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Fourth of July travel projections tie 10-year high
AAA Southern New England projects that 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from their home during the Fourth of July holiday, a 4.9 increase over the 40.3 million who traveled last year. more
| 6/20/12
Boat House named top scenic dining spot
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. more
Travel projections up for Labor Day despite rising gas prices
AAA Southern New England projects a 2.9 percent increase in Labor Day travel. The trade group estimates that 33 million U.S. residents will travel 50 miles or more from their home during the Labor Day holiday period between Thursday, Aug. 30, and Monday, Sept. 3. more
| 8/23/12
T.F. Green opens cell phone lot
T.F. Green Airport has opened a cell phone waiting lot at 2282 Post Road for motorists meeting arriving passengers, the airport announced Monday. more
| 7/16/12
Finard closes on Biltmore purchase
Finard Coventry Hotel Management announced Thursday that it has closed on its $16 million purchase of the Providence Biltmore hotel. more
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

Ferry co. eyeing tourism growth on Narragansett Bay
Charles A. Donadio has made a living providing pleasure cruises and ferry services since 1995. He first bought the Southland, a 62-foot, flat-bottom riverboat docked in Narragansett, in Galilee, and ran tours of Point Judith Pond. He also started a high-speed ferry service to Block Island out of Galilee. He has since sold these ventures to focus on Rhode Island Fast Ferry. more
A dream achieved: From menial labor to Panera exec.
In May 1984, Bahjat Shariff, born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, then in the midst of the 1982 Lebanon War, arrived in Los Angeles with a dream to start a new life in the United States, with the support of parents he left behind in his war-torn, native land. more
Racing reaps profits in Newport
Among the positives during a busy summer in Newport, a corporate-outing windfall was realized as the City by the Sea played host to several major sailing events, including the America’s Cup World Series, tall ships and the 2012 Newport Bermuda Race. more

By Michael Souza
PBN Staff Writer | 9/24/12

JetBlue kicks off service at T.F. Green
JetBlue Airways Corp. will kick off its Rhode Island service today at T.F. Green Airport, and Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee was expected to welcome the airline to the state with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the airport from 1:25–2 p.m. more
| 11/29/12 | 1 comment
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