Los Andes ordered to pay $775K over alleged overtime pay violations
PROVIDENCE – Los Andes LLC, doing business as Los Andes Restaurant, must pay $775,000 to the U.S. Department of Labor for violations of overtime...
R.I. hotels, restaurants and spa get Forbes Travel Guide awards
PROVIDENCE – Several Rhode Island properties were recognized as Forbes Travel Guide 2020 Star Award winners, the magazine announced. Two Westerly hotels, Ocean House and...
PBN survey: In election year, more R.I. companies say no to...
Rhode Island businesspeople have revived their optimism about the future of the state economy, but they appear reluctant to back up their improved outlook...
Dining Out: JWU adds a new degree of knowledge
When did food become so complicated? It seems like it should be just the opposite. We eat three times a day. The taking of nourishment...
Nov. 1% hotel tax yields $261K for state
PROVIDENCE – The 1% hotel tax generated $261,010 in November, a 9.9% increase year over year, the R.I. Department of Revenue said on Thursday. The...
Winding career path led restaurateur home to Newport
Geremie Callaghan and her husband, Jeff, were on their third date, at LeBistro, on Bannister’s Wharf at Newport Harbor in 1993. The cozy restaurant proved...
Dead of winter? Not at Ski Shop Plus
North Smithfield is at least 35 miles away from Yawgoo Valley Ski Area in Exeter and even farther from the more popular Wachusett Mountain...
At Good Game Grill, it’s all fun and board games
Coffee, pastries and a side of Scrabble has long been the model of the increasingly popular board-game café scene, born out of the Toronto-based...
4 R.I. hotels ranked among nation’s best
PROVIDENCE – Four Rhode Island hotels are among U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hotels in the USA” 2020 rankings released on Feb. 4. The...
R.I. collects $2.2M from 1% meal and beverage tax in...
PROVIDENCE – Collection of the 1% meal and beverage tax in Rhode Island in November totaled $2.2 million, a 6.7% increase year over year,...
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