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Travel guides published by Forbes and AAA were once the first place consumers looked when planning a trip, but today they might first scan hotel reviews posted on Internet sites such as Yelp and TripAdvisor, according to one professor at Johnson & Wales University.
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By John Larrabee
PBN Contributing Writer | 6/18/13 |
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At Twin River Casino in Lincoln, the first piece of a multiyear and multistate expansion of gambling in southern New England is almost complete.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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In January, a pair of undercover Providence Police Department agents entered Karma nightclub on Richmond Street to conduct a sting operation.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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StepStone Hospitality, a Providence-based hospitality management company, has acquired management of two hotels in Baton Rouge, La., the company announced Monday.
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By Eli Okun |
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Johnson & Wales University has sold a Seekonk inn it owned and operated as an internship and training site for the past 30 years, the school announced Tuesday.
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By Keith Regan |
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Investors, hedge-fund managers and stock analysts alike all seem to be on a never-ending search to cash in on “The Next Big Thing” in the food and restaurant world. Whether it is the next cupcake, sustainable menu or restaurant concept, the hype gets especially loud at this time of year because of the National Restaurant Association’s annual show convening in Chicago.
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6/3/13
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By 5 a.m. some mornings, Jessica Silver Wood is at Caliente Mexican Grill preparing fresh chicken and steak, as well as guacamole, salsa and salad dressing from scratch.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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It remains a year – and as much as $2.5 million in fundraising support – from being ready to set sail. But supporters say excitement is building around the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, which will visit its future home in Newport in June, ahead of a July Fourth weekend fundraising event culminating with the state’s official educational sailing vessel being opened to the public for the first time.
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By Keith Regan |
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It happened again.
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5/20/13
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Newport dodged the worst of Hurricane Sandy last fall, but the damage it did sustain threatened a key piece of the city’s expansive tourism infrastructure: the Cliff Walk.
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By Patrick Anderson |