Alexa Gagosz

The jewelry company owes Love $6 million in royalties, and more than $200,000 in unpaid consulting fees, the suit says.

Providence was once seen as a go-to city for a fun night out. But its nightlife has changed: While the restaurant scene has surged, nightclubs have closed.

The lack of access to capital is one of the largest barriers to starting a company in Rhode Island, business leaders say.

International travelers to Rhode Island represent about 180,000 visitors annually, and 44 percent come from Canada and Mexico, the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation noted.

The Bedford by Martha Stewart will offer American fare and the lifestyle icon’s New England farmhouse style.

A 2023 James Beard semifinalist, Cecelia Lizotte has opened her second Suya Joint restaurant, in downtown Providence. Her Boston location, in Roxbury, has been hailed as that city's Best West African restaurant.

Some of the events will be free or low-cost, and open to the public, where you can sip and eat creative bites from local food trucks. Others will “roll out the red carpet, with caviar and champagne.”

The sector is a critical part of the city’s character, but revenue remains below pre-COVID levels and business owners say they need support. “So many of us in city government are so oriented around the traditional 9-to-5 and not the other 9-to-5,” Mayor Brett Smiley said.

The housing, which consists of 45, one-room structures, was supposed to open in June 2023 but has faced multiple delays.

The filing shows Prospect had more than 100,000 creditors and between $1 billion and $10 billion in liabilities.