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Will you go out of your way to “buy local” this...
Rhode Island’s tourism districts have joined with the Rhode Island Foundation and BankNewport on a “Buy Local RI” campaign, just in time for the final...
KEEPING THE FLAME ALIVE: WaterFire, other arts groups key to R.I....
WaterFire Providence entered 2020 with big plans.
The nonprofit arts organization was preparing to mark the 25th anniversary since the first fires were lit on...
We’re all invested in fight to keep tourism, arts alive
Amid the plight of those struggling daily to pay for food or rent or dealing with the devastating loss of someone to COVID-19, the...
Tourism districts, RIF and BankNewport to relaunch ‘Buy Local RI’ campaign
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s tourism districts have joined with the Rhode Island Foundation and BankNewport to receive the foundation’s “Buy Local RI” campaign, the...
Hotel industry has been desolated, but some are betting on big...
In a normal year, early November is a shoulder season in Newport. Christopher Bicho, who owns six leisure-market hotels in the coastal area, would...
New restaurateurs forge ahead amid the crisis
The changing restrictions for restaurants in recent months have been severe. Curbside pick-up only. Outdoor dining only. Capacity limits.
And now the latest: curfews that...
R.I.’s ‘she-cession’: Pandemic knocks many women out of workforce, and some...
After a three-month maternity leave, Jill Boni was eager to return to her job as director of Bright Start Academy, a Smithfield preschool.
That never...
NCAA’s ‘March Madness’ to return to Providence in 2025
PROVIDENCE – The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced Wednesday that its Division I Men’s Basketball Committee has selected Providence as one of the host...
Tourism needs R.I.’s full attention
The tourism sector is far too crucial to Rhode Island’s economy for it to get only partial attention from the state’s economic-development agency.
But that’s...
R.I.’s top tourism job in limbo
Almost five months after the state’s top tourism official resigned, R.I. Commerce Corp.’s promotional efforts “haven’t skipped a beat,” according to the agency’s interim...
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