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Making the rounds with the 101
If you look closely as you pass the single-story building on Post Road in the shadows of the power lines, you can almost make out the words in faded white paint: “Lewis W. Rounds and Harold L. …
Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular lights up Roger Williams Park Zoo
The good folks at the Roger Williams Park Zoo have outdone themselves this year with a Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular that, as proclaimed, is “Music To Our Ears.” We have attended the show …
Making history
Olympian Elizabeth Beisel’s 10.4-mile marathon ocean swim to Block Island raises funds for fight against cancer
On Sept. 25, three-time Olympian and 2016 Team USA Captain Elizabeth Beisel overcame two weather-related postponements and fought through a finish-line riptide to make history as the first woman to …
Plant City takes root in Warwick
Former Burger King soon a vegan emporium
“Real food. Plant based. Fast.” Those five words embody the mission of Plant City X, a fast food-style offshoot of what is described as “the world’s first plant-based vegan …
‘If we pull together as a community, we can overcome anything’
In images and words, Brescia’s ‘The Year the World Stood Still’ captures Rhode Islanders’ pain, resilience during pandemic
Art has long been a major part of Susan Brescia’s life, on both personal and professional levels. A self-taught musician since her youth, she plays guitar, ukulele, piano, mandolin and …
