Block Island Times

The Block Island Triathlon starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday August 6 at Fred Benson Town Beach. Race packet pickup will be Friday, August 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, August 6, from 7 to 8:30 a.m.The bicycle portion of the race begins around 9:15 a.m. at the beach and racers will head […]

“Let’s hear it. Let’s talk it out,” said Second Warden Sven Risom at the beginning of a special meeting on Monday, July 25 with liquor license holders on the current problems facing Block Island.The meeting was called after Interim Police Chief Peter Chabot conducted an undercover “compliance check” on the weekend of July 16 and 17.

The Police Advisory Commission asked the public for feedback and the public delivered. Complaints, comments, tales of iniquity, and suggestions were forthcoming. At its meeting on July 21, the members of the commission each took the reins on one area of the survey and delivered their reports.The Police Advisory Commission has had seven meetings in

BALLARD’S BEACH RESORTJohn Brazile – DailyFelix Brown – July 29 – 31Nu Groove – July 30, 31Royal Blue – Aug. 1 – 4Fred Krug – Aug. 1 – 4Inside Out – Aug. 5 – 7Sean Rivers – Aug. 5 – 7 CAPTAIN NICK’SThe Blushing Brides – July 29, 30Delaney, sunshine deck – 5:30 to 8:30

Join us this Tuesday, August 2, at 7 p.m. in the Block Island Maritime Institute’s Cove Room (or on the back deck if you prefer) as we listen to Dr. James M. Ludes present upon “A New Cold War: Disinformation, Political Warfare, and Influence Campaigns.” As you know, disinformation is a current concern, however, Ludes

The Block Island Club will host the 39th Annual Harold Madison Yacht Race on Saturday, August 20.The Madison Race is the club’s annual offshore event, featuring an around-the-buoys course off the west side of the island. Any boat is welcome to enter, and PHRF handicapping will be used. It is expected there will be two

The Spring Street Gallery is pleased to announce the opening reception and show of noted Block Island photographer Steve Miller’s new work.Miller’s photos express his profound love of the island, seen at its most beautiful. The images attempt (and sometimes succeed) to capture the emotions felt while out in the early morning and late afternoon

In her new exhibit of recent oils on canvas, Kate Knapp captures favorite views of the island at various times of the day with an emphasis on how the light changes and affects our perceptions of the land, sea, and sky. The show will be up from July 29 to August 10 with a virtual

Around the galley, the kitchen table, and occasionally the mahogany bar, are the stories about the one that got away. Often recounted with “a wee bit of Irish” the fish tales are often that, Hemingwayesque tales of epic, deep sea battles at the end of a fishing line that end with only “what ifs.”But not

For the second year in a row, the Land Trust had a problem with illegal and under-age drinking at the beach just south of Ballard’s Beach Resort on July 4. In order to get to the popular beach, one must either traverse Land Trust property where there is a beach access path, use the old