JUNE 2023
Contents
Departments
8 CONTRIBUTORS 10 FROM THE PUBLISHER 12 CHATTER
PHOTOGRAPHY , STEVEN FEINBERG : CHAD WEEDEN ; STYLEWEEK : WOLF MATTHEWSON ; AT HOME : DISCOVER NEWPORT .
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Made for the Movies
Steven Feinberg created films as a kid and is the reason Hollywood comes knocking on Rhode Island ’ s door , but it turns out his own life is playing out like a movie . By Paul E . Kandarian
Features
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46 Eco-Conscious on the Catwalk
Student designers from the Lincoln School repurpose recyclable and sustainable materials on the runway in the annual StyleWeek SEED Student Design Challenge . By Jamie Coelho
52 Real-Life Gilded Age
The social-climbers , scandalmongers and suffragettes who made the Gilded Age a time to remember in New England ’ s favorite oceanfront enclave . Edited by Lauren Clem
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17 CURRENT Q & A with Luis Hernandez of the Public ’ s Radio ; Portsmouth Civil War hospital ; Ninigret Park trolls .
22 STYLE Check out these products for taming unruly summer manes .
25 OUT TAKES Meals on Wheels ’ Festival of Meals ; MAE Organization ’ s Be the Light Gala .
29 REPORTER Science shows solitary confinement doesn ’ t reduce violence among incarcerated people , so why is it still used in prisons ?
37 TO-DO LIST June ’ s best activities .
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103 RHODE TRIPS Make yourself at home at one of these fun-filled campgrounds .
113 AT HOME The Newport Flower Show celebrates the Gilded Age .
118 DINING OUT The dining room of Cheng Du Taste is like a trip back in time , but the Sichuan food has a following that will take it into the future .
128 SNAPSHOT Stained glass at the former St . Mark ’ s Church in Warren .
ON THE COVER : Alva Vanderbilt , shown at the 1883 Vanderbilt Fancy Dress Ball . Photograph : Alamy . Follow us on the web at RIMonthly . com .
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