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ARTS & CULTURE 92
HEALTH & BEAUTY 98
READERS’ POLL 101
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RHODE ISLAND
August is one of our favorite months here at Rhode Island Monthly. After a year of in-depth research, we highlight the people, small businesses, attractions and events that symbolize the best of the Ocean State. It’ s always a thrill to honor the folks who keep Little Rhody moving forward, especially when so many things— the political climate, the news, the Washington Bridge— are out of our control.( Late 2028? Really?)
It’ s our way of recognizing everyone who works tirelessly— often with little to no recognition— to keep our little state perfectly beautiful, weird, wacky and just a little sassy, just the way we like it.
Check out our Editors’ Picks in the pages that follow to see where we wined, dined, played, shopped and pampered ourselves this year, and then take a peek at how the public voted in our Readers’ Poll, choosing their favorite spots in more than 300 categories.
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ARTS & CULTURE 92
HEALTH & BEAUTY 98
READERS’ POLL 101
CONTRIBUTORS EDELINDA BAPTISTA, LAUREN CLEM, JAMIE COELHO, KAREN DEUTSCH, JACKIE IGNALL, DANA LAVERTY, TESS LYONS, ANDREA MCHUGH AND KAITLYN MURRAY
PHOTOGRAPHY BY WOLF MATTHEWSON, ANGEL TUCKER AND CHAD WEEDEN
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