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Got Beer? Don’t Lose Your Head: Hit up these events sure to keep your pint glass full

Here’s a roundup of news for the last-two-official-weeks-o’-summer and the roundup of big beer doings a-happening when the temp starts dropping: Buttonwoods Brewery will present its first annual Oktoberfest on September 22 (the big doings in Munich runs from the 21st through October 6). Brewmaster Morgan Snyder made a traditional-style märzen called (wait for it…) […]

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Extreme Weather: Challenges to local farming in a fast-warming region

Warming temperatures in the Northeast come with shifting seasons, more intense storms and more rainfall – and farmers in RI are noticing. Kathan Teepe is the farm manager and founder of Sweet Pea Farm in Charlestown, where she grows vegetables and flowers. “I’d say I’m less concerned about the heat and more concerned with extreme […]

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Clash of the Eras: Jewelry City Steampunk Festival returns to Attleboro

The former Jewelry Capital of the World is about to turn back time for the third annual Jewelry City Steampunk Festival. On Saturday, October 27, the heart of Attleboro will be filled with a clash-of-eras science fiction style that incorporates Victorian attire with industrial-era steam-powered machinery. All ages are welcome to join and learn about […]

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Long Live the King: King Richard’s Faire crowns a new monarch

In 2018, the long-running King Richard’s Faire welcomed a new Queen Anne. One year later, there’s another shakeup in the kingdom: a fresh King Richard will preside over the fictional Carvershire this fall.  Now in its 38th season, the popular Carver, Mass., renaissance faire runs weekends and holidays through October 20, and this year, the […]

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Locale Profile: Ellie’s Bistro: From Paris to Providence

“In a sea of Providence’s Italian bakeries, we are the only French bakery — but that’s not to take anything away from our neighbors,” says Alane  Spinney, the “Den Mother” of Ellie’s, having been around since the bakery’s opening day in January 2013. “If you want a cannoli, go to Scialo bakery on Federal Hill. […]

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Summer State of Mind: Don’t put those white pants away just yet

We New Englanders pride ourselves on being stoic, all-weather tolerant folk, but let’s face it, drinking a Dunkin’ cold brew while shoveling your snowy driveway, which we undoubtedly do, blows. We endure some of the cruelest weather conditions and seasonal affective disorders Mother Nature throws at us to get to summer, but we are quick […]

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