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JONATHAN STEVENS, left, of Preserve Rhode Island, Gov. Donald L. Carcieri and National Geographic's Jonathan Tourtellot sign the Geotourism Charter at last Wednesday's Tourism Unity Luncheon as Carcieri aide Sue Stenhouse watches. / Jonathan Tourtellot drove home the meaning of “geotourism” with a slideshow. Accompanied by a voiceover of a woman saying how much she’d loved a recent trip to Rhode Island, the pictures showed historic buildings, beautiful scenery, Narragansett Bay. And then a suburban road lined with fast-food chains, with ugly signs jutting out of the driveways....

New apartment building proposed for Wayland Square A FIVE-STORY apartment building proposed in Wayland Square in Providence would be built on the current site of the Monahan Drabble & Sherman Funeral Home. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE CITY PLAN COMMISSION PROVIDENCE – A proposal for a five-story residential apartment building, over retail, near Wayland Square will be heard in a public hearing on July 20. The building would occupy the current site of the Monahan Drabble & Sherman Funeral Home, at 230 Waterman St. The City Plan Commission has scheduled a Zoom meeting on July 20, starting at 4:45 p.m...

Brown physicist to use $1M for research to expand Einstein’s gravity theory STEPHON ALEXANDER, a physics professor at Brown University, will use a $1 million grant received from the Simmons Foundation to look to expand Albert Einstein’s gravity theory to explain various mysteries, such as dark matter and black hole singularities. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY PROVIDENCE – Brown University physics professor Stephon Alexander will use a $1 million grant received from the Simmons Foundation to look to expand Albert Einstein’s gravity theory to explain various mysteries, such as dark matter...

Innovation heroes sought as Tech10 Awards nomination period opens KEVIN RICCI, principal with Citrin Cooperman, was an honoree in the Tech10 Awards last year. This year’s event will be held in person on Dec. 1 at District Hall Providence. / COURTESY CITRIN COOPERMAN PROVIDENCE – Nominations are being accepted from now until July 30 for the Tech10 Awards, Tech Collective and Rhode Island Monthly’s opportunity for the technology community to honor employees, colleagues, clients and partners who are driving the tech ecosystem in roles such as software engineers, technicians or developers....

Five Questions With: Dr. William T. Chen DR. WILLIAM T. CHEN is a gastroenterologist at University Gastroenterology. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY GASTROENTEROLOGY Dr. William T. Chen, a gastroenterologist at University Gastroenterology, often treats patients with esophageal disorders, pancreatic disease and other similar issues. Chen’s nearly 25 years of experience in the field, along with recent research, have led him to become an advocate for recognizing the connection between mental and gut health. Chen says he encourages his patients to be aware of the connection when seeking care.  PBN: How...