20 Literary Love

The Yellow House bookstore fosters connection in Tiverton. BYJULIA COTE

23 Arts & Culture

RISD professor Tyanna J. Buie creates art for the Obama Center.

BY MADDIE BROWNING

24 Trendsetter

Photographer Kannetha Brown’ s heritage informs her style. BY TESS LYONS

26 First Person

A coach’ s daughter grows up with a sense of community. BY TESS LYONS

30 Spaces

A Tiverton designer crafts the vibrant home of her dreams. BY DANA LAVERTY

35 Guest List

The thirtieth annual Newport Flower Show; the Rhode Island Historical Society’ s Golden Ball. EDITED BY LAUREN CLEM

39 Reporter

Three Rhode Island cafes have formed unions since 2020, with the trend showing no signs of stopping.

BY ELLEN LIBERMAN

46 Rhode Trips

Dawn and Cassius Spears cultivate Indigenous crops at Ashawaug Farm.

BY JAMIE COELHO

120 Dining Review

The Hotel Viking gets a creative culinary update inspired by fine dining on the Riviera. BY KAREN DEUTSCH

124 Dining Details

Murmur HiFi Lounge; Diner’ s Update; On Tap. EDITED BY JAMIE COELHO

127 Restaurant Guide

136 Nostalgia

John Coggeshall’ s gravestone.

BY DANA LAVERTY

ON THE COVER: Cattle graze at Middendorf Farm in Little Compton. Photograph: Wolf Matthewson.

PHOTOGRAPHY FROM TOP CENTER: COURTESY OF OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER; TOM COUTURE PHOTOGRAPHY;

COURTESY OF ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO; RIGHT: ANGEL TUCKER; COURTESY OF R. I. HISTORICAL CEMETERY COMMISSION.

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