Tag: Federal Hill Commerce Association
For small businesses, the uphill climb was never-ending
For Rhode Island’s small businesses, the last five years have demanded constant adjustment.
Pandemic shutdowns in early 2020, rising wages, labor shortages and new infrastructure...
Federal Hill hookah complaint targets 11 establishments
PROVIDENCE – Nearly a dozen Federal Hill establishments are facing state scrutiny over allegations they are illegally offering hookah, raising questions about enforcement of...
THE BIG BUY-IN: What’s the story behind the millionaire snapping up...
In Rhode Island’s hospitality sector, few people are as polarizing as Nicholas Schorsch.
Over the last five years, his company Heritage Group has gobbled up...
Federal Hill restaurateur dies in Dominican nightclub roof collapse
PROVIDENCE – A Federal Hill restaurateur was among the deaths in the roof collapse that killed 124 people in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday.
In...
R.I. hopes to again score big with ‘March Madness’ in town
PROVIDENCE – True basketball madness is coming to Rhode Island’s capital city for the first time in close to a decade.
With that, local hospitality...
Music, dancing: Restaurant owners say they need a change in Providence
Providence City Council President Rachel M. Miller has put on hold a proposal to loosen music and dancing restrictions at restaurants citywide after some...
Local organizations, municipalities receive $364K to support summer events statewide
EAST PROVIDENCE – Local elected and R.I. Commerce Corp. officials on Monday at Crescent Park Carousel announced that $364,891 in new Rhode Island Rebounds...
Stores divided on pot shop zoning
A proposal to allow retail cannabis shops to open in more parts of Providence has business owners split over whether they’d welcome those businesses...
Real Jobs RI eyed for changes under McKee’s ‘Rhode to Prosperity’...
Real Jobs Rhode Island has been a popular workforce development program since it was launched in 2015 under former Gov. Gina M. Raimondo. Now...
Help is not on the way, business owners hurt by Washington...
Harut Matkasyan watches cars back up from the Interstate 195 Washington Bridge to his East Providence restaurant with a growing sense of hopelessness.
The streets...
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