There will be a Rhodium Cocktail Dinner with three courses paired with three craft drinks made with the artisanal spirit at the the
Rooftop at the Providence G, 100 Dorrance St., Providence, (401) 632-4904, on Thursday, April 22 at 6 p.m. The cost is $65 and there is complimentary valet parking. The setting is on the west terrace. The dinner is in partnership with Rhodium Spirits of Pawtucket. To reserve a seat, visit rooftopattheg.com/events
A Kentucky Derby event for May 1, from 5 to 8 p.m., is set for the Ballroom at the Providence G,100 Dorrance St., Providence. The race will be live streamed while cocktails and hors d’ouevres will be served. There will be live entertainment and prizes for the best dressed woman, man and couple, sponsored by Woodford Reserve and High Limb Cider. The cost is $40.00 which includes plated hors d’ouevres and a Woodford Reserve Mint Julep in a keepsake mug. Cash bar is available. There is complimentary valet parking. To reser
Raising the state minimum wage to $15 an hour has been a long-term goal of progressive advocates and labor unions, but small business groups have attacked it as a job killer.
Both Massachusetts and Connecticut have approved multiyear minimum wage increases that maintain higher wages than the legislation passed by the Senate. Massachusetts is set to get to $15 an hour by Jan. 1, 2023 and Connecticut by June 1 of the same year.
Senate leaders passed up on a more aggressive proposal from Sen. Frank Ciccone, a Providence Democrat, which, in addition to moving to a $15 minimum wage by July, 2023, would have raised the tipped minimum wage and created automatic inflation-triggered increases in the minimum wage after 2024.