The new Senior Café is up and running at the community center on Tuesdays and Thursday afternoons from 1 to 3:30 p.m. for those who want to stop by for some socializing, games, or other fun activities.“I’m a little disappointed at attendance,” said Gail Pierce at the Senior Advisory’s meeting on July 19. While the […]
Dr. David Bethoney, executive director of the Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation (CFRF) based in Rhode Island, will be speaking at the Block Island Maritime Institute on Tuesday, July 26 at 7 p.m. about the important collaborative work of the CFRF, the current state of our fisheries, and initiatives tied to climate research and protection of
Most visitors to Block Island arrive by plane or ferry, but on Saturday, July 23, approximately 85 people will arrive by paddle-board, kayak, or canoe. They will have spent about six to seven hours completingtheir journeys, while the ocean’s waves roll beneath them, many standing up. It’s all for a good cause.The occasion is the
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R.I. State Council on the Arts (RISCA) is accepting applications for artists for 2023 exhibitions at the Block Island Airport Gallery and GREEN SPACE Gallery at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport. The galleries are a partnership with the R.I. Airport Corporation (RIAC). The deadline to apply is Oct. 10, at 11:59 p.m.The Call for
Block Island has many endearing qualities that are hidden, that you won’t find elsewhere, that make it very special and unique. Qualities that add in some significant measure to the quality of life, some visual, like the phenomenal, utterly ridiculous job that landscapers perform out here along with the Highways Department, creating trimmed vistas devoid
On the heels of a few weeks of a chaotic summer with much partying, incidents of underage drinking and open container violations, the police conducted an undercover “compliance check” of alcohol service protocols at several Block Island bars.On Saturday, July 16, six out of seven “randomly” chosen bars flunked.The set-up, according to the report provided
Thomas “TJ” Martucci has big plans for Finn’s Restaurant. He just doesn’t know what they are yet.Martucci “is an experienced restauranteer,” according to his attorney, Sanford Resnick, who attended the Town Council’s meeting on July 5 remotely as the council, acting in its capacity as the Board of License Commissioners considered the transfer of the
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At the Block Island Tourism Council meeting last month, members were a bit flabbergasted that no-one showed up to represent the Block Island Visitor Center request for funding for the second month in a row.The Visitor Center was spun off from the Chamber of Commerce last year as a separate legal entity, although there are
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This summer Elevation Studio, located at 1661 Farm and Garden, is offering daily yoga classes provided by Danielle Duffy, creator of Elevation Studio, and other instructors including, Katie, Kelsay, Taryn, and Ryan.Duffy discovered her passion for yoga in the mid 1990s in Costa Rica.“I started practicing on the beach and people just started joining me,
One is challenged when trying to wrap their hands around the new art/photography store located midway on High Street where the “old” Block Island Health and General Store used to sit on the edge of town.But it’s eclectic: “A person or physical surroundings deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of