RI nightlife
September 7th, 2010TonightInRI, has officially launched to the public. The site acts as an aggregator of information for RI restaurants, RI nightlife, and more. The site is sort of like a Facebook for Rhode Island bars, restaurants, and nightclubs. Bar owners themselves are encouraged to post information about their venues and upcoming events
At this moment, more than sixty RI venues have active profiles on TonightInRI. While the number of bars may eventually be capped, according to the TonightInRI’s spokesman, currently, the site has no maximum number of RI venues.
“We listen to a lot of different people, and we learn about various places Rhode Islanders truly enjoy, and visit most frequently,” stated Joshua Unseth, the site’s director of Online Marketing “Our goal is to include the State’s top venues on our site, with the basis being grounded in a running conversation with Rhode Islanders. Our goal is to continuously please them by having their favorite establishments on the site. That’s what we mean by ‘premier.’”
Rhode Island is most known for its expansive restaurant scene, especially in Providence. TonightInRI provides a solution for people wishing to get a glimpse of the City’s best restaurants by allowing them to browse numerous menus, dinner specials, pictures, and hours of operation – all from the comfort of their own home, and the convenience of their laptop. “The site provides me with a very simple way to display my information, and push it out to people via the internet,” Bravo Brasserie’s owner, Fred Goodwin, stated. “It increases my web presence at a time when people are acquiring a lot of information from their laptops and cell phones.”
Site visitors aren’t just browsing through dinner menus, though. Much of the site’s usefulness centers around the nightlife scene in Rhode Island. Providence, Newport, and Narragansett venues dominate much of the site’s content, displaying nightly specials, DJ and live band schedules, VIP info, karaoke nights, and much, much more. As social media is increasingly being used by individuals and businesses alike, TonightInRI fulfills an important niche – social media for bars.
“We utilize all the latest forms of social media to promote TonightInRI and our member venues,” said Kyle Rowley, one of the site’s creators. “And at the same time, our site allows the members to step out of the noise of Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter, and into a space designed specifically for them and their target audience.”
Even more than all of that, though, TonightInRI’s users can find exclusive deals to all of our participating venues. The site’s most popular pages are those dedicated to individual bars and restaurants where owners and managers display their venue’s deals, special events, and capacity. Don Jose Tequilas, a Mexican restaurant on Federal Hill, boasts a three-course dinner special for only $19.99. Charlie O’s in Narragansett promotes free pool and $5 Bud pitchers.
In this recession, people are spending less on everything, including food. For the first time in many years, people are eating more meals at home. But when they do go out, they are shopping for deals and eating at cheaper restaurants. TonightInRI helps users select the right venue for them.
Tonight in RI is a site featuring RI nightlife. If you are looking for something to do tonight, consider checking out Jerky’s Live Music Hall.

