Tag: Hospitality
Vermont-based firm to study tourism impacts on Block Island
NEW SHOREHAM – The Block Island Tourism Council has contracted a firm to study societal and environmental impacts of tourism on Block Island.
The study,...
PC tourney run leads to $50K gift for local sports bar;...
PROVIDENCE – While the Providence College men’s basketball team was battling top-seeded University of Kansas Friday night in the NCAA Tournament’s “Sweet 16” round,...
Airbnb remits record $6M in 2021 tax revenue to R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Airbnb, an online rental hosting platform, announced on Friday that it remitted a record $6 million in 2021 tax revenue to the...
Dining Out: Are gratuities shrinking?
Signs are all around us of a return to normal. At long last, things appear to look more like the life we knew before...
‘March Madness,’ events could help springboard local bars past COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – At around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, drinks and food inside Murphy’s Deli & Bar were widely available, but not seats.
Patrons packed the Irish...
McKee, R.I. Commerce Corp. providing grants to hard-hit hospitality, tourism and...
PROVIDENCE – On the anniversary of his year in office, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Commerce Corp. announced Wednesday an $8 million...
ARPA spending
If eligible, does your company plan to apply for American Rescue Plan Act financial assistance?
No: 67%
Yes: 33%
Unsure: 0%
What sector do you feel is in...
R.I.’s ban on happy hours questioned
After nearly three decades devoid of after-work drink specials, a push to legalize happy hour in Rhode Island is brewing again.
Rep. Karen Alzate, D-Pawtucket,...
Siena restaurant closes Federal Hill location
PROVIDENCE – Citing COVID-19-related hardships, Siena Restaurant Group has announced that its Federal Hill location has been shuttered permanently.
The East Greenwich and Smithfield locations...
Kimble-Huntley: Time to be ‘thinking differently and thinking big’ on tourism
PROVIDENCE – “Thinking big is going to be one of the things that is going to set us apart from other states” on tourism,...
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