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TRANSPORTATION

Providence mayor delays removal of bike lanes after outcry

The plan will eventually add a second lane of car travel on South Water Street, as the closure of the Washington Bridge on I-195 drags on.

RI BUSINESS

‘Falling into disrepair’: Two R.I. hospitals riddled with bedbugs, dirty water, and serious safety hazards, court docs say

Conditions at Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, both of which are owned by for-profit Prospect Medical Holdings, are putting patients at risk, according to newly released court documents.

COURTS

Owner of 2 safety-net hospitals in R.I. ordered to pay $17m within 10 days

If Prospect Medical Holdings fails to comply with the court order, “we will pursue all available and appropriate remedies,” said Attorney General Peter F. Neronha’s spokesman Timothy Rondeau.

PODCAST

This season is bittersweet for the Mr. Lemon family

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Janice, Colleen, and Joe Rao talk about the love that their mother, “Mama Lemon,” poured into the Providence lemonade stand, which opened 50 years ago.

RI NEWS

Video shows deer jumping through bus windshield in R.I.

Three passengers on the bus were injured, and the animal did not survive the incident Monday.

RI BUSINESS

R.I. Life Science Hub picks interim president

Patrice Milos, who has 30 years of experience in the life science industry and was a founding member of RI Bio, will make $25,000 a month as the board searches for a permanent CEO.

FOOD & DINING

Tasting notes from the 2024 James Beard awards in Chicago

The traditional awards ceremony, which is known as the “Oscars of food,” is only part of the celebration. Here’s what the culinary elite ate and drank at the post-awards celebration.

RI POLITICS

R.I. leaders unveil bill to change bank tax, as sought by Citizens Bank

“It was the right thing to do,” House Speaker Shekarchi said of the measure that he, Governor McKee, and Senate President Ruggerio said would help to create a more level playing field with Massachusetts: “I wanted to show a signal to the business community that we heard them.”