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Planning for worst pays off
Like many Rhode Island businesses, The NYLO Providence/Warwick Hotel has learned from the string of storms that have caused flooding, power outages and other damage in recent years. This year the Warwick hotel posted warnings, including the one pictured above, cleared and sandbagged its deck and put in place an emergency-communication system for guests that included evacuation plans. Staff members also stayed in rooms there to limit unnecessary travel. more
11/5/12
State sells charm in holiday season
Though holiday-season tourism in the state encompasses much more than December tidings, it still comes down to tying up a package with a nice, pretty bow. Only when you’re talking tourism, the package is a grouping of activities, attractions, eateries and hotels. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 11/5/12

Good works matter of good taste at eateries
One of the great things about chefs and restaurateurs here in our state and across the nation is the never-ceasing giving that is part and parcel of their everyday lives. The food-service industry is at the forefront of good works, in times of trouble and more importantly every day helping people you and I never hear of. more
11/12/12
Push on to speed permitting
Diego Luis Perez, co-owner of Flan Y Ajo restaurant on Westminster Street in Providence, wanted to open a wine bar. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 11/12/12

Roger Williams director to leave zoo
After 20 years with the zoo, Roger Williams Park Zoo Director Jack Mulvena has announced that he will be leaving the position effective Jan. 31, 2013. more
| 12/14/12
Consumers warned not to eat certain products made by Farmstead
The R.I. Department of Health issued a consumer advisory not to eat certain food products produced by Farmstead Inc. at 186 Wayland Ave. more
Cooking classes part of recipe to lure customers
The first thing to know about Indian cooking, said Sanjiv Dhar, executive chef at and owner of Rasoi in Pawtucket, is that chefs can’t just throw together the ingredients, turn the oven up and go watch a football game. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 12/24/12

Food industry making lots of noise this winter
Restaurateurs and chefs are fond of saying that this time of year is “quiet” in the food business. If that ever was the case, it certainly is not this year. No sooner had we hung up our new calendars (or waited that nanosecond for our electronic devices to update their calendar settings) than we are already off and running with a full slate of food festivals and wine-tasting events that should make the winter fly by. more
1/7/13
Wireless alarms finding place in mainstream
The John Brown House in Providence is known for brick Georgian architecture and its namesake’s place in 18th-century Rhode Island – not fire alarms or wireless technology. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 1/14/13

How many cars are too many on Block Island?
Block Islanders like Brad Marthens, co-owner of the Atlantic Inn hotel, expected ferry operator Interstate Navigation Co. Inc. to seek rate hikes in 2013 after running year-round service to the island under the same state-controlled price structure for the last six years. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 1/21/13

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