Friday, April 19, 2024

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Food & Agriculture

R.I. ATTORNEY GENERAL Peter F. Neronha announced that he and the R.I. Department of Environmental Management are partnering to address stormwater runoff entering urban waterways in Providence. / COURTESY PETER F. NERONHA

Neronha, R.I. DEM partner to help address stormwater runoff entering urban...

PROVIDENCE – Citing the need to stop stormwater runoff from entering the city’s waterways, R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and the R.I. Department...
THE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Community Center in Newport on Jan. 15 cut the ribbon on its completed $7 million renovation project that added more space to the building and expanded various services to the community. / COURTESY KATE WHITNEY LUCEY PHOTOGRAPHY

MLK Center unveils $7M renovations, expanded services

NEWPORT – With a quick cut of the ribbon on Jan. 15 – the day celebrating the nonprofit’s namesake – the Dr. Martin Luther...

6 R.I. chefs nominated for 2024 James Beard Foundation Awards

PROVIDENCE – Six Rhode Island chefs were nominated Wednesday for the 2024 James Beard Foundation Awards, also known as the “Oscars of the Food...
OLNEYVILLE NEW YORK SYSTEMS INC. will auction off all the pieces of its original 1954 neon sign on Feb. 5, with all proceeds benefiting the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. / COURTESY OLNEYVILLE NEW YORK SYSTEMS INC.

Olneyville New York System to auction 1954 neon sign to support...

PROVIDENCE – A local restaurant institution is auctioning off a bit of its history to help support the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. In a...
CATCHY 
CAMPAIGN:
Molly Moran-Ogren, left, chair of the R.I. Seafood Marketing Collaborative, meets with her team, Jordyn Kastlunger, fisheries marketing specialist at the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, and Nick Celico, Roger Williams University School of Law intern.
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MICHAEL SALERNO

PR effort raising profile of local fish on menus

More Rhode Island restaurants and fish markets are taking part in an effort to promote fresh, locally caught seafood than three years ago, according...
OFFERING ­ALTERNATIVES: Scott Kirmil, owner of the Diego’s restaurants in Rhode Island, displays the recyclable food containers his eateries use, a year before a ban on Styrofoam containers goes into effect. Opponents of the ban say small restaurants will have to bear additional costs. 
PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Restaurants preparing for ban on Styrofoam containers

On one of his rare days off last summer, Scott ­Kirmil, owner of six Rhode Island eateries, with plans for a seventh, was sitting...
Bruce Newbury

Enlisting for wine knowledge at boot camp

A new year is a great opportunity to gain new knowledge. The idea of a clean slate can be very appealing. Just as appealing...
ONLY THE ESSENTIALS: Karen Moore is the owner of Cocktail Hour Essentials in West Warwick, which features artisan cheeses and Armenian wines.
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Moore’s must-have cheeses and wines

Retired schoolteacher Karen Moore spent more than two decades in Lincoln Public Schools before launching her second act, opening the specialty shop Cocktail Hour Essentials...

Grubhub agrees to a $3.5M settlement with Massachusetts for fees charged...

BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced a $3.5 million settlement Friday with the online food delivery service platform Grubhub.  The settlement resolves...
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