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Features

APRIL 2022

Contents

Departments
8 CONTRIBUTORS
10 FROM THE PUBLISHER
12 CHATTER
15 CityState

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Here for the Right Reasons

“ Bachelor in Paradise ” co-stars Jared Haibon and Ashley Iaconetti married and settled down in Rhode Island , opened a coffee shop and welcomed a new baby all at once , but can they keep up with “ Bachelor ” fandom while sustaining their business long-term ? By Jamie Coelho
17 CURRENT Famous Rhode Island baseball players ; Papitto Opportunity Connection ; Designer Amy Page DeBlasio .
22 STYLE Pantone Color of the Year .
27 OUT TAKES Tomorrow Fund ; Misquamicut Luau .
31 REPORTER Beachgoers and waterfront landowners have a long history of battling it out over shoreline access boundaries .
39 TO-DO LIST April ’ s best activities .
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87 RHODE TRIPS Indoor activities to cure your rainy-day blues .
JARED HAIBON : ALEX GAGNE ; BRUNCH : ANGEL TUCKER ; ARTISAN : COURTESY OF LAZULI HANDCRAFTED ; HOME : ANTHONY CRISAFULLI .

46

Best Brunches !
Trendy newcomers and tried-and-true classics to visit for the most important combined meal of the day . Edited by Jamie Coelho

64

Meet the Rhody Makers
Local artisans and creatives hone their craft by sharing their work with residents of the Ocean State and beyond . Edited by Edelinda Baptista
97 AT HOME A Rhody native moves back from the Big Easy and builds his eco-friendly forever home .
102 DINING OUT Providence ’ s new sushi restaurants include a chef ’ s first solo venture and a fusion concept that melds Dominican ingredients with Japanese technique .
128 SNAPSHOT Oxen at Blackbird Farm .
ON THE COVER : Brunch from Blu Violet in Aloft Providence . Photograph by Angel Tucker . Follow us on the Web at RIMonthly . com .
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