BALLARD’S BEACH RESORTJohn Brazile: DailyPop Rocks: July 16, 17Royal Blue: July 18 – 21Red Light: July 15 – 17The Heavy Hitters: July 22, 23 CAPTAIN NICK’SThe High and Mighty Brass Band : July 15 & 16Delaney-sunshine deck, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 15Rob Davis-sunshine deck, 5:30 to 9 p.m. July 16The Young Guns-sunshine deck, 5:30 […]
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
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
Summer is upon us, and as always, with July comes a host of problems, some new, and some that return every year.This year’s Fourth of July weekend was as busy as ever, but despite that, interim Police Chief Peter Chabot told the Town Council on Tuesday, July 5 that “based on the number of people
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