Abbie Lahmers

1 week ago | heyrhody.com | Abbie Lahmers

What has five keyboards, 21 ranks of pipes, and can emit dozens of orchestral sounds and whimsical sound effects? The one and only Mighty Wurlitzer, of course! Housed at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), this beast of an organ was built in 1927 and today is the centerpiece of a beloved free mid-day concert series known as The Wonders of the Wurlitzer, providing guests with a one-of-a-kind lunch break.

1 week ago | sorhodeisland.com | Abbie Lahmers

What has five keyboards, 21 ranks of pipes, and can emit dozens of orchestral sounds and whimsical sound effects? The one and only Mighty Wurlitzer, of course! Housed at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), this beast of an organ was built in 1927 and today is the centerpiece of a beloved free mid-day concert series known as The Wonders of the Wurlitzer, providing guests with a one-of-a-kind lunch break.

1 week ago | heyrhody.com | Abbie Lahmers

On the wall of Providence Vegan Deli on Hope Street, owner Rich Gaccione has a sign posted offering no-questions-asked sandwiches on the house, with tearable meal tickets letting customers discretely take him up on the offer. It’s Gaccione’s way of paying it forward and doing his part to help those who are in need of a meal, for any reason.

3 weeks ago | providenceonline.com | Abbie Lahmers

City cocktails get the floral treatment Coinciding with National Flower Day, March 21 marked the one-year anniversary of Fleur, the Mediterranean- and Parisian-inspired restaurant inside the Omni, with a celebration that highlighted their floral-forward food and cocktails. The drink menu at Fleur offers refreshing nods to spring no matter the season, most notably in the Fleur 75 (their take on the French 75), Poisson Tropicale, Black Rose Black Rose, and, most popular, the Water Lily.

1 month ago | sorhodeisland.com | Abbie Lahmers

March is when many local farms start encouraging folks to sign up for CSAs, promising heaps of tomatoes, cucumbers, corn, and more throughout spring and summer, but while fields remain dormant during Rhode Island winters, this time of year is growing season for an unlikely crop – one that you can’t see growing without hopping on a kayak: sugar kelp.