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How a former slave opened Providence’s first restaurant and probably America’s first oyster bar
In the 1700s in Rhode Island, it was rare to see oysters being served to the elites of the city of Providence ... opened an oyster bar near Wall Street in New York City. He opened his bar in ...
R.I. mortgage broker who stole $4.5 million in Ponzi Scheme sentenced to federal prison
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island mortgage broker who fleeced investors and the US government out of approximately $4.5 million, ...
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Retracing Henry David Thoreau’s 1854 walk through Providence
Start the walk near the Wall of Hope behind ... mater – by following Waterman Street to Gano Park. The Rhode Island Historical Society calls Slate Rock Providence’s “most historically ...