Tag: Bob Burke
Pot au Feu, Knead Doughnuts sustain damage from trash compactor fire
PROVIDENCE – Firefighters were called to Custom House Street around 4:30 a.m. on April 7 and extinguished a fire there that impacted two businesses,...
Coronavirus pandemic deals sudden, crushing blow to R.I. businesses
Like many small businesses, Books on the Square has a manager who keeps a close eye on numbers and trends. More than three weeks...
Raimondo’s leadership, transparency earn praise
State governors are typically not front and center during a national crisis. But the COVID-19 pandemic spreading across the U.S. has pushed governors to...
R.I. businesses offered SBA help to get through coronavirus epidemic
Mark S. Hayward was in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2001.
With the metro shut down following the devastating terrorist attacks in New York City...
2019 was the year of ‘Uber to table’
The year 2019 may well be remembered in dining circles as one during which a major change took place on both sides of the...
Tourism: In search of coordination
The Providence Riverboat Co. once served primarily local customers. Its boats would take groups out on the Providence River for cocktail cruises, leaving from...
Not a recipe for failure
Recently, two East Greenwich restaurants on Main Street abruptly closed their doors.
The story is that in mid-May, The Grille on Main, a mainstay on...
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