‘Moments of truth’ determine success in hospitality
Michael Sabitoni is an associate professor and department chairperson of Johnson & Wales University’s Center for Food and Beverage Management and the Center for...
Concierges as ambassadors of culinary tourism
If you were visiting Rhode Island, where would you go for dinner on your first night? It is a question that is asked more...
RIHTA, Hemenway’s join on education program
The Rhode Island Hospitality and Tourism Association (RIHTA), in partnership with local restaurant Hemenway’s Seafood Grill and Oyster Bar in Providence, recently hosted its...
Some good things come in threes
Even as the state and nation face an uncertain economic future, three local projects hold out the promise of a brighter tomorrow for the...
Scouting up 20% more food for R.I. Food Bank
PROVIDENCE – Saturday’s Scouting for Food drive brought 20 percent more food to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank than the organization reaped from...
Still rocking to its own beat at 30
Remember 1978? It was the proverbial “best of times, worst of times” in Rhode Island, when the Blizzard of ’78 crippled the state, when...
Digging for a cleaner future
In an effort to understand what workers in downtown Providence’s GTECH Center throw out, Jennifer Murphy, property manager for the site, took part in...
At the Rue, food and drink share starring role
Hard as it may be to believe today, when a new restaurant seems to open in Providence every week, it was just three decades...
Forecasts can’t douse retail hopes
Although national surveys predict the grimmest Christmas shopping season in many years for retailers, John Broccoli, owner and founder of Spardello’s Clothiers in North...
GTECH negotiating 5-year deal with South Dakota,<br> building new ticket-printing plant...
ROME and PROVIDENCE – GTECH Corp., which is gearing up to open a new instant-ticket printing facility next year in Florida, has been picked...
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