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Push on to speed permitting
Diego Luis Perez, co-owner of Flan Y Ajo restaurant on Westminster Street in Providence, wanted to open a wine bar. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 11/12/12

Roger Williams director to leave zoo
After 20 years with the zoo, Roger Williams Park Zoo Director Jack Mulvena has announced that he will be leaving the position effective Jan. 31, 2013. more
| 12/14/12
Consumers warned not to eat certain products made by Farmstead
The R.I. Department of Health issued a consumer advisory not to eat certain food products produced by Farmstead Inc. at 186 Wayland Ave. more
Cooking classes part of recipe to lure customers
The first thing to know about Indian cooking, said Sanjiv Dhar, executive chef at and owner of Rasoi in Pawtucket, is that chefs can’t just throw together the ingredients, turn the oven up and go watch a football game. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 12/24/12

Food industry making lots of noise this winter
Restaurateurs and chefs are fond of saying that this time of year is “quiet” in the food business. If that ever was the case, it certainly is not this year. No sooner had we hung up our new calendars (or waited that nanosecond for our electronic devices to update their calendar settings) than we are already off and running with a full slate of food festivals and wine-tasting events that should make the winter fly by. more
1/7/13
Wireless alarms finding place in mainstream
The John Brown House in Providence is known for brick Georgian architecture and its namesake’s place in 18th-century Rhode Island – not fire alarms or wireless technology. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 1/14/13

How many cars are too many on Block Island?
Block Islanders like Brad Marthens, co-owner of the Atlantic Inn hotel, expected ferry operator Interstate Navigation Co. Inc. to seek rate hikes in 2013 after running year-round service to the island under the same state-controlled price structure for the last six years. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 1/21/13

B&B’s serve slice of local charm
Rhode Island’s seaside offerings, art and cultural activities and preservation of history bring $5 billion a year into state coffers from tourism. A relatively small, but critical, part of Rhode Island’s hospitality industry is the colorful palette of bed-and-breakfasts, said state Tourism Director Mark Brodeur. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 1/28/13

Hub eyed for power brokers
Even in a city known for its restaurants and political dealing, The Procaccianti Group sees a need for a meeting place where Providence politicians and business leaders can hash out a few deals over drinks. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 1/28/13

City a destination even in winter
Twenty-five years ago, the Newport Winter Festival was just a concept drummed up by local businesses, what was then known as the Newport County Convention & Visitors Bureau and a pair of tourism-industry insiders, that the group collectively hoped would put the city on a winter-holiday map. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 1/28/13

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