We’ve got another perfect forecast for fun around Rhode Island this weekend. Check out a few ideas below in our weekly column “Six Picks Events.” Friday: The Boston-based family theater ensemble The Gottabees bring their live production of Go Home Tiny Monster to the Theater-by-the-Sea Friday with early shows at 10AM and Noon. The popular children’s […]
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A look at What’s Up in business in Newport, Rhode Island, and beyond.
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DEM to offer mini-grants to support specialty food producers
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced today that it has established a program to award grants ranging in size from $2,500 to $10,000 to support Rhode Island farmers and food businesses that produce and distribute specialty crops such as fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops including floriculture. These “mini-grants,” […]
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Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Rhode Island
Unemployment rates, while significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, remain a subject of concern, notably as economic experts bandy around the idea of a potential recession by 2023. The last economic recession—the Great Recession of 2008-2010—sent rates up to 10% as of October 2009. It was not until […]
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Charlestown Seafood Festival continues this weekend
The original and best, not to mention the biggest local seafood festival, the Charlestown Seafood Festival, kicked off Friday, August 5 at noon to pre-pandemic level crowds and kept the revelry going well into the night at Ninigret Park. Even counting the skipped 2020 season because of COVID-19, this is the 37th year the event […]
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Liquor store, Food Magazine, and other businesses currently for sale in Rhode Island
The latest listings on BizBuySell, LoopNet, and Kirby Properties show all kinds of businesses currently for sale in Rhode Island. Reasons for selling, when provided, typically do not mention economic hardship, but more often involve the owner retiring or not having time to actively run the business. The names and locations are generally left out, but there are occasional […]
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Now Hiring: 100 job opportunities available right now in and around Newport
Looking for a new gig, job, or career? Here’s a look at some of the job opportunities that are available right now in the Newport area. All jobs were posted or provided to us within the last seven days and are located within five miles of downtown Newport. Current Job Opportunities 22 Bowen’s – KITCHEN […]
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Growing prescriptions help push CVS past Q2 expectations
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer CVS Health thumped second-quarter expectations and hiked its full-year forecast as growing prescription claims and COVID-19 test kits sales countered a drop in vaccinations. A longer cough, cold and flu season also brought in more business, and claims in CVS Health’s biggest segment, pharmacy benefits management, rose about 4%. […]
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Stoneacre Hospitality Group opens Chart House Inn
Stoneacre Hospitality Group, the hospitality group behind Stoneacre Brasserie and Stoneacre Garden, has officially expanded its suite of offerings with the grand opening of the completely remodeled Chart House Inn. Nestled in the heart of the City by the Sea at 16 Clarke Street, the newly renovated inn is Stoneacre’s first venture into the hotel […]
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Highest paying jobs in Providence that require a graduate degree
Those with graduate degrees earn more on average than those without them—but not all jobs are equal. And while rising tuition costs are enough to turn people away from the prospect of a master’s or doctoral degree, many high-paying professions still require such degrees to get in the door. Stacker compiled a list of the […]
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Residential Properties release mid-year market update video
This is the time of year when many of us look around and ask ourselves where the past six months have gone. As we head into summer, let’s take a moment to look back and reflect upon the ever-changing real estate markets and how they have performed throughout the first half of the year. Following […]
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CCRI selected by Amazon as an Education Partner for Career Choice Program
WARWICK, RI –Today, the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) announced they have been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program, providing Amazon’s hourly employees access to the college’s more than 90 certificate or degree programs in high-wage, high-demand industries including healthcare, business, IT, cybersecurity, and education, among others. CCRI is the first […]
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CVS seeks verification on drugs with possible abortion use
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer CVS Health is asking pharmacists in some states to verify that a few of the prescriptions they provide will not be used end a pregnancy. A spokesman said Thursday that the drugstore chain recently started doing this for methotrexate and misoprostol, two drugs used in medication abortions but also […]
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Now Hiring: 85 job opportunities available right now in and around Newport
Looking for a new gig, job, or career? Here’s a look at some of the job opportunities that are available right now in the Newport area. All jobs were posted or provided to us within the last seven days and are located within five miles of downtown Newport. Current Job Opportunities Aldi – Full-Time Store […]
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5-letter word for fun? Hasbro, NYT create Wordle board game
The company that makes some of the world’s most iconic board games including Scrabble, Monopoly, and Clue is developing a new one based on Wordle, the obsessively popular digital word-guessing game. Hasbro Inc. and The New York Times — which purchased Wordle earlier this year — announced Thursday that Wordle: The Party Game will be available for […]
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BankRI gives the community two ways to fight hunger
Beginning July 11, Bank Rhode Island (BankRI) is offering the community two ways to join its efforts to alleviate hunger in the Ocean State this summer. In addition to collecting nonperishable food items at all 20 of its branches statewide through August 19, BankRI will match the first $5,000 in donations made in support of […]
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Narragansett Beer teams up with Samuel Adams for a celebratory beer release
Narragansett Beer today announced its partnership with Samuel Adams for a limited release, “Good Luck Malt Liquor”, a modern malt liquor interpretation crafted in celebration of the legacy of Rudolf Haffenreffer, brewing pioneer and owner of the former Haffenreffer Brewery. Spearheaded by Lee Lord, Head Brewer at Narragansett Beer, and Eryn Bottens, Head Brewer at […]
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Island Wellness celebrates 4 years – with a new Providence location and philanthropic venture
When Casey and Nick Sanginario discuss their wellness centers, you can hear the pride and passion in their voices. Their Middletown location (102 West Main Rd.) recently celebrated its 4-year anniversary since opening its doors in 2018. The couple recently caught up with WhatsUpNewp to discuss their new Providence location, some new happenings, and reflect […]
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How the largest companies are reacting to the overturning of Roe v. Wade
Since the Supreme Court ruling on the overturning of Roe v. Wade, many companies have responded, with some updating the health care packages they offer to their employees. Stacker looked into the top 10 companies on the Fortune 500 list—and several others—to see how they reacted. Of the 10 biggest companies, only four have made a […]
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From strikes to labor laws: How the US adopted the 5-day workweek
It’s hard to imagine a world where Fridays don’t start the weekend, but the two-day weekend only rose to popularity in the 20th century. The five-day, 40-hour workweek became part of American labor law partly due to Henry Ford. In 1926, the founder of the Ford Motor Company took his six-day-a-week operation down to five […]
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Ready to own your own private club? The Protective Club is for sale
Ready for a great opportunity? The Protective Club, also known as “Specks”, at 594- 596 Thames Street in Newport has hit the market. Listed by Kirby Properties for $1,075,000, the listing includes the 2,596-square-foot building that is currently a historic club and a two-bedroom apartment above. The Protective Club, which has been a Fifth Ward […]
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Chair 2 Light Beer launches two new ‘Light’ flavors
Chair 2 Light Beer, a brand by Rhode Island’s Sons of Liberty Beer & Spirits Co., is making waves with its two latest offerings – Chair 2 Light IPA and Chair 2 Light Wheat. The entire Chair 2 Light Beer line, including the light lager, is 4.3% abv, 99 calories per can, and available throughout […]
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BankNewport sponsors free concerts at Fort Adams, The Shops at Long Wharf, Garden City, and in Barrington
BankNewport this week announced its sponsorship of free concerts throughout Rhode Island this summer: Music at the Fort and at The Shops at Long Wharf in Newport, the Barrington Summer Concert Series, and the Summer Concert Series at Garden City in Cranston. “Creating a positive impact in the communities in which we serve is at […]
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Salve Regina, Innovate Newport team up to present Entrepreneurial & Startup Boot Camp Aug. 4-7
Salve Regina University today announced that best-selling author and entrepreneur Gordon Daugherty, co-founder, and president of the Austin, Texas-based Capital Factory, will lead a multi-day workshop designed to expertly guide entrepreneurs through all the necessary steps to developing a new business and raising money for the venture. Gordon Daugherty. Contributed photo The Startup Boot Camp, […]
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Mission First Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Middletown offers women’s only classes
There is a fight club on Aquidneck Island…and it’s women only. For nearly 15 years men and women have walked through the door, tied on their belts, and gathered on the mats at Mission First Jiu-Jitsu in Middletown. Located within an otherwise unremarkable commercial building on West Main Road, what happens next is anything but […]
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America’s scallop harvest projected to decline again in 2022
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — America’s scallop fishing industry will continue to decline in catch into next year due to a decrease in the availability of the oft-pricy shellfish off the East Coast, federal regulators say. The decline in scallops is happening as prices for the shellfish, one of the most lucrative seafoods in America, has […]