Alexa Gagosz

Just four months after the LineSider brewery shuttered in East Greenwich, former assistant head brewer Kyle Toste has opened Crafted Hope Brewery Company.

Pastry chef Mar Keller is slinging unconventional slices and tarts in a new pie pop-up in Rhode Island.

Behind the bar at Gift Horse and Oberlin in Providence, Parker Luthman is taking drinks that have been popular for decades and differentiating them with a layer of East Asian flavors in a nod to his Korean-American heritage.

The news comes just a few months after the East Providence-based company closed its storefront on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge.

Reprise Coffee & Vittles, created by Nick Berry, debuts in Providence, focusing on specialty coffee and local partnerships.

Askew’s closure is at least the second blow to the local music industry in Providence this year.

“I’ve known forever, wherever we were, that it was going to be incredibly locally sourced food. I’ve known that since I started working in restaurants,” said co-owner Noah Cain.

Rhode Island-based Crewless Marine provides acoustic devices for uncrewed surface vehicles and undersea vehicles.

There are currently more than a dozen restaurants that operate throughout New England, including four in Massachusetts, two in Rhode Island, and two in New Hampshire.

It’s the first time the festival has taken place in Providence since 2002, and guests will be able to celebrate with food, wine, and events.