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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
R.I. tourism groups going mobile
It’s long been known that the ladies room can be a place where ideas – and more than those centered on gossip or shopping recommendations – can be shared. So it wasn’t surprising to Ruth Taylor, executive director of the Newport Historical Society, that an advertisement for the organization’s new mobile guidebook placed on a lavatory wall garnered quite the positive reaction. more
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
Newport named most expensive summer getaway
Tourists headed to Newport to enjoy the annual Newport Folk Festival will be visiting the most expensive summer getaway in the United States, according to a survey released Wednesday. more
Rhody represented at Vermont food festival
I was invited to Stowe, Vermont to broadcast from the Stowe Wine and Food Classic, a festival of wine and foods to be paired by chefs, winemakers and purveyors from throughout the culinary world. The headliners were nationally known winemakers and chefs who joined their colleagues based in the Green Mountain State to dazzle the crowd with their creations. The pairings were expert, even artistic. What I found most impressive was that two of the primary artists were from Rhode Island. One is a leading Providence restaurateur, the other an up-and-coming chef who helped launch two restaurants in the Ocean State between stints up north in ski country. more
7/23/12
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
Rowe named Hall of Fame director of special events
Brewer Rowe was recently named director of specials events and assistant tournament director at Newport’s International Tennis Hall of Fame. In his new role, he is responsible for all aspects of the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, which were held last week (July 9-15). Rowe has more than 10 years of experience marketing and managing large-scale sports events, including road races, triathlons and professional golf tournaments. Most recently, he was the executive vice president of Eident Sports, a Providence-based event management firm that saw a 150 percent growth in corporate revenue under his leadership. more
7/16/12
Arcade ready to again be innovator
Can what’s old really become new again? more
Memorable experiences part of menu in R.I.
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. more
7/9/12
Urge to preserve comes from knowing place history
Even the experts can discover new things in the midst of teaching others. more
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