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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
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
AAA: 93.3M Americans to travel during holiday season
Roughly 93.3 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the year-end holiday season that falls between Dec. 22 and Jan. 1, according to AAA Southern New England. more
| 12/13/12
Three R.I. restaurants make OpenTable’s ‘Top 100’ list
Three Rhode Island restaurants – Bouchard Restaurant and Inn, Castle Hill Inn and Gracie’s – made OpenTable’s list of the Top 100 Best Restaurants in the United States for for 2012. more
| 12/12/12
Chefs help extend farm-fresh season in R.I.
This time of year, one might think that it is more difficult for the chefs who use the “farm-to-table” philosophy to practice their craft. Not so, says one local chef who is at the forefront of the local sourcing movement that makes dining out around here such a pleasure. more
12/10/12
JetBlue kicks off service at T.F. Green
JetBlue Airways Corp. will kick off its Rhode Island service today at T.F. Green Airport, and Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee was expected to welcome the airline to the state with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the airport from 1:25–2 p.m. more
| 11/29/12 | 1 comment
Star chef Lyons making his mark at XO
“Marty [Lyons] is a rising star in the Providence culinary sky,” said John Elkhay, the self-described maestro of the Chow Fun Food Group. For someone like Elkhay to offer such effusive praise might put a bit of pressure on a new chef. But as Lyons, XO Café’s new executive chef, and I sat at the intimate restaurant on North Main Street, it was certainly not evident. As we chatted amidst the early week preparations that must take place at any dinner restaurant, he was the picture of calm. more
11/26/12
Providence hotel occupancy rate surpasses 80% in October
(Updated, 10 a.m.) Providence posted an 81.3 percent hotel occupancy rate for October, the second time it has surpassed an 80 percent rate since October 2004, according to an analysis just released by Smith Travel Research. more
Election defeat clouds future for Newport Grand
While prospective card dealers, drink servers and security guards were lining up at Twin River Casino’s job fair in Lincoln last week to claim one of the 350 new positions expected from the video-gambling parlor’s expansion to table games, life at Rhode Island’s other gaming site, Newport Grand, was quieter. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 11/19/12

Thanksgiving travel projections rise for 4th consecutive year
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. more
| 11/14/12
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