Johnson & Wales University News

In preparation for the 2012 Democratic National Convention the Harvest Moon Grille, in the Dunhill Hotel, challenged all fellow Charlotteans to create a Charlotte signature dish that best represents the city.

Ward 3 City Councilman Paul Archetto announced he will be running to keep his seat for a third term.

Maria Helm Sinskey returns to Providence to headline Gracie's first Star Chef event of the summer.

The RI Hospitality Education Foundation announced that Cranston Area Career & Technical Center culinary educator, Chef Martha Sylvestre, was the recipient of the 2012 ProStart Educator Excellence Award.

The following release was submitted by Phil Ellingsworth Jr., representing the Spring-Ford Area School District: ROYERSFORD - The Montgomery-Bucks Family and Consumer Science Association recently awarded the Grace M. Reimard Scholarship to Spring-Ford Area Senior High School 12th-grade student Robin Konefsky.

Rhode Island College and Roger Williams University are holding their graduation exercises on Saturday.

On May 19, 2011 A year ago today: A poll shows U.S. Rep. David N. Cicilline, a Providence Democrat in his first term, already trailing John J. Loughlin II and Brendan Doherty, his two potential Republican rivals in his reelection bid in 2012.

Teri Cochran of Gilroy, left, and Nick Lawlis of San Ramon, both employees of Westco Distribution, enjoy watching students at The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California -- Sunnyvale crank out gourmet dishes through an observation window.

Editor's note: This is the fifth in a series of profiles of this year's Board of Education candidates.

Lee Morris, executive chef at The Palm downtown, grew up cooking. His father was a foodie who gave Morris cooking lessons each Friday night and encouraged him to cook for himself throughout the week.

Adriana Dawson has been appointed state director for the Rhode Island Small Business Development Center at Johnson & Wales University.

When many people dream of a career in music, visions of selling out the Dunk or Gillette Stadium come to mind.

Del Campo plans to attend Johnson and Wales University this fall to major in Fashion Merchandising and Retail Marketing and is the daughter of Jose and Martha Del Campo.

More than half of a century after beginning his path on a career to journalism, Manny Correira was welcomed into a prestigious and elite group known as the Rhode Island Press Association Hall of Fame on Friday evening.

Two Chagrin Falls High School buds from the class of 1997, Jeff Rumplik and Brad Cubbal , opened Clifton Martini & Wine Bar in Cleveland several years ago.

Top honor: A University of Tennessee ecologist and leading expert on invasive species has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, a top honor among American scientists.

A maker of an innovative monitoring device for the marine industry, a developer of an online service that helps college students find off-campus housing, and the creator of a web-based application for customizing in-store music streams today were named winners in the 2012 Rhode Island Business Plan Competition.

Despite receiving a vote of no confidence from the Department of Education, Automotive High School teachers past and present continue to support their students.

The Volunteer Dining chef took the top prize at last week's South Regional ARAMARK Culinary Excellence Challenge Finals held at Berry College in Georgia.

This could be a story about a local specialty contractor that has survived the recession because it is owned and run by a woman and gets by largely on its status as a small business enterprise.