Just had my third meal at Res, and it’s been a joy every time.

If you’re going to Back Bay or South Station, it’s a little over an hour each way on commuter rail. The trains are on a very set schedule, so you don’t have to wait in the station if you plan your trip correctly.

You can also take Amtrak, and the trip is around 30 minutes. The schedule isn’t as frequent, and the Providence-to-Boston Amtrak trains are more likely to fall behind schedule. (The trains leaving from Boston are usually on time.) If your work hours allow it, a combination of commuter rail to Boston and Amtrak to Providence offers the best combination of speed and reliability.

I’m a big fan of the Waterman Grille — if you get a reservation with a water view, it’s hard to imagine a more romantic setting.

The ride on Amtrak is 30 minutes. On the commuter rail, it’s a little over an hour.

Just my personal wish. I want a Dave’s to open in Providence so badly.

I really wish Dave’s had bought East Side Market.

You can find Ocean State Pride Volleyball on Facebook. Play is most Sundays at the Y in Pawtucket.

You are basically being asked if you want your bank to do the conversion to the foreign currency (by paying in the foreign currency) or let the merchant’s bank do it. 99% of the time, your bank will give a better rate.

If you have any interest in playing any kind of sport, you’ll find groups full of potential friends playing in a semi-organized fashion all over the state.

Or it could be that the net gain without the break would be $0.

I don’t like giveaways to developers, but from the point of view of the city, increasing revenue by $11 million looks like a good plan.