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Bruce Newbury

Dining Out: A much-needed refreshment

It is summertime, and your favorite restaurateur may be looking forward to a well-deserved vacation. This usually happens every July. Restaurants close for two...

Baker urges fishing industry to apply for $24M in virus aid

BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts' fishing industry is being urged to apply for nearly $24 million in federal coronavirus relief funds. Gov. Charlie Baker's administration said...

Scallop harvest to decline again this year, but still strong

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Fishermen are harvesting fewer scallops off the East Coast as the population of the valuable shellfish appears to be on...

Not nice: Baron Cohen sues Massachusetts cannabis dispensary

BOSTON (AP) – Actor Sacha Baron Cohen has sued a Massachusetts cannabis dispensary he says used an image of his character Borat on a...
SPECIAL ­FLAVOR: Leo Lin, foreground, is the manager of Good Fortune Supermarket, a Providence grocery store that offers a wide variety of Asian foods. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Specialty markets filling need and vacant properties

Andre and Angeline Dumas pushed a small metal carriage past the voluminous seafood displays at Good Fortune Supermarket recently. Twice a month, the couple...
Bruce Newbury

Dining out: They’ve got people talking

What makes the dining-out experience difficult to define are the parts that at the same time make it so appealing. We discovered this to...

Providence Restaurant Weeks to kick off July 11

PROVIDENCE – Providence Restaurant Weeks is returning this summer, starting July 11, the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau said Wednesday. So far, 40 restaurants...

Feast & Fettle acquires Boston-area company

PROVIDENCE – Feast & Fettle has acquired the Massachusetts-based company Bountiful Kitchen, the company announced Monday. The deal is the first acquisition for Feast &...
THE WORKS: From left, Harry’s Bar & Burger staff members Lynn Perrino, Kelvin Agustin and Sonia Real display Gastros Craft Meats hot dogs at the restaurant’s Atwells Avenue location in Providence. The comfort food is on the Harry’s menu at all locations. / COURTESY CHRISTINA MONAHAN

Crisis brought out taste for comfort foods

As the summer begins, each day at your favorite local restaurant brings a new challenge. Overwhelming demand plus staffing issues and keeping standards and quality...
Jessica Norris Granatiero

To Savor: Picking right wine leads to better grilling

The increase in vaccinations and reopening of the country came at the best time – the summer grilling season. So, fire up the grill, it’s...
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