It’s about more than just the food. Yes, Restaurant Week offers excellent two-course lunches and three-course prix-fixe dinners at about 20 of Block Island’s exceptional cafés and restaurants. But there are also complimentary sand chairs at Ballard’s Inn, discounts on moped rentals, deals at Island Bound Bookstore, tours of the 1661 Animal Farm, and much, much […]
The following information was supplied by blockislandmusic.com: The Block Island Music Festival starts Tuesday, June 12 at Captain Nick’s Rock n’ Roll Bar. This is a six-day long “musical gumbo” where festival-goers can hear music performed by the most talented undiscovered artists currently making music in the northeast. In accordance with the organic nature of The Block Island
The following was sent in by the New Shoreham Recreation Department: The first Block Island Walking Festival is June 11 through June 13. The three-day event will be filled with walks guided by friendly, local experts. There will be excursions for all comfort levels at various locations all over the island, including: The Manissean village
The Block Island School Junior Varsity Softball Team wrapped up their season on Friday, June 1, versus Wickford Middle School. In a standing tradition, our competition with Wickford is always friendly, as both teams use this game as a learning experience and a trial period for young players. Eighth grader Rory Crawford took the mound
J.H. Lynch & Sons has completed paving the portion of Old Town Road that runs over the Mill Pond Bridge. The contractor laid down a three-inch thick layer of asphalt supplied by three large trucks carrying 24-tons of the material, and one truck carting 33-tons, on Thursday, May 31. The paving work took about three
Despite the inclement weather, the Block Island Traditional Ferry and New Airlines planes are running on schedule today. Interstate Navigation announced on their website that the high speed ferry has been cancelled. For more information about the the Block Island Ferry call 866-783-7996, or go to: www.blockislandferry.com For New Airlines flight information call 800-243-2460, or
We like to call it Beacon Hollow Farm, and although it’s in a hollow on Beacon Hill Road, it’s just a stone’s throw from the highest point on the island, Beacon Hill. Going back in time, the area was called Mott’s Farm, a sprawling dairy farm comprising hundreds of acres. Today, we have but five
The following press release was sent to The Block Island Times: PROVIDENCE, RI – Days after the shooting in Parkland, Florida, Governor Gina M. Raimondo was the first governor in America to sign an executive order establishing a Red Flag policy. Today, with House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, Senate President Dominick Ruggerio and members of the
“Collusion!” Ray Torrey joked when he was informed that multiple people had successfully nominated him for the 2018 Bayberry Wreath Award. Torrey is the 35th recipient of the honor, which was started by Peter and Sally Wood in 1984. Torrey now joins a long list of island residents who have a longstanding volunteer commitment to
Rhode Island’s law that bans the use of a handheld device while driving a motor vehicle goes into effect on Friday, June 1, 2018. Taxicab driver’s are partially exempt from the law, which stipulates that taxicab drivers are permitted to operate a handheld device when no passengers are present in their vehicle. There are 34