RI • MA • NH • CARDIS. COM
UNCOVER HIDDEN CUP HOLDERS
FEEL SOUND COME ALIVE
EXPERIENCE TOP GRAIN LEATHER
STAY CONNECTED WITH EASE
RELAX WITH POWER RECLINE
What’ s your favorite Halloween candy?
KitKat bars!
I’ m a Skittles girlie.
Twix!
Mounds or a Reese’ s Fast Break.
EDITORIAL Editor Jamie Coelho
649-4860, jcoelho @ rimonthly. com Managing Editor Dana Laverty
649-4868, dlaverty @ rimonthly. com Senior Editor Lauren Clem
649-4830, lclem @ rimonthly. com Special Editions Editor Edelinda Baptista
649-4870, ebaptista @ rimonthly. com Digital Editor Kaitlyn Murray
649-4898, kmurray @ rimonthly. com Editorial Assistant Tess Lyons
649-4880, tlyons @ rimonthly. com Contributing Editors
Karen Deutsch, Ellen Liberman Contributing Writers Bob Curley, Philip Eil, Ann Hood, Jackie Ignall, Paul E. Kandarian,
Annie Sherman, Eli Sherman Editorial Interns
Erin Malinn, Justin Theriault 649-4899, spintern @ rimonthly. com, interne @ rimonthly. com
ART Creative Director Doreen Chisnell
649-4828, dchisnell @ rimonthly. com Art Director Emily Rietzel
649-4818, erietzel @ rimonthly. com Contributing Photographers
Mike Braca, Jesse Burke, Ryan T. Conaty, Alex Gagne, James Jones, Wolf Matthewson, Andrew Moran, Meghan Sepe, Dana Smith,
Dee Speaks, Angel Tucker, Chad Weeden
PRODUCTION AND CREATIVE SERVICES
Production Director Paul O’ Hare 649-4833, pohare @ rimonthly. com Imaging Specialist Alan DiPetrillo
649-4844, adipetrillo @ rimonthly. com Graphic Designer Elana Valverde
649-4877, evalverde @ rimonthly. com Advertising Designer Alison Simao 649-4866, asimao @ rimonthly. com
ADMINISTRATION President and Publisher John J. Palumbo
Candy corn.
649-4848, jpalumbo @ rimonthly. com Director of Finance Joanne Torres 649-4884, jtorres @ rimonthly. com
Anything Office Manager Kristine Dorais chocolate!
649-4847, kdorais @ rimonthly. com Subscription Consultant L. Lee Healy 649-4847, healylee @ aol. com We need more Newsstand Consultant T. J. Montilli European 649-4847, montillitj @ gmail. com chocolate handed out on Halloween!
SALES AND MARKETING Associate Publisher / Sales Kieran Keating 649-4888, kkeating @ rimonthly. com Marketing Consultants
Reese’ s Megan Colwell for me!
649-4805, mcolwell @ rimonthly. com Nancy Duffy 649-4802, nduffy @ rimonthly. com Jana Gillette
Reese’ s Peanut
Butter Cups! 649-4869, jgillette @ rimonthly. com Sandra Moesing 649-4803, smoesing @ rimonthly. com Director of Marketing and Events Beth Mattera 649-4807, bmattera @ rimonthly. com Marketing Assistant Lizanya Soares 649-4820, lsoares @ rimonthly. com
OFFICES Publisher’ s Representative, New York Couture Marketing, 917-821-4429 Main Number 401-649-4800 Subscriptions 877-848-0117 or visit our website at RIMonthly. com.
MEMBER: Rhode Island Press Association, Rhode Island Black Business Association, Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce, Southern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce, Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, Providence Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau, Newport County Chamber of Commerce, Rhode Island Hospitality Association, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce, One South Coast Chamber.
OCTOBER 2025 VOLUME 38 NUMBER 6
SHOWROOMS IN RI. MA. NH SCAN TO SHOP CARDIS. COM
The following is a registered trademark, and the use of this trademark is strictly prohibited: Best of Rhode Island. Rhode Island Monthly( ISSN 1041-1380) is published monthly by Rhode Island Monthly Communications, Inc., 560 Mineral Spring Ave., Unit 100B, Pawtucket, RI 02860. Telephone: 401-649-4800. Periodicals postage paid at Providence, Rhode Island, and at additional mailing offices.
Copyright 2025 by Rhode Island Monthly Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission. No responsibility is assumed for unsolicited materials, which must be accompanied by SASE if they are to be returned.
PRINTED IN USA.
2 RHODE ISLAND MONTHLY I OCTOBER 2025