Millions of meals on wheels
Meals on Wheels of RI Inc., doing business as Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island, is in its 54th year of providing food service...
Sipping without guilt
Each year many of us put forth our resolutions for a new year. They often include “eat better, exercise more, drink less,” helping us...
PBN’s most-read stories of 2022
From developments with the potential to reshape the landscape of Providence and a steady stream of million-dollar home sales across Rhode Island, to ongoing...
Providence metro unemployment rises slightly in November
PROVIDENCE – The nonseasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area was 3.4% in November, an increase from 3.3% one month prior...
Food waste in U.S. is hurting our wallets and climate
You see it at most holiday feasts: piles of unwanted food. With luck, hungry relatives will discover some of it before the inevitable green...
Two menus out of the blue
This is a tale of two menus.
In Portsmouth, the East Bay mainstay 15 Point Road rolled out a special version of its longtime favorite...
13 school systems to receive food trucks via RIDE’s new ‘Menu...
PROVIDENCE – Thirteen local school systems will receive food trucks as part of the R.I. Department of Education’s new $1.6 million Menu for Success...
R.I. unemployment rate rises to 3.6% in November
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.6% in November, up two-tenths of a percentage point from October, the R.I. Department of...
Johnson & Wales University launches beverage center
PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University on Nov. 17 launched its new Center for Beverage Education & Innovation, which university officials hope will play...
To Savor: Finding perfect marriages
The holiday season is often one when we treat others and ourselves to special items – travel, food, dinners out and, of course, meaningful...