Lauren Clem

2 weeks 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.

3 weeks ago | rimonthly.com | Lauren Clem

A new ice cream shop is offering a sweet new hangout spot in Warwick, just in time for the summer months. Apponaug Village Creamery is a new business from Molly Newman and her fiancé, Joe Trillo, located off Post Road near the Apponaug roundabouts. The creamery opened earlier this month and is already attracting customers at 10 Music Lane. “We’re trying to build a community here where it’s something to do,” Trillo says.

4 weeks ago | rimonthly.com | Lauren Clem

Take advantage of the spring weather to test out those new hiking boots in your own backyard. Rhode Island is not exactly known for its hiking. Topping out at a grand total of 812 feet (we see you, Jerimoth Hill!) it’s more often a drive-through state for serious hikers on their way to the glacier-carved peaks of New Hampshire and Vermont.

1 month ago | rimonthly.com | Lauren Clem

It’s official — Rhode Island’s newest professional sports team will play its games at Centreville Bank Stadium on the banks of the Seekonk River. Rhode Island FC revealed the name sponsor Tuesday during a press event in the stadium’s newly completed club area. Harold M. Horvat, president and CEO of Centreville Bank, expressed his excitement in partnering with the team.

1 month ago | rimonthly.com | Lauren Clem

According to PEN America, the United States is seeing a surge in book bans, with more than 10,000 instances of books banned during the 2023-2024 school year. These sobering statistics remind us that freedoms aren’t automatic, and even rights enshrined in the Constitution need safeguarding. It’s a message the coordinators of this year’s Bristol BookFest have taken to heart by placing a high school classic, Ray Bradbury’s dystopian Fahrenheit 451, at the center of this year’s celebration.