PORTSMOUTH — Goodbye meatloaf dinner, hamburger and fries and fish and chips. Hello Dragon Roll, Shio Ramen and Shrimp and Scallop Hibachi combo.
When you step inside Mindy’s …
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By Jim McGaw
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9/9/21
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Carolyn's Sakonnet Vineyard owners want the right to sell distilled spirits on their property, and the Little Compton Town Council members voted Thursday evening to seek legal input from the town's …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/25/22
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Like everyone else, Phil Kinder has been both captivated and impacted by the coronavirus taking over all aspects of daily life. And he heard the call, day after day, from state leaders asking private …
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By Scott Pickering
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4/3/20
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A Metacom Avenue property formerly owned by Cool Moose Party founder Robert Healey could soon be the site of an 18-unit apartment complex, and an engineer said it is possible that more apartments …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/29/21
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Warren has given final approval to a plan to convert the Windmill Hill golf course on Schoolhouse Road into a seven-megawatt solar farm.
Members of the Warren Planning Board earlier this month …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/29/21
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A second potential partner has stepped forward with a plan to redevelop the former National Grid site in North Warren. The Warren Town Council is expected to discuss his plan, and another proposed …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/6/20
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PORTSMOUTH — COVID-19 did a number on many local businesses, but nearly three years after the pandemic closed many shops and restaurants down, most of them have rebounded and are …
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By Jim McGaw
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1/12/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth Imaging Center at 69 Turnpike Ave. has acquired what Newport Hospital is calling the only open MRI machine in Greater Newport County.
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9/1/22
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The unionized budtenders, keyholders, online orderers and delivery drivers employed at Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center voted unanimously recently to approve its first contract.
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8/20/22
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The new brewpub owned by the Pawtucket brewing powerhouse The Guild, situated on the banks of the Palmer River in Warren, will open Wednesday, Sept. 1
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By Ethan Hartley
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8/20/21
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Single family home sales were down 25 percent in Warren in a comparison of last May to this May. They were down 37 percent in Bristol, 38 percent in East Providence and 44 percent in …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/18/20
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The developers and a delegation of city officials gathered recently at the long-dormant Washburn Wire/Ocean State Steel facility off Roger Williams Avenue in Rumford to break …
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By Mike Rego
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11/17/22
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Picture this: You are working in your home office (a.k.a. at the dining room table), while your children take a break from their distance learning to play with the family dog. After a few minutes, …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/16/20
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Deryl Pace is happy to be back.
Pace grew up in Barrington and recently returned to town with the new Ivy Rehab Clinic, located in the Barrington Shopping Center. Pace serves as the …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/25/24
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Offshore wind legislation approved by the General Assembly during its recently completed 2022 session and signed into law by Gov. Dan McKee should soon be a boon to the …
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By Mike Rego
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8/3/22
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For those looking for a place to give their long-lost New Year’s resolutions a kick in the tail feathers, a new fitness studio is set to open in the heart of Adamsville.
Henhouse Studios, …
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By Paige Shapiro
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3/24/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Hunt Yachts has a winner.
The Portsmouth company’s Ocean 63 was named the best new powerboat over 40 feet at the 2021 Newport International Boat Show.
Newport …
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9/24/21
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David Andrade, longtime fisherman and owner of Andrade’s Catch on Wood Street, lost the lion’s share of his business when Covid-19 closed restaurants across the region. With restaurants …
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By Christy Nadalin
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3/26/20
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PORTSMOUTH — If you didn’t get to any farmers’ markets in Portsmouth last year, you’ll get another chance starting June 3.
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By Jim McGaw
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4/22/24
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PROVIDENCE — Last week, city resident and long-time municipal employee Bill Fazioli took on a key position with the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank as the quasi-state agency expands its …
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By Mike Rego
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1/27/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — A request heard last week by the City Council from Cumberland Farms seeking to have its latest franchise in city located on Newport Avenue as part of the “Newport …
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By Mike Rego
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10/6/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Nearly three years to the day he was named to the job, the office of Mayor Bob DaSilva announced Bill Fazioli would be leaving his position in the administration as the …
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By Mike Rego
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9/26/22
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Mocktails are alcohol-free drinks that combine local fruits, herbs, spices and sweeteners to create a complex flavor profile intended for maximum refreshment without the inebriation. A new cart serving these concoctions is opening in May in Warren.
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By Ethan Hartley
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4/27/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Some five months after the General Assembly voted to approve legislation and Gov. Dan McKee signed it into law, residents 21-years-of-age and older were legally permitted to …
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By Mike Rego
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12/2/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Building on its growth and success over the past six years, and answering the call to support and improve access to mental health services, Rhode Island Oak Counseling and Wellness …
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8/30/22
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