Features
APRIL 2020
Contents
Departments
8 CONTRIBUTORS
10 FROM THE PUBLISHER
12 CHATTER
15 CityState
17 CURRENT
PawSox by the numbers;
Hannaway Blacksmith Shop;
Wicked Tulips.
22 STYLE
Fresh gear for mud season.
25 OUT TAKES
Tomorrow Fund Gala;
Taste of Rhode Island.
29 REPORTER
Can the e-cigarette industry
survive mounting regulations?
35 TO-DO LIST
April’s best activities.
58
79
Blooming Lovely
These flower farmers are part of a field-to-vase movement, bringing
spectacular beauty indoors. By Jennifer Steffy Swanson
44 Plant Power
The best plant-based
restaurants and resources
in Rhode Island for going
vegan. By Jamie Coelho
and Julie Tremaine
54 Everybody
Knows This
Is Nowhere
44
An attempt to get lost in
a small, crowded place.
By John Taraborelli
69 YOUR TOWN
Explore the hidden treasures in
this month’s featured town.
79 AT HOME
An East Side contemporary is
designed to inspire wellness and
togetherness.
84 DINING OUT
A spiffed-up former gas station
with a creative menu debuts on
E.G.’s restaurant row.
120 SNAPSHOT
Miss Lorraine diner.
On the cover: Hometown Poke.
Photograph: Angel Tucker. Follow us
on the web at RIMonthly.com.
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