Tag: WaterFire
Barnaby Evans
In a typical year, WaterFire Providence attracts between 60,000 and 100,000 for each river lighting in the capital city. Visitors fill local restaurants and...
Rhode Island Manufacturers Association seeks WaterFire sponsorship assistance
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association has been selected to sponsor WaterFire, including a VIP gala on Oct. 27 at Skyline in Providence.
“Many...
WaterFire commemorates new season with lighting of braziers
PROVIDENCE – WaterFire will once again see the lighting of its braziers, after being dark for the first time in its 25-year history during...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, June 2021
1. SBA to release names, funding amounts for second round PPP POSTED ONLINE: JUNE 10. Recipients who received their share of the $1 billion...
Adamo: August Convention Center reopening will give state a boost
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday announced that the R.I. Convention Center can reopen for business in August, about 17 months after it...
FIGHTING FEARS: Deserved or not, safety worries an obstacle to downtown...
As a downtown Providence business owner, Guido Silvestri is no stranger to petty crime.
There has been occasional shoplifting, vandalism and even a brick thrown...
La Gondola Providence adds Venetian flavor
Matthew Haynes does not have a drop of Italian in his blood. But that hasn’t deterred him from donning the persona of a Venetian...
The power of patience
Kristen Adamo | Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau CEO and president
Patience is a virtue but it has never been one of mine. I...
Five Questions With: Joe Baer, director of Cityside at Wheeler
Joe Baer | Cityside at Wheeler director, The Wheeler School
1. What is Cityside at Wheeler and when did it begin? The impetus for...
Pop-ups popping up all over
Usually a collaboration between a young up-and-coming chef and an established restaurateur, the so-called “pop-up restaurant” is a signature of a vibrant restaurant city....
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