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Owner Steve Filippi says things will be different at his venue this year. More family-oriented, instead of the alcohol-fueled party atmosphere many associate with the resort.

“I think the tribes have preserved through so many terrible eras of our country,” she said. “Any symbolism, I hope it goes beyond that, we all live in this country together.”

The development caps a difficult period for the Providence station WLNE-TV, which has long been in third place in the ratings for this market.

R.I. Speaker Shekarchi introduced legislation this week to create a quasi-public corporate body and agency of the state for the life sciences. R.I. biotech leaders say the building out the infrastructure to grow the industry is much needed.

Breeze’s Flight 700 on Wednesday was, according to the R.I. Airport Corporation, the first-ever commercial nonstop flight from Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport to the West Coast.

Many of Rhode Island’s challenges are “brutally simple to identify and very difficult to solve,” Neil D. Steinberg said, but “social and economic will needs to overcome the political will.”

The long-awaited appointments come one year after the governor signed legislation legalizing recreational marijuana in Rhode Island.

Senator Bell and Rep. Newberry warn that budget proposal for housing initiatives would let the government seize private property. Housing Department says other agencies have eminent domain powers and it would go through State Properties Committee process.

No politician or business luminary can resist the temptation to do a bit of pretend manual labor to kick off construction. Here are updates on some big projects underway.

“The residents, families, and employees [of the Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center] ... deserve better,” R.I. interim health director Dr. Utpala Bandy said.