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Features

MARCH 2021

Contents

Departments
10 CONTRIBUTORS
12 FROM THE PUBLISHER
14 CHATTER
16 CityState

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Stick Tight

Photojournalist Ryan Conaty documents his young family ’ s experiences getting through life in the days and months of the pandemic .
17 CURRENT Five-lined skink ; meet Larry O ’ Brien ; Cardkits .
20 STYLE An array of books and accessories for the locally minded bibliophile .
23 OUTTAKES A joint COVID-safe concert .
25 REPORTER Ellen Liberman digs into the first municipal bag ban in Rhode Island .
31 TO-DO LIST March ’ s best activities .
STICK TIGHT : RYAN CONATY ; TALKING TRASH : GETTY IMAGES / CJP ; GARBAGE FISH : COURTESY OF SCOTT LAUDATI ; DINING OUT : ANGEL TUCKER .

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Talking Trash
How we can reduce , reuse , recycle and rot our way to a cleaner Ocean State . By Casey Nilsson
Garbage Fish : A Love Story
Bluefish gets dismissed as trash fish , but one determined home cook proves we ’ re missing the boat . By Scott Laudati
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65 YOUR TOWN Explore the hidden treasures in your town .
71 AT HOME A modest property becomes a family vacation retreat .
76 DINING OUT A trio of eateries with comfort food that satisfies .
96 SNAPSHOT Bug-ingham Palace .
On the cover : Talking trash . Illustration by George F . Baker III . Follow us on the Web at RIMonthly . com .
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