Unemployment rate falls to 4.4 percent, first decline in 2 months
PROVIDENCE – Breaking a two-month streak at 4.5 percent, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage point to 4.4 in May, according...
Celebrity chefs cook and mingle in Newport for food bank
NEWPORT - “Jacques Pepin is out on the patio!” said an excited guest to her companion as two hundred foodies enjoyed being in the...
Not a recipe for failure
Recently, two East Greenwich restaurants on Main Street abruptly closed their doors.
The story is that in mid-May, The Grille on Main, a mainstay on...
UNFI reports $52M income in Q3
PROVIDENCE - United Natural Foods Inc. reported a $51.9 million income in the third quarter of fiscal 2018, a $15.3 million increase year over...
Celebrity chefs to cook in Newport to celebrate RICFB’s Community Kitchen
NEWPORT - A galaxy of culinary stars will cook and mingle with local foodies on Thursday night at Newport Vineyards. The Rhode Island Community...
Newport Vineyards announces opening of Taproot Brewing Co.
MIDDLETOWN – Newport Vineyards and the Nunes family announced Tuesday it will extend its 23-year winemaking services into the opening of a new brewery...
Family approach includes staff for Grey Sail’s Brinton
“You can’t teach work ethic, but you can model it,” said Jennifer Brinton, co-owner of Grey Sail Brewing of Rhode Island. “I don’t ask...
When you don’t want to cook
After a long workday, a home-cooked dinner made of fresh, local ingredients sounds fantastic. But who has the energy to pull it together?
Craig Jones...
Raimondo, DEM announce $210K in grants to local farmers, community groups
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo joined the R.I. Department of Environmental Management and partners May 30 at the Statehouse to announce more than...
Feb. 1% meal and beverage tax collection totals $2.1M
PROVIDENCE – Collection of the 1 percent meal and beverage tax in Rhode Island reached $2.1 million in February, a 38.8 percent increase from...
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