-- Former Governor Lincoln Almond, who will celebrate his 71st birthday on Saturday, will be feted tonight with what is billed at the first reunion of his staff, at the Renaissance Providence Hotel.
-- Barman extraordinaire Mike Sears, the owner of Lili Marlene's on Atwells Avenue in Providence, has a very swanky new restaurant on Westminster Street in the Armory District. The menu is French-inspired and the decor is way cool. I haven't tried the food yet, but the place marks a welcome addition in the neighborhood.
-- Mike Doyle, chairman of the Prov-based RDW Group, has been awarded the Publicity Club of New England's coveted John J. Molloy Crystal Bell for lifetime achievement in the communications field.