Restaurant keeps it local with all its food supplies
If Local 121 were “just any other restaurant,” said Tree Callanan, “I wouldn’t have become involved.” But Local 121, which opened last month in...
Where jonnycakes, Del’s <br> and the Big Blue Bug rule
From Del’s Lemonade, to jonnycakes, to coffee syrup, Rhode Island is full of unique items. And while most Rhode Islanders know that, it was...
Fresh flavors from every region
When old friends and business partners Phyllis Arffa and Christine Edmond sold their bistro-style Haven Hill Café in Cranston in 2002, it was only...
Historic Munroe Dairy has long family tradition
Twenty years ago, Rob Armstrong decided to paint one of his milk delivery trucks like a Holstein cow. When his grandfather saw the black-and-white...
Generations often pull in different directions
It is often said that you should not mess with a good thing – if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
In a family-owned business,...
Daughters take charge of fathers’ legacies
It’s an old and cherished pattern: The father starts a business, then grooms his sons to take it over, and they, in turn, pass...
Keeping businesses in the family <br>can be no small feat
Collette Vacations is the oldest tour operator in the nation, started in 1918, and one of the largest, with 581 employees and more than...
On Federal Hill, family is the heart of business
One couple leaves reciting all of the ingredients they now have to make traditional lasagna. Another asks about relatives with the DiCiccio name in...
Dunkin’ offers design-your-own gift cards
CANTON, Mass. – Dunkin’ Donuts has unveiled a new version of its rechargeable card that customers can personalize with their own photo or message....
Chamber issues Pocket Guide to Newport County
MIDDLETOWN – The Newport County Chamber of Commerce yesterday unveiled its first “Pocket Guide to Newport County.”
The 2007 guide is a 70-page, full-color compendium...
