Frank Pepe’s Pizza Fires Up Its Oven in Warwick

By: Rob Borkowski on May 2, 2018 in Business

Before Pepe’s Pizza opens its 10th location at 21 Universal Blvd., it’s going to need the family restaurant chain’s iconic coal-fired pizza oven, which Gary Bimonte, owner of Frank Pepe’s Pizza and grandson of the epononymous pizzeria’s founder, fired up on Monday.

Diane’s Delectables Delving Into Desserts

By: Rob Borkowski on January 26, 2017 in Business

Diane Dorsey, owner of Diane’s Delectables at 1565 Post Road, has mixed a life-long passion for baking into a fledgling business since opening Aug. 1, relying on her ethic for excellence and long standing trend of her baked creations being in high demand.

Smash Burger Opens First RI Location on Rte. 2

By: Rob Borkowski on January 21, 2016 in Business, News to You

Smash Burger, among the fastest growing fast casual restaurants in the US, celebrated the opening of its first RI location Thursday with the help of Mayor Scott Avedisian, The Central RI Chamber of Commerce, and executives of the Mohegan Holding Company, which owns the franchise.

Open Spaces: 1800 Post Road, Airport Plaza

By: Rob Borkowski on February 8, 2015 in Business

Once one of two Staples locations in Warwick, one of the reported 225 the office supply retailer closed in 2014, according to The Boston Globe, the vacant store at 1800 Post Road now sports a sign and phone number for potential renters.