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On Memorial Day 1962, a young writer and his wife took the wood-hulled ferry the Sprigg Carroll from Point Judith to Block Island. The couple were looking for a getaway from their lower east side Manhattan tenement where they were raising two young girls. The wife’s family had a place on Nantucket, but it was […]

On at least two occasions in the past month, a box truck from Del’s Amusements was seen pulled up in front of The Empire Theatre, to unload arcade games. This was despite the New Shoreham Town Council’s deciding to not amend the Zoning Ordinances to once again allow arcades, or game rooms, on Block Island.There

Comedy night returns to Yellow Kittens with Irish headliner Colum Tyrrell on Sunday, July 2 at 8:30 p.m.Originally from Ireland, Colum is a New York-based stand-up comedian. Tyrell has been featured on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and is a past regular performer at the iconic Comedy Cellar in New York City. Tyrell is

Spring Street Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibit of Mixed Media work by Karen Hayden, with an opening reception on Saturday, July 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. Please stop by and say hello. The gallery’s weekly art receptions, with refreshments, are open to all.Hayden works in a variety of two-dimensional mediums, including acrylic,

Ooh la la! Block Island has a new cheese store that is much more than cheese. Marye Kelley has expanded into the space next door to her shop Marye Kelley Decoupage on Dodge Street to open Marye Kelley Charcuterie.The light-filled space is brimming with a mouth-watering selection of gourmet goodies that includes not only cheeses,

On Wednesday, June 28, at 5:30 p.m. at the Library, author Diane Margolis will read from her book “We Built a Village” followed by a question and answer session. The book describes the development of one of the first cohousing communities in the United States, offering a social understanding of its commons.Cohousing, a form of

Sarah Callan, of Mystic Aquarium will be the Block Island Maritime Institute’s first speaker in this year’s Tuesday Night Talks series on Tuesday evening, June 27, at 7 p.m. Callan’s subject will be “Southern New England seals and marine mammal rescue.”As a Connecticut native, Callan grew up spending time along the Connecticut and Rhode Island

“Great Waves From Tiny Ripples Grow,” a new exhibition of photographs by Scott Barrow goes on view at The Spring Street Gallery on Saturday, June 24th, with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit will remain on view through July 6.Barrow says, “I am drawn to fresh water and my soul has

The Jessie Edwards Gallery is “rocked” to announce our upcoming exhibition from June 23 to July 5, showcasing the new artwork of New England native Sarah Verardo.The complexities of the ordinary are brought to life in these oil-on-linen paintings by Verardo. Her subjects in these 10 paintings, ranging in size from 16 by 20 inches

The Senior Advisory Group is a jolly one, even when facing obstacles, offering up plenty of quips and “don’t put that in the paper” remarks.Currently one of the biggest issues they are facing is the replacement of Gloria Redlich as the senior coordinator, a part-time position. As noted at the SAC’s meeting on Tuesday, June