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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. 
PBN PHOTO/
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...
TARTAN ARMY bagpipe players lead the way past Rhode Island Hospital as Scottish soccer supporters stop at Hasbro Children's Hospital on June 18 to make a $10,000 donation. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH

Are you missing the Tartan Army – the Scotland supporters who...

Aside from the PVD Fanzone at Providence's Station Park, the most visible evidence that World Cup soccer matches have been taking place 20 miles...
Kodi Keith opened Yagi Noodles with partner Basil Yu in Newport in 2020. They recently opened a second location in Providence. / PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

‘Agility is everything’

Kodi Keith | Yagi Noodles LLC co-owner I opened Yagi Noodles with my partner when we were both ready to build something of our own....

A Simplified Approach to Designing and Implementing Internal Control in the...

In my previous article, Internal Controls & Audits: Keys to a Resilient Hospitality Business, I discussed the value of internal control and internal audits...
ALEXIS GORRIARÁN has been named executive director of the Providence Tourism Council. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE TOURISM COUNCIL  

Gorriarán named Providence Tourism Council’s executive director

PROVIDENCE – Alexis Gorriarán, the longtime chairman of the Providence Tourism Council, has been named the executive director of the nonprofit agency, which is closely...
INVESTED: 
Nicholas Schorsch’s buying spree includes two dozen Rhode Island restaurants, including the The Brick Alley Pub & Restaurant in Newport, pictured here. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Heritage buys while others hesitate in stagnant economy

Don’t tell Nicholas Schorsch about Rhode Island’s stagnant economy. While local economists have debated over the past 18 months whether the state has or...

State launches free workforce training for hospitality workers ahead of World...

CRANSTON – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training has awarded $183,750 to the Rhode Island Hospitality Education Foundation to support a statewide training...
James Toomey / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five questions with James Toomey

James Toomey | Executive director, Blackstone Valley Tourism Council 1. With the FIFA World Cup matches being played at Gillette Stadium this summer and...

Plant City to close Providence eatery, citing Washington Bridge impact

PROVIDENCE – Plant City, the plant-based restaurant complex at 334 South Water St., announced Monday it will shutter on Feb. 8, citing a sustained...
SPECIAL DRINK: Katie Hamilton, bartender at Fleur Providence in the Omni Providence Hotel, serves a mango lemon spritz made with lemonade infused with THC. The restaurant is one of a limited number of the locations in Rhode Island licensed to sell beverages containing hemp-derived THC, and consumer demand is growing, Hamilton said. 
PBN PHOTO/­CHRISTOPHER ALLEN

R.I. hashing out rules for hemp-infused beverages

Derek Gould, chief marketing officer of Monarch Emulsions LLC, says that while craft beer and spirit brands continue to roll out their own hemp-infused...
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