The Block Island Times takes you on a journey into the Coast Guard Channel on a perfect summer day. The temperature was in the 80s with hardly any breeze; perfect for sun bathing, fishing and boating. And the water was warm… (Click on the 360 video or pause it and zoom in and out or […]
Verizon has informed The Block Island Times that its service interruption from July 27-30 was due to a vendor “fiber connection issue and some hardware.” The company said it is working on making some improvements to its island network. David Weissmann, a Public Relations Manager for the Verizon Consumer Group, said, “This week’s network interruption was a
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Within the next week, I will be finding myself on a larger island in British Columbia, collecting field research on killer whales with whale researcher Troy Bright. On this island, the Northern Resident killer whale pod is known to rub their skin on the island’s smooth pebbles, one of the few places in the world
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Permanent Jewelry Pop Up at MarMar Boutique will take place once again on Friday, Aug. 23 from 4 to 7 p.m. What is Permanent Jewelry? Come meet Erin and Maggie, co-creators of Providence’s Brave Daughters Studio, and add a strand of fine chain gold-filled or 14 carat, laser-welded with no clasp around your wrist, ankle,
Block Island is replete with barns dotting the landscape. Some are old and covered with vines, others are still in use as woodsheds, second dwellings, or have hay and horses peeking out the windows. The Barn at the Spring House, however, is more than decorative. A simple kitchen with a wood-fired grill fills this barn
“Stormy Weather,” a series of new paintings by Jerry Powers at Spring Street Gallery, will open on Saturday, Aug. 3 and run through Friday, Aug. 16. An opening reception will be held Saturday, Aug. 3 at 5 p.m. at the gallery. The public is invited. Powers said about the show: “There’s something undeniably exhilarating and beautiful about
Denise Merrill, Connecticut’s Secretary of State, came into the offices of The Block Island Times looking for a quiet land line to do a phone interview with National Public Radio. The phone interview was going to be about election tampering and cyber-hacking. The phone interview never took place, but The Block Island Times took a
The following was submitted by the Block Island Yacht Club: This year, the Block Island Yacht Club sponsored its third creative writing contest, which was originally created by, and generously supported for the first two years by, BIYC members Margie Bucheit and Bill Ohley. They were succeeded by BIYC member Will Young in 2019. Thank you
Lydia Lazar, author of “Dean Lazar’s Golden Guide,” will appear at Island Bound Bookstore on Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 5 p.m. to talk about “networking like a pro” and sign her book. Lazar’s “Golden Guide: Pragmatic Career Advice for Smart Young People,” is designed for all young people who want to find opportunities to be
The following was submitted by the Block Island Maritime Institute: When the words conservation, ecology, and environment occur in the same sentence, Carl Safina’s name is sure to follow. The Block Island Maritime Institute (BIMI) is delighted to host world-renowned author, environmentalist and ecologist Carl Safina for an exciting Tuesday Talk on Aug. 6, 2019