Summit eyes protection of R.I. gambling revenue
For the first time since the event began six years ago, the revenue the state receives from gambling at Twin River Casino and Newport...
Clam shack to open in Providence
PROVIDENCE – There’s going to be a clam shack in downtown Providence this spring.
Blount Fine Foods, the locally based seafood business, will open a...
L.A. Times highlights R.I. bakery in ‘Cupcakegate’
PROVIDENCE – Silver Spoon Bakery in Providence garnered some national attention last week with its “TSA-Compliant Cupcake.”
The local bakery was featured in the Los...
Sailing winds blow, fires dampened
It sure was a long time coming.
Finally, in 2011, Rhode Island received definitive word that an America’s Cup preliminary race would be coming...
Where one door closes, another opens
The parking lot of the suburban restaurant was jammed at noontime. Traffic on the retail strip fronting the eatery was fairly heavy with holiday...
Westerly Friendly’s closed
WESTERLY – The Friendly’s on Franklin Street in Westerly is one of the 37 locations that were shuttered on Sunday ahead of the Friendly...
Ski areas struggle to stay covered
Fighting Mother Nature is only half the battle for ski-area owners like Max DeWardner at Yawgoo Valley in Exeter during this warm, dry winter....
Newport Restaurant Weeks seen as model
Providence’s tourism movers and shakers at the Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau were not the first to entice patrons to the city’s restaurants with...
Boston out-drinks Providence
PROVIDENCE – Providence has ranked at the bottom of another list, but in this case it may be a good thing.
The Daily Beast took...
Commission to curb lobster landings
Through no fault of their own, Rhode Island lobstermen find themselves trying to survive in what has been a contracting industry. In fact, a...
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