August 2022

“The goal of this meeting is to listen,” said Second Warden Sven Risom at the beginning of a special meeting of the Town Council on August 17 on the subject of mopeds.The meeting came at the request of members of the public that have been asking for moped reforms to be made for years and […]

The Senior Advisory Committee is excited about its newest endeavor, the Senior Café, although it is changing the name to Connection Café in the hopes it will attract more people.The café, located at the Community Center is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 1 to 3:30 p.m.At the committee’s meeting on August 16, Gloria Redlich

A quick update for the month of August on the Historical Society’s digitalization campaign funded by the Annenberg Foundation. We have just successfully crossed over 2,000 entries related to the history of Block Island. This includes an amazing collection of photographs donated from the estate of Kathryn Champlin. This collection includes some incredible images of

Rhode Island’s U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse spent the better part of the day on Block Island on Tuesday, August 23.With a full itinerary, he started out at Town Hall meeting with the Town Council, Town Manager Maryanne Crawford and Finance Director Amy Land.From there he and his staff did a downtown walk visiting island businesses

The Town of New Shoreham’s show cause hearing for Ballard’s Beach Resorts may have been all for naught.The six-hour hearing on Monday, August 22, resulted in the Town Council, acting in its capacity as the Board of License Commissioners, unanimously approving a two-week liquor and outdoor entertainment license suspension that was to start immediately.But, on

The historic Spring Street Gallery is pleased to present “Silhouettes for Thought,” a featured artist exhibition by Katherine Clarke Langlands, comprised of vibrantly painted ‘drift’ sculptures and paintings on canvas.Langlands is a multidisciplinary artist whose work includes painting, sculpture, installation and assemblage. She has been a part-time Block Islander for the past seven years and

A group show by gallery and guest artists inspired by the beauty of the island surrounded by the expanse of sea and sky will be on exhibit from August 26 through September 7 at the Jessie Edwards Gallery on the second floor of the Post Office Building. A virtual reception video will be released on

Per an order issued by the Rhode Island Superior Court on Friday, August 26, Shoreham Inc. doing business as Ballard’s Inn has been issued an “Emergency Motion to Stay” on the matter of the suspension of its entertainment license. But the stay comes with significant conditions. Ballard’s has been ordered to not have any live

The Naval War College in Newport regularly closes its doors and stages “war gaming,” mental exercises that challenge the best in the world to plot and execute military strategy against foes all over the world.That same mind game goes on weekly right in town at the Island Free Library.Chess is an abstract strategy game and

The work of artist Betsy Barker will be on display at the Spring Street Gallery from August 20 to September 1.While Betsy is a New Mexican-based ceramicist, her works have been displayed in galleries across the country. Back by popular demand, this is her fourth show at the Spring Street Gallery.With a background in design