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RHODE ISLAND MONTHLY • 35 YEARS

T he 2010s were years of big changes and steady progress across Rhode Island . We got soaked by the 100-year flood ( remember Warwick Mall under two feet of water ?) and said goodbye to longtime icons ( R . I . P . Benny ’ s ) even as we welcomed back old favorites to our city streets ( Hi , Neighbor !). Up on Smith Hill , the steady march of women into the highest ranks of state government created some much-deserved buzz , spilling over into the pages of Rhode Island Monthly as women held the spotlight like never before . For all the forward movement , we still found ourselves returning to our old standbys — after all , it ’ s not an occasion without some Awful Awfuls to celebrate , and a late-night Olneyville New York System run to sop it all up when you ’ re done .

October 2013 : “ The New Girl ” Pop superstar Taylor Swift caused a bit of bad blood with some locals when she first purchased her mega mansion in Watch Hill — not due to a lack of neighborly courtesy , but to the amount of attention it heaped upon the usually peaceful seaside community . Others , however , knew all too well that her presence could boost surrounding real estate values and tourism efforts .
December 2014 : Before becoming the country ’ s secretary of commerce , Gina Raimondo shattered the state ’ s glass ceiling in 2014 when she was elected as Rhode Island ’ s first female governor .

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August 2019 : The August 2019 cover paid tribute to the return of Narragansett Beer , which ended its thirty-three year hiatus from the state in 2016 when the company began brewing at the Guild in Pawtucket . It later opened a new headquarters and tasting room in Fox Point .
April 2014 : Woonsocket-based CVS made headlines when it announced it would stop selling cigarettes and tobacco products in its stores as of Oct . 1 , 2014 .
August 2015 : Rocky Point Clam Shack commanded our 2015 Best of Rhode Island issue with a colorful wave of nostalgia , but alas , the recognition was not enough to cast off the curse of its namesake . The beloved eatery off Warwick ’ s Post Road shuttered its doors in June 2022 .
CVS / pharmacy will stop selling cigarettes and all tobacco products at its more than 7,600 stores nationwide by October 1 , 2014 .
Ending the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products at CVS / pharmacy is
simply the right thing to do for the good of our customers and our company .
The sale of tobacco products is inconsistent with our purpose –
helping people on their path to better health .
As the delivery of health care evolves with an emphasis on better health outcomes ,
reducing chronic disease and controlling costs , CVS Caremark is playing an expanded role through our 26,000 pharmacists and nurse practitioners . By removing tobacco products from our retail shelves , we will better serve our patients , clients and health care providers while positioning CVS Caremark for future growth as a health care company . Cigarettes and tobacco products have no place in a setting where health care is delivered . This is the right thing to do .

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