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In southern New England, most of the seafood you see and eat comes from halfway around the world. Unless you pay close attention to where your fish is coming from, it is likely that it is from China or Canada, and the same can be said throughout the country.
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By Michael Souza |
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It sounds like one of those jokes that unfortunately we Rhode Islanders tell on our state too often. Two guys are having lunch and over a bowl of clam chowder, one says, “Hey, did you hear, they held a contest to find the best chowder in Ireland and the winner got a trip to Rhode Island for a week!” The other says, “No kidding. What did the loser get?” “Two weeks!”
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6/18/12
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Bradley Hospital raised nearly $300,000 during its annual fundraiser, Bravo, Bradley!
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6/18/12
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Compiling the list of those hurt by the implosion of 38 Studios LLC is easy.
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6/25/12
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The call came earlier this spring from a local food writer to a Providence restaurateur: “You have been written up in the Los Angeles Times!” was the excited message.
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7/9/12
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The Boat House Restaurant, a Newport Restaurant Group seafood spot on the banks of the Sakonnet River, has been named one of the top 100 Scenic View Restaurants in the United States in OpenTable Diners’ Choice Awards.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Everyone has had a Rhode Island “moment.” You’re in a faraway city, don’t know a soul, and you find yourself in a café on some crowded street. You strike up a conversation with a total stranger at the bar and find that the person you’ve just become acquainted with is a nephew of the daughter of your next-door neighbor in Rhode Island.
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8/6/12
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Fifteen Rhode Island companies and seven in neighboring Bristol County, Mass., made Inc. Magazine’s 2011 ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America.
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By Dana Reilly |
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Rob Yafee, owner of two Pawtucket restaurants, was among the first to jump onboard when Groupon, a coupon website that offers consumers a daily bevy of half-off deals at local establishments, expanded to the Providence area two years ago.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Coffee, tea and botanical extracts supplier Autocrat LLC has opened a new state-of-the-art pilot plant and research and development lab.
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By PBN Staff
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