Read more Providence, RI stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18879/providence-ri.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:00:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/58504/tight-economy-strains-town-gown-relations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe poor economy has put a crimp in some universities' expansion plans and soured the relationship between others and the surrounding communities, the New York Times reports. For instance, Harvard’s planned $1 billion expansion into a Boston neighborhood is in limbo, leaving a 5-acre construction pit and vacant buildings. “We...http://www.newser.com/story/58504/tight-economy-strains-town-gown-relations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 09 May 2009 10:52:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34494/the-hardest-drinking-us-cities.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFamous for its arts festivals and home to a large college population, Austin, Texas, takes top honors as America’s hardest-drinking city, reports Forbes in its distillation of behavioral data from the CDC. Here are the top 5: Austin—1 in 5 admit to binge drinking, and 9% of men have...http://www.newser.com/story/34494/the-hardest-drinking-us-cities.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 Aug 2008 14:45:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/14100/winter-is-here-to-stay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the wake of an ice storm that cut power to millions, the Midwest is bracing for a second, with a 2 to 6 inches of snow headed for Kansas and Oklahoma, reports the AP. For the half-million still without power and those in emergency shelters, the next hit could...http://www.newser.com/story/14100/winter-is-here-to-stay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Dec 2007 10:56:27 CST