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Features
Rhode Island Monthly Turns 35 !
Three-plus decades of icons , shenanigans , colorful characters and fabulous attractions that prove Rhode Island ’ s the best state evah . Edited by Dana Laverty
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19 CURRENT Preservation in plastic ; musician Chris Monti ; Little Rhody podcasts .
24 STYLE Local gear to make your pet the most stylish in the neighborhood .
27 OUT TAKES The Museum of Work and Culture ’ s Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Gala ; A Wish Come True Gala .
30 REPORTER A new business venture and changing climate mean a new crop of local shellfish may soon make its way to Rhode Islanders ’ plates .
34 TO-DO LIST March ’ s best activities .
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PHOTOGRAPHY : PETS / COURTESY OF MONIKER BREWERY ; AT HOME / WOLF MATTHEWSON .
Consider the Paw-sibilities !
This packed pet guide is for the dogs ( and the cats ...). Edited by Kaitlyn Murray
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71 RHODE TRIPS However you slice it , we ’ ve got you covered for Pi Day festivities .
83 AT HOME A Barrington man turns his lawn into a thriving vegetable garden .
88 DINING OUT We look back at a Rhode Island institution forty-three years after it opened its doors .
120 SNAPSHOT Turk ’ s Head Building .
ON THE COVER : Rhode Island Monthly celebrates its thirty-fifth anniversary by looking back on unforgettable icons , stories and more . Photo illustration by Emily Rietzel . Follow us on the web at RIMonthly . com .
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