From Yoga Instructor To Citizen Developer

Written By Molly Messier

Residents of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, may recognize Alison Bologna as their local NBC news anchor and others as the owner of Shri Yoga Studio. Now, the multi-hyphenate Rhode Islander is adding developer to her resume. 


On August 29, the Conant Thread District of the city welcomed 390 Pine Street, a former mill Bologna spent years converting into a mixed-use building, replete with mixed-income housing and retail opportunities. “This was a vacant building that will now provide commercial space, an art center, food bank, art studio, café, eight units of housing, all thanks to Alison,” said Rhode Island Secretary of Housing, Stefan Pryor. “Alison is a renaissance Rhode Islander; there are now developers trying to build more housing around this train station.”

Molly Messier

Molly Messier is a Providence-based creative director helping brands tell their story through artistic direction and strategic design. She is a visual storyteller and designer thinker guided by a distinctive point of view that celebrates art, travel, wellness and the mediterranean slow life.

https://www.messithoughtscreative.com
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