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SCRATCH BATCH: Alex Reppe has been making his own fresh pasta since opening Newport Pasta Co. in August 2021.
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Reppe shares his love for fresh pasta

Alex Reppe still remembers the first time he tried fresh pasta. It was smoked mozzarella and basil ravioli, a quick meal before his shift...
PICNIC PREP: Newport Picnic Co. owner Hollie Mitchell prepares one of her pop-up picnics at Brenton Point State Park in Newport. 
PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Mitchell’s pop-up luxury picnics growing in popularity

When most restaurants were closed or offered limited services due to COVID-19 lockdowns, Hollie Mitchell, like many others, turned to the outdoors for special...

New errand service takes off in East Providence

A NEW BUSINESS based in East Providence is running Rhode Island’s errands and completing tasks for $25 per hour. Odds and Errands LLC is a...

Nunes ready for her second act as candy shop owner

KIM NUNES HAS mixed feelings about dessert. Having recently opened Teddy’s Candy Bar and More LLC, Nunes spent the last few months surrounded by pounds...

New museum sets sail in Newport

The Sailing Museum in Newport opened last month with two audiences in mind: avid sailors and, perhaps even more prominently, potential sailing enthusiasts. “We anticipate...
BOLD DUO: Rich Palizzolo, right, owner of Springline Coffee LLC in Newport, and his husband and business partner, Joe McCarthy, display some of their products.
PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

New nautical-themed coffee brand sets sail in Newport

Richard Palizzolo and his husband, Joe McCarthy, have always been avid coffee drinkers, but they could never find that perfect balance of boldness and...
NEW SHOES: Joshua Swift, left, and David Maceroni, in their East Providence warehouse where they receive and ship out shoes for their new company, Dash Running LLC. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Dash makes swift entry in shoe sales

Joshua Swift is his own target audience: a recreational runner sick of paying too much for fancy running shoes from brand-name companies. And he figured...
HANDIWORK: Mike ­Heimall, owner of Providence Shoe Repair, ­repairs a leather bag at his shop on Mathewson Street. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Cobbler in demand since opening shop in March

When people think of cobbler services, salvaging expensive dress shoes might come to mind. That’s sometimes the case, said Providence Shoe Repair owner Mike...
KEEPING WATCH: Levi Tracy, part of the grow staff at medical marijuana cultivator Hangar 420 in Warwick, tends the near-harvest plants. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Budding medical marijuana cultivator has high expectations for expansion

A marijuana company called Hangar 420 recently landed in Rhode Island, bringing with it a cargo of rare strains such as “Do Si Sherbert”...
BREADMAKERS: Jeffrey Collins fulfilled a dream last year when he opened his own bakery, South County Bread Co., with his wife, Keri Lyn, in South Kingstown. /PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Collins’ bakery thriving after couple ‘catapults’ into breadmaking business

After baking bread for Belmont Market for many years, ­Jeffrey Collins decided it was time to pursue his dream of ­owning a bakery. The South...
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