McDonald House of Providence benefits from 7th Oyster Festival
The seventh annual Oyster Festival, recently hosted by Hemenway’s Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar, raised $7,268 for the Ronald McDonald House of Providence.
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Restaurant industry is holding steady
While other local industries have struggled to survive the recession and Rhode Island’s double-digit unemployment, the number of jobs in the state’s nationally recognized...
Vanderbilt Grace recognized as ‘clubby’
NEWPORT – The Vanderbilt Grace Hotel was recognized for its “clubby atmosphere” on this year’s Fodor’s 100 Hotel Awards.
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Pent-up demand fuels Thanksgiving travel
PROVIDENCE – For Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day, many decided to stay home. Thanksgiving, however, is a different story.
“AAA is forecasting...
Growth in tourism to be limited in R.I. next year
The hospitality industry in Rhode Island is beginning to take its first steps out of the recessionary doldrums, but full financial recovery remains at...
Gallery owner to bring artwork into community
A 1999 former FedEx 18-foot aluminum box truck is turning one gallery owner’s vision of sharing art outside the usual places into reality.
Gallery Z...
R.I. hospitality sector ‘inching’ its way back
WARWICK – The tunnel of economic bleakness may extend further than anticipated, as one expert said, but the hospitality industry in Rhode Island is...
WaterFire’s flame is flickering
At a time when it is more popular than ever, with cities across the nation and indeed the globe seeking to host it, WaterFire...
Excitement builds for 2012 regatta
With the prospect of bringing $72 million in new spending to the Ocean State, the America’s Cup World Series regatta coming to Newport next...
Strong year for cruise port calls comes to close
Despite storms, pea-soup fog and a stagnant economy, cruise ships called on southern New England ports in near-record numbers again in 2011, providing a...
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