, Gray’s General Store in Little Compton, Newport’s Eisenhower Park and Providence’s Cranston Street Armory — find out all the filming spots.
Smithfield’s summer oasis is back: Roots Heaven Farm has kicked off its second year cultivating fresh produce and community spirit in a rural haven just outside town — find out what’s blooming.
Doctor honored for teaching excellence: Dr. Giulio Diamante balances a welcoming, full-service ophthalmology practice in Johnston with hands-on mentoring of Brown University medical residents, earning him the Robert E. Curran MD Teaching Excellence Award — find out what earned him this top honor.
Preserving Stillhouse’s ash trees: A $1,500 legislative grant recently funded care for four trees, including three ash trees threatened by emerald ash borers in Stillhouse Cove’s salt-marsh park — find out how this effort safeguards the park’s critical ecosystem.
Pilgrim artists’ chalet mural: Pilgrim High’s National Art Honor Society students painted a vibrant “window” onto Johnny’s Chalet’s side wall on Post Road—using donated paint, shutter accents and four days of work each week, they showcased the restaurant’s surprisingly spacious interior and stayed on track to wrap up by the end of June — find out how they brought the wall to life.
Providence brewpub under new ownership: After 30 years downtown, Trinity Brewhouse is set to change hands to local restaurateur Angel Winpenny and her family, who plan modest renovations, rotating local art, and will retain head brewer Tommy Tainsh ahead of a September reopening — check out what’s next.
Other Providence headlines this week
- Kennedy Plaza roller disco returns through Halloween
- Providence Fringe Festival runs July 13–26, 2025
- RIDOT shifts Route 37 lane in Cranston
- 4 Brown University Health hospitals go out-of-network
- Central Falls residents weigh school board measure
- Pawtuxet Baptist Church rallies to save steeple
- North Providence wins beautification grant for Marieville
