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Providence was ranked the best foodie city in Travel + Leisure Magazine’s “America’s Favorite Cities” poll that ranks the vacation-worthiness of 35 cities from across the United States.
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Lottomatica Group S.p.A. reported a 15.4 percent increase in revenue during the third quarter for its Providence-based subsidiary GTECH Corp.
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By PBN Staff
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AAA Southern New England has projected a 0.7 percent rise in Thanksgiving holiday travel, the fourth consecutive year of increases since holiday travel fell 25 percent in 2008.
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By PBN Staff
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Seven non-Football Bowl Subdivision schools in the Big East – DePaul University, Georgetown University, Marquette University, Providence College, St. John’s University, Seton Hall University and Villanova University – have agreed to leave the conference, reported ESPN.
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By PBN Staff
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With table gaming recently approved for Twin River, the Rhode Island gambling scene is likely to impact existing casinos in the area in 2013, including Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, according to a new Fitch Ratings report.
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By PBN Staff
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Bright Night Providence will celebrate its 10th anniversary on New Year’s Eve with a day-long festival starting at noon on Dec. 31.
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By PBN Staff
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The majority of Americans plan to forgo the fancy clothes and crowded venues this New Year’s Eve in order to ring in 2013 at home with family and friends, according to a new survey released by toy and game maker Hasbro Inc.
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By PBN Staff
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The Big East conference, which will be left with one of its founding schools by 2014, is negotiating the sale of its name to a new group of seven Catholic universities, the New York Times reported.
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By Nancy Kercheval |
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The Greenwich Odeum, which closed after the Station Nightclub fire in light of stringent new fire code regulations, is reopening its doors on Saturday, Jan. 26, with a celebration that includes local performing artists.
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By PBN Staff
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The New England Institute of Technology earned the No. 14 spot on The Princeton Review’s list of the 15 best undergraduate schools to study video game design, the education services company announced Tuesday.
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By PBN Staff
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