This week Rich and Steve had Richard Godfrey, Executive Director of Rhode Island Housing to talk about the many services and programs for first-time homebuyers RI housing offers. First and most importantly are their homebuyer education classes.  These classes provide information to help the homebuyer make prudent home buying decisions.  [...]

Contrary to popular belief, we’re not just obsessed with Rhode Island. We’re also huge fans of the greater New England community, and every once in awhile, we like to promote a worthwhile event outside the boundaries of the Ocean State. With the weatherpeople predicting a great week to get outside, we need to mention the [...]

There’s nothing quite like a Rhode Island Fourth of July Parade. Whether you’d like to get decked out in a patriotic costume, or just enjoy some nationalistic music, there’s a Rhode Island Parade to provide your ultimate Fourth of July experience. The 226th [...]

At least in our opinion, there is nothing like summer in Rhode Island. There are beautiful seaside attractions throughout the state, but for centuries, Newport has been the place to be in the summertime. And in line with this reputation, which has been carefully cultivated since the rich and famous used the island as their favorite summer [...]

Up until a few years ago, not many people outside of economists were familiar with the term Keynesian economics, although it served us well throughout the later part of the Great Depression, World War II, and the post-war economic expansion.   Based on the ideas of John Maynard Keynes, the theory advocates a private economy with a heavy [...]

While cities normally grow and change through the course of many small projects, large-scale development opportunities like the 195 land project do not come around often and the knowledge district may represent the most significant economic-development opportunity that Rhode Island has faced in recent memory. Last Thursday the state Senate [...]