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The Lazy River In Rhode Island Where You'll Find Us All Summer Long
Summer in Rhode Island is pretty much synonymous with beach days. After all, weâve got some of the best in New England. But summer also provides an idyllic backdrop for a day of adventure, whether we feel like going on a hike along a shaded trail or exploring the water. When you feel like spending time on the water, you wonât find a more relaxing or refreshing way than by kayaking in Barrington, Rhode Island.
Hiker makes upsetting discovery on secluded nature preserve trail: 'Pretty shocking'
A nature lover who happened upon "shocking" scenes while hiking in Rhode Island started a conversation about how to stop litterers. The out-of-state visitor said they explored many trails, almost all of which had "a massive litter problem." They hit their limit with the John H. Chafee Nature Preserve at Rome Point in North Kingstown, as they were "greeted by a mess of garbage."
A look at the RI restaurants that have closed halfway through 2024
More than halfway through 2024, Rhode Island has seen the closures of long-established restaurants as well as newer wineries and breweries. Some of the closings came after more than a decade or more in business. A few restaurants have been sold and will reopen with new owners. Other closings have been attributed to traffic issues created by the Washington Bridge along the Providence/East Providence line. ...
LowKey Fined for Underage Drinking, Loitering
Above: LowKey lawyer Sean OâLeary argues against a penalty under discussion by the Town Council. LowKey owner Zach Flanders is in the foreground. After a hearing that lasted three sessions, the Town Council finally ruled on two violations disputed by LowKey Cafe, deciding the Main Street bar had indeed served underaged patrons and allowed those patrons to loiter. Sitting as the Board of Licensures Monday night, the councilors voted to fine LowKey $500 and require a police detail four evenings a week.
Deer sighting survey, hunting license application period opens Thursday, Aug. 1
If you see a deer, say something. Thatâs what the stateâs environmental agency is asking Rhode Islanders to do when its summer deer survey opens on Thursday, Aug. 1. Thursday is also the first day to apply for hunting permits. For the fifth year, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is leading an [âŠ]
Conan O'Brien promised special guests to close out the Newport Folk Festival. Here's who came
NEWPORT â When Conan O'Brien was named as a performer at the Newport Folk Festival he promised special guests and, well, he delivered. OâBrien closed out the 2024 Newport Folk Festival with a bang, bringing special guests Langhorne Slim, Nick Lowe, Brittany Howard, Nathaniel Rateliff, Mavis Staples, Jack White and even Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. ...
Spotted lanternflies are back in RI. Here's where the state is spraying them.
The highly invasive and destructive spotted lanternfly, first seen in Rhode Island in 2021, is continuing to pop up in pockets of infestations around the state, and the Department of Environmental Management will begin spraying them this week in several locations. Spotted lanternflies, first seen in the U.S. in 2014, have been...
'It's chill vibes': From veterans to first-timers Newport Folk Festival remains special
NEWPORT â In the early afternoon on Sunday, traffic on Americaâs Cup was a lethargic crawl. Down at Fort Adams, the last day of the Newport Folk Festival was already in swing, the parking having expanded out to a fourth lot out at the edge of the park. School buses, some from as far as Portsmouth, joined the brigade of shuttles ushering attendees to and from the festival front entrance. The three days of the festival were...
Newport Restaurant Group celebrates Farm Fresh Rhode Islandâs 20th Birthday with a âFruits from the Fieldâ Fundraiser
Newport Restaurant Group (NRG) today announced that it will celebrate Farm Fresh Rhode Islandâs 20th birthday with a special âfruits from the fieldâ fundraiser. NRG is Farm Freshâs top tomato purchaser, and it has been so every year since the organization began. From August 1st through...
Beck Covers Bob Dylan & Roots Greats At Surprise Newport Folk Festival Set
Beck played an unannounced set on Friday at the first day of this yearâs Newport Folk Festival. The singer-songwriter devoted the first half of his performance to covering songs honoring the roots of the legendary event. The set came amid Beck's orchestral tour and saw him joined by a...
Jazz and poetry reunite when aja monet plays Newport Jazz Festival
In 1956, Langston Hughes appeared at a symposium during the Newport Jazz Festival. He would return regularly, and in 1960, Hughes hosted and curated a blues conversation and concert that found him writing lyrics for the Muddy Waters Band and arranging for Nina Simoneâs Newport debut. In the decades...
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