Features
AUGUST 2020
Contents
Departments
8 CONTRIBUTORS
10 FROM THE PUBLISHER
12 CHATTER
15 CityState
42
The Quintessential
Quahog Guide
Everything you need to know about harvesting, cooking and eating Rhode Island’s
favorite clam. By Jamie Coelho, Kaitlyn Murray and Isabelle Paquette
17 CURRENT
La Gondola; Thinking Black Men
of Providence; Bent and Bree.
22 STYLE
Locally made jewelry.
25 OUT TAKES
Providence Preservation Society
Winter Bash.
29 REPORTER
The coronavirus pandemic
blasted holes in Rhode Island’s
already-frayed social safety net,
and it isn’t done yet.
35 TO-DO LIST
August’s best activities.
69
QUAHOG DISH: ANGEL TUCKER; QUAHOGS: WOLF MATTHEWSON;
HOME: COURTESY OF EMILY BLANCHARD.
52
52 A Rake’s
Progress
Rhode Island’s quahoggers
are a resilient bunch, even
in the face of a pandemic.
By Todd McLeish
56 Top Dentists
153 dentists who will
make you smile. Edited by
Sarah Francis
63 YOUR TOWN
Explore the hidden
treasures in your town.
69 AT HOME
Inside a budding interior
designer’s bright rental perch.
74 DINING OUT
A Garden City newcomer
elevates favorite Indian dishes
to a delicious new level.
112 SNAPSHOT
The DeLorean Time Machine.
On the cover: The Quahog Guide.
Photograph by Angel Tucker. Follow us
on the Web at RIMonthly.com.
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