Dana Rae Laverty

Providence

Senior Editor at Rhode Island Monthly

Mom, managing editor at @rimonthly & junior high spelling bee champion. Hiker, foodie and traveler. I like big books. Tips welcome: [email protected]

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Articles

Rediscover Roller Skating with Galactic Roller Disco

1 week ago | rimonthly.com | Dana Rae Laverty

One day, Ainsley Forness hopes to own a roller-skating rink. Until then, she’s busy with Galactic Roller Disco, her mobile roller rink that brings events, lessons and private parties — and yes, skates and gear — to spaces around the state. “I want to bring skating back to adult skaters. A lot of skating rinks cater strictly to children — it’s very ‘Let’s grab glow sticks and listen to party music and skate with my friends,’” she says.
A North Kingstown Home Goes from Frightful to Delightful

3 weeks ago | rimonthly.com | Dana Rae Laverty

Jeremy King gave himself two years to renovate the run-down fairy-tale cottage he bought in October 2023. But thanks to the magic of reality TV, the project took only two months and cost King nary a cent. “The whole experience was surreal from beginning to end,” he says.
Bright Ideas: Our 2025 Design Awards

3 weeks ago | rimonthly.com | Dana Rae Laverty

Our annual Rhode Island Monthly Design Awards spotlight the talented architects and designers who breathe life into the state’s most innovative spaces. Judges for this year’s Rhode Island Monthly Design Awards certainly had their work cut out for them. We received 100 entries in ten categories, submitted by local architects, designers and builders bringing beauty and cutting-edge innovation to Rhode Island’s homes, businesses and public spaces.
Air Crafting with Pneuhaus

4 weeks ago | rimonthly.com | Dana Rae Laverty

Pneuhaus’ first order came in before the company was even founded. Rhode Island School of Design officials needed decorations for commencement, and asked seniors Matthew Muller and Augie Lehrecke to create large inflatable sculptures. So that’s how the friends spent Senior Week 2014 — hunched over swaths of fabric until late in the evenings, stitching together blue inflatable tubes in the school’s upholstery studio. “That’s when we thought, ‘Oh, there might be a business here,’” Muller says.
Share Your Favorite Rocky Point Memories!

1 month ago | rimonthly.com | Dana Rae Laverty

Send us your fondest memories of the park, your favorite ride, and any old pictures you may have for the chance to be included in the July issue of Rhode Island Monthly. Do you still miss Rocky Point? Do you wish it could come back, even if only for one day?
Spaces: Focal Points

1 month ago | rimonthly.com | Dana Rae Laverty

WallflowersNeed a little indoor inspo? Head to the RISD Museum for “The Art of French Wallpaper Design” exhibit to see how the salons of the fashionable set were decorated in the 1700s and 1800s. The 100 samples feature wallpapers, borders and fragments decorated with florals, classical themes and abstract ornamentation popular at the time. Most of the papier peint (“painted paper”) examples on display were crafted using woodblock printing. Who knows?
A Staid Jamestown Home Enters its Vibrant Era

1 month ago | rimonthly.com | Dana Rae Laverty

It was a striking rug,shot through with swaths of crimson and indigo, that kick-started the renovation process. The Jamestown gambrel-style home, with its dated bathrooms, aging kitchen appliances and gray-and-beige palette, was ready for a refresh. And that stunner of a floor treatment, plucked like a rare gem from Rustigian Rugs in Providence by designer Pernilla Bergquist, allowed the homeowner to embrace her love of bright hues. “Red is my favorite color,” says the homeowner.
Providence’s Culinary Underbelly

2 months ago | rimonthly.com | Dana Rae Laverty

For culinary and true crime fans, take the Providence Tour Company’s Crime and Cuisine on Federal Hill tour. You can now explore the seamier — and saucier — side of Providence and the legacy of the RISDIC scandal, mob bosses and the Buddy Cianci era with Providence Tour Company’s Crime and Cuisine on Federal Hill tour.
Where to Class Things Up this Winter

Feb 11, 2025 | rimonthly.com | Dana Rae Laverty |Edelinda Baptista |Lauren Clem

From art classes to museums to bookstores. Master the ArtSeven art classes and workshops where you can create your own masterpieces in February. For the “Fun Guy”: Make your own glass mushroom at Gather Glass in Providence. gatherglass.comFor that person who’s always cold: Learn to weave at the South County Art Association in Kingston. southcountyart.orgFor the Couple That Has Everything: Forge a welded chain at The Steel Yard in Providence.
2025 Common Good Awards

Jan 28, 2025 | rimonthly.com | Jamie Coelho |Dana Rae Laverty |Lauren Clem

Our eighth annual Common Good Awards recognize Rhode Island businesses that inspire philanthropy through their company’s mission and in their employees around the state. Rhode Island Monthly is partnering with the Rhode Island foundation again to present the eighth annual Common Good Awards.