Features
Onne Van der Wal
supported restaurants
during the pandemic
with a portable dining
room in Newport.
SEPTEMBER 2020
Contents
Departments
8 CONTRIBUTORS
10 FROM THE PUBLISHER
12 CHATTER
15 CityState
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Best of Rhode Island
While the coronavirus changed life as we knew it, from everyday activities to dining out
or fun times with friends — the Best of Rhode Island party included — we’ve still got a lot to
celebrate this year. Check out this list of Rhode Islanders who stepped up to help their
neighbors, plus the results of our annual readers’ poll. Edited by Sarah Francis. Contributors:
Emma Bartlett, Theresa Brown, Jamie Coelho, Samantha Labrecque, Kaitlyn Murray, Casey Nilsson
and Isabelle Paquette
17 CURRENT
Everlasting Blooms; meet
Emily M. Danforth; Blackowned
businesses.
22 STYLE
Eye-catching local artwork.
25 OUT TAKES
Southern New England Go Red
for Women Luncheon.
29 REPORTER
We look back on calls to remove
“Providence Plantations” from
the official state name, which
voters will reconsider on this
November’s ballot.
35 TO-DO LIST
September’s best activities.
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BEST OF: ONNE VAN DER WAL; CLAMBAKE:
WOLF MATTHEWSON; HOME: ERIN MCGINN.
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58 Keep Clam
and Carry On
Scenes from a traditional
fishermen’s clambake in
Little Compton.
By Casey Nilsson
104 Back to
School
Local schools, universities
and academic services
discuss returning to school
in the age of COVID-19.
Edited by Kaitlyn Murray
67 YOUR TOWN
Explore the hidden treasures
in your town.
75 AT HOME
A little love and creative vision
turn a neglected Quonset hut
into a boho beauty.
80 DINING OUT
This Newport newcomer takes
comfort food to an imaginative
new level.
120 SNAPSHOT
Gansett Rocks.
On the cover: Best of Rhode Island.
Mural photography courtesy of
the Avenue Concept. Follow us on
the Web at RIMonthly.com.
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