Dr. Lindsay Green-Gavrielidis will be the Block Island Maritime Institute’s Tuesday Night Talks guest speaker on July 19 at 7 p.m.Green-Gavrielidis grew up in the mountains of New Hampshire and had a deep fascination with the ocean from a young age. She received her BS in Biology from Northeastern University and worked as an intern […]
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) are advising the public that a great black backed gull that was found seriously ill on a beach in South Kingstown on June 23 has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The wildlife
Just a few days after the always-rowdy and always-noisy Fourth of July Parade, a quieter, more somber march took place through the streets of Old Harbor.On Thursday, July 7, an estimated 200 people gathered in the early evening at the Old Post Office Bagel Shop to prepare for a silent march for reproductive rights afterthe
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
“Winter is the perfect time to put on canvas and paper all the interesting and beautiful images I find during my time on the island during the spring, summer and fall,” saysSharon Lehman about her new exhibition opening Saturday, July 16. Lehman’s real excitement comes from walking on trails, finding treasures washed up on the
Monday was picture-perfect for the annual Double Ender Celebrations’ Fourth of July Parade.This year’s theme was “Celebrate Block Island,” and people did with costumes representing everything from the Block Island quarter featuring the North Light to what could be called Block Island’s official beverage – the mudslide.In the family category, the Hallberg family in their
The filing period to declare candidacy for town elections has closed and now the candidates must complete the next step – getting enough signatures of registered voters to participate in the primaries in September and the elections in November. The deadline for submitting signatures is July 15, and for the offices in the Town of
Much of what you’ve heard about plastic pollution may be wrong, and the problem is much more catastrophic than we could have imagined. What exactly are we up against?Science writer, artist, and author, Erica Cirino comes to Block Island Maritime Institute on July 12, at 7 p.m. to set the plastic record straight. In her
The Mary D. Fund Benefit Regatta, a traditional sailing event to benefit the Mary D. Fund, was held each year in the 1990s until 2004. After a decade-long hiatus, the regatta was revived a few years ago by Block Island Community Sailing.The race is a 12-mile around-the-buoys race in Block Island Sound starting at 1