April 2020

Block Island Times

How to place your food order at the Block Island Grocery

Curbside Grocery Pickup at the Block Island Grocery MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY Here is some general information regarding ordering grocery for pickup at the Block Island Grocery: • All Lottery Sales and Redemptions are suspended until further notice. • Alcohol and Cigarettes will continue to be sold to customers. Customers under 30, please bring your ID. […]

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Block Island Times

Mudslide dreaming

The following was sent in by reader Irene Hopkins: Ode to a Banana Mudslide Afternoon I’m anticipating the afternoon when I am salty and sandy, after spending the day at the beach amongst the children, the dogs, and the girls in their itsy bitsy bikinis. That afternoon when I can get through the traffic of

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‘Thinking of you’

On Monday, March 30, a group of islanders gathered in their cars, some of which were decorated and with passengers holding up signs of encouragement, and drove around the island to wave and say hello to the island’s older residents who are missing their normal social interactions during this time of self-isolation. Organizer Rosemary Tobin,

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