Barrington, Warren and Bristol comprise the top half of the East Bay and over there are a variety of restaurants offering cuisines that will please anyone. After consulting with our local agents, we developed a list to be checked out whether you live in the area or just passing through. Going out in [...]

    According to Realtytrac, foreclosure filings in Rhode Island were down 4.6 % from January , but up 51% from February 2009. 1 in every 703 homes received a notice, compared with 1 in every 418 homes nationwide. Nationally, filings fell 2 % from January.   So while the numbers seem to hold some promise, there are still thousands of [...]

Sometimes we get to branch out of the local area and see what is happening in the other towns and cities in the state. Pawtucket sounded like a pretty good place to visit and see what is going on. I read recently that Slater Mill was getting a retrofit to the turbine to start producing off grid electricity and heat for the building. We [...]

We reside in the Ocean State. We should know about the America's Cup race, since for so many year's it was contested in the waters off our shores.  Our Providence Manager, Ed Hardie, told me about the first race of this year's America's Cup over a month ago. But just last night, my spouse informed me that the America's Cup race is OVER - [...]

Sale prices in the Providence Metro area increased 6.1 % in the four months ending Feb. 28 compared with the quarter ending Oct. 31, according to the Clear Capital Home Data Index, faster than anywhere else in the nation.   Many people are taking advantage of low interest rates home prices, and the homebuyer tax credit. But many people are [...]

When I saw Peanut Butter in the headline of a Providence Business News article, my eyes were stuck to the page - like peanut butter to the roof of the mouth. We've all read the statistics of more families needing assistance with the basics like food.  This March and April Rhode Islanders are being asked to help.  The [...]

We are finally getting the statistics showing what I have been witnessing in our offices – activity in the last couple of months has been higher than the recent past.   Just this morning, [...]

Searching through Providence's Department of Arts, Culture & Tourism's newsletter, several interesting events are coming up in March.  As always, the city is bustling with activity. Here's a couple that support good causes. To start off, how would you like to be treated like the stars?  The [...]

The Rhode Island Association of Realtors reported 395 sales in January, a 9 % increase from January 2009. The median price rose 14 % to $200,000, and days on the market fell 24% to 83.  Condo sales rose 28%, prices remained virtually the same, and days on the market rose 2 percent.   Multi-unit sales fell 21 percent, while price increased [...]

If you drive along any highway you will indubitably see semi-tractor trucks pulling shipping containers to their final destination.  Or if you have been to a port, you've seen them off-loaded from ships of origins far away. But what happens to the "old" containers once they've out lived their useful life in shipping, or, as in downturns [...]