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Apartments for 155 Chestnut Street. Courtesy: Pebb Capital The student apartment block proposed for 155 Chestnut Street in the Jewelry District was a bad idea at first, and little–not even lopping the height from twelve stories to nine–has made it any better. It is an inappropriate and over-scaled turkey. Like the Fane Tower, it is the sort of project that epitomizes the city's failure to understand and capitalize upon its history and to respond sensitively to its many existing urban assets. The 100-foot-tall glass and steel box is not of itself a bad design, with its crisp, low-key Moder...

Judge Brian Stern There may be no judge that has a busier calendar than Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Brian Stern. He continues to oversee the ongoing state litigation tied to the receivership of the St. Joseph Hospital employees pension fund -- a suit that involves more than ten litigants including the Diocese of Providence and Prospect Medical Holding, the parent company CharterCARE. But, what made the difference in 2020 was that once the pandemic hit, Stern took action and initiated a new Business Recovery Program designed to preserve viable Rhode Island businesses during the global e...

  “All my life, affection has been showered upon me, and every forward step I have made has been taken in spite of it.’’ -- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Anglo-Irish playwright and critic   “To me Newport could never be a place charming by reason of its own charm. That it is a very pleasant place when it is full of people, and the people are in spirits and happy, I do not doubt. But then the visitors would bring, as far as I am concerned, the pleasantness with them.’’ -- Anthony Trollope (1815-1882), English novelist and civil servant.   Tiny House, Portland Oregon