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Needs of businesses should drive state economic policy
Through the ownership of several popular nightspots and restaurants, State Sen. Joshua Miller has been influential in the Providence dining and nightlife scene for years. But since jumping into politics seven years ago, the Cranston Democrat is now as likely to take a stand on hospital consolidation or payday lending as he is nightclub closing hours or farm-to-table cuisine. After leading a commission on health care affordability and wrestling with the sale of Landmark Medical Center in the Corporations Committee, Miller this year was named chairman of the Health and Human Services Committee. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 1/28/13

R.I. restaurants make OpenTable’s ‘most romantic’ list
Three Rhode Island restaurants – Basil’s Restaurant, Bouchard Restaurant and Inn, and The Spiced Pear – made OpenTable’s list of the Top 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in the United States for 2013. more
| 1/23/13
‘Tour R.I.’ expands trips to Conn., Mass.
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council Inc. is looking to book day-trips into Massachusetts and Connecticut with a revamped tour brand, set to depart Twin River Casino on May 11. more
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

Investing, customer focus a great plan
Last year was a big one for Newport’s big houses. Attendance at the Preservation Society of Newport County’s mansions increased 11 percent over 2011 to 883,000, the largest one-year jump ever. more
1/14/13
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

Newport Mansion attendance tops 880K in 2012
Admissions to the Newport Mansions topped 880,000 in 2012, marking the best attendance in more than a decade, according to the Preservation Society of Newport County. more
| 1/8/13
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
Foolproof Brewing Co. beers hit R.I. bars
Foolproof Brewing Co., New England’s latest addition to the craft brewing scene, has launched its hand-crafted beers in bars across Rhode Island. more
| 1/4/13
Tighter R.I. nightclub controls urged
Colosseum nightclub co-owner Anthony Santurri knew mayhem such as the stabbings at nearby Richmond Street hotspot Level II in April – in Providence’s nascent Knowledge District – posed as potentially lethal a threat to the nightlife industry as it did for patrons. more
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