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Providence to host food tourism conference
Seth Resler, former program director at WBRU and founder of Mystery Meet, a San Francisco –based social dining community that brings together culinary enthusiasts for meals at a mystery location, will launch Taste Trekkers, a food tourism conference, in Providence this fall. 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
EDC: America’s Cup economic impact tops $38M for R.I. businesses
(Corrected, 2:45 p.m.) The Ocean State is perfectly-positioned and well-prepared to host high-profile marine events based on the success of the America’s Cup races in Newport last summer, according to a report from the R.I. Economic Development Corporation. more
Inaugural Eat Drink RI festival heads to Providence
The Eat Drink RI Festival is set to become the state’s first three-day local food festival when it heads to downtown Providence from April 19-21, Dave Dadekian, founder of Eat Drink RI, a regional culinary website, announced Friday. more
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
Newport to host Volvo Ocean Race in 2015
(Updated, 4:05 p.m.) Newport will welcome the Volvo Ocean Race in 2015 as the only United States stop on the race, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee confirmed Tuesday afternoon. more
Bristol County, Mass., chambers sign tourism memorandum
The five chambers of commerce based in Bristol County, Mass., have signed a memorandum of understanding to work cooperatively to revive the region’s tourism efforts. more
Tighter R.I. nightclub controls urged
Colosseum nightclub co-owner Anthony Santurri knew mayhem such as the stabbings at nearby Richmond Street hotspot Level II in April – in Providence’s nascent Knowledge District – posed as potentially lethal a threat to the nightlife industry as it did for patrons. more
Investing, customer focus a great plan
Last year was a big one for Newport’s big houses. Attendance at the Preservation Society of Newport County’s mansions increased 11 percent over 2011 to 883,000, the largest one-year jump ever. more
1/14/13
Newport Mansion attendance tops 880K in 2012
Admissions to the Newport Mansions topped 880,000 in 2012, marking the best attendance in more than a decade, according to the Preservation Society of Newport County. more
| 1/8/13
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