Lauren Clem

1 week ago | rimonthly.com | Lauren Clem

You’ve heard of coffee and a book, but how about beer and a book? The Guild, the Pawtucket-based brewery founded in 2017, has announced plans to open a new beer garden in Plainville, Mass. The space will be located outside An Unlikely Story Bookstore & Cafe and will be known as The Guild Garden at Plainville Square. The new location will feature a full kitchen and a rotating selection of beers brewed at The Guild in Pawtucket, along with wine and nonalcoholic offerings.

1 week ago | rimonthly.com | Lauren Clem

One of the hardest rocking bands of the ’80s and ’90s is putting its money where its guitar strings are. In 2017, rock band Metallica founded the All Within My Hands foundation to support communities grappling with hunger, disaster relief and workforce education. Students at the Community College of Rhode Island can apply for funds as part of the Metallica Scholars Initiative.

2 weeks ago | rimonthly.com | Lauren Clem

If your idea of a Newport summer involves hitting the green with a tennis racquet in hand, now’s the time to get down to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The iconic Newport destination recently unveiled several new and updated exhibits showcasing the history of tennis, giving visitors new opportunities to interact with the sport’s greats and learn about its origins. The Hall of Fame reopened on Wednesday, May 14, after several months of closure for renovations.

2 weeks ago | rimonthly.com | Lauren Clem

The executive director talks federal immigration policy and how a chance meeting on the road inspired her to pursue a different path in life. In 2009, Teddi Jallow arrived in Rhode Island with few connections and little resources to her name. A nurse from The Gambia, she followed her husband, Omar Bah, a journalist who fled their country’s dictatorial regime several years earlier.

1 month ago | rimonthly.com | Lauren Clem

The shop's penny candy counter has long been a local favorite. Growing up in Glocester, Cynthia Barlow often visited downtown Chepachet with her parents, where the penny candy at Brown & Hopkins Country Store was a favorite treat. “[My father] was the town sergeant for many years, so we were always in town and we’d stop in here,” she says, recounting the wax lips and candy cigarettes she favored as a kid.