Thursday, September 24, 2026

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Hospitality & Tourism

R.I. Commerce awards $2.9M to 24 development projects

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Monday awarded nearly $3 million in Main Street and Site Readiness incentives to 24...

Providence Restaurant Weeks celebrates 20th anniversary

PROVIDENCE – Nearly 80 eateries across the state will participate in the 20th anniversary of Providence Restaurant Weeks beginning July 26.  Being held this year...

Election26: Providence mayoral candidates debate housing, public safety

PROVIDENCE – Housing affordability was the defining divide Tuesday as incumbent Mayor Brett P. Smiley and state Rep. David Morales offered competing visions for...
MORE OF THE SAME: Walkers heading south on the Newport Cliff Walk in 2023 are stopped at Narragansett Avenue by fencing because part of the historic walk collapsed in 2022. Little has changed since then.
PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Money isn’t only thing slowing Cliff Walk repairs

For generations, Newport’s city officials have had to strike a perilous balance between the public value of one of Rhode Island’s most recognizable tourist...
TOURISM TRACK: Melissa Varao, an associate professor at the Salve Regina University School of Business, crafted a degree track for a tourism, hospitality and event management bachelor’s program, which is now enrolling students for fall classes. 
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DAVID HANSEN

Tourism and hospitality now a major focus at Salve Regina University

Between the soft sand beaches, Gilded Age mansions and nestled shops of Thames Street, Newport is undeniably one of Rhode Island’s most popular tourist...

Jason Mollo

PBN 40 UNDER FORTY 2026 AWARDS JASON MOLLO | 35 Senior manager of People and Culture, Brightstar Lottery What is the biggest challenge facing your industry?...

T.F. Green remains Travel + Leisure’s best domestic airport

WARWICK – Rhode Island T.F. Green International remains the country’s best domestic airport, according to Travel + Leisure magazine.  The travel publication released its 2026 annual...
THE TOWN of Foxborough is asking a Norfolk County Superior Court judge to dismiss The Kraft Group’s lawsuit that alleges the town abused its licensing authority by charging nearly $1 million in Gillette Stadium entertainment license renewal fees. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Foxborough counters Kraft Group’s lawsuit challenging $950K entertainment license renewal fee

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Foxborough officials are asking a Norfolk County Superior Court judge to dismiss The Kraft Group’s lawsuit alleging that the town abused...

Historic Hotel Providence sells for $10.25M

PROVIDENCE – The historic Hotel Providence is under new ownership for the first time in 11 years after the 144-year-old building was sold on...
Mark Bogosian / COURTESY WATERSIDE GROUP

Five questions with Mark Bogosian

Mark Bogosian | Founder, Waterside Group; Owner, Newport Creamery 1. For readers who might not be familiar with you, can you tell us a...
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