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Grab a Latte or a locally made pastry at this month’s Rhody Gem. (Pg 27)
This Month 29 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ADLER’S
14 The Society of Architectural Historians holds international conference in Providence
The Wickenden Street mainstay turns 100
Every Month
16 Hamilton House creates a community of learning for seniors
Food & Drink 41 Flavor of the Month: Seven Stars Bakery’snew nut bar 42 Food News: Make bagels with Rebelle Artisan Bagels
18 In the Know
6 Editorial and Letters
45 Dining Guide 21 Neighborhood News
Calendar
News & Culture
27 Rhody Gem
51 Calendar: Events you can’t miss this month
9 Exhibit at Brown reveals a forgotten East Side wetland
Life & Style
East Sider
10 The history behind the Rhode Island Chamber Music Concerts
35 Home of the Month: Empty nesters make the most of a College Hill clapboard
58 State’s first newswoman and former OSS has stories to tell
12 Meet this year’s distinguished Classical High School alumni
38 Education: Anthenaeum to host School One’s gothic writing workshops
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EDITORIAL
There must be a better way Despite a petition signed by over 600 residents – dozens of whom regularly trooped down to several months of Providence City Plan Commission (CPC) meetings – the CPC Board was unwilling to override the legal arguments of the developer and his attorney regarding the Beresford-Nicholson house. The duo maintained that without the umbrella of historic protection, the development as proposed conformed to existing zoning legislation. Feeling it lacked jurisdiction to stop the process, the board voted to allow the developer to proceed with his plans, though it did reduce the number of lots from ten to nine. At issue was not the development itself, but rather whether the developers would be allowed to implement their plans to demolish all five historic buildings that currently exist on the property, including a handsome 7,000-square-foot manor house and a beloved stone carriage house. Opponents had hoped the very clear CPC guidelines that listed the protection of neighborhoods as one
of its cornerstones might prove enough to save the building. Obviously, so far, it has not. So, what’s next? The neighbors have said they have not given up quite yet and apparently are planning to appeal the decision. Several have threatened personal legal action to try and protect at least two of the better preserved historic properties. Others are trying to defend their own properties that might be jeopardized by the plans as submitted. Since both the manor house and carriage house were recently named on the Providence Preservation Society’s 2019 endangered properties list, it is clear that they have not given up either. When asked about next steps, PPS executive director Brent Runyon admitted he is trying to be realistic about his expectations of what will happen next. “I am still hopeful that we can work with the developer to think creatively and thoughtfully about preserving the main house and perhaps other historic resources. I also understand some neighbors are
expected to file an appeal. Generally speaking, PPS needs to do a better job of explaining how neighbors can use city zoning to preserve what they think is special about their neighborhoods, whether that it’s historic zoning or other tools.” It would seem to us there are possible paths for the developer to move forward that would create a wonderfully successful project and still be sensitive to the unique historic legacy of our city. More importantly, the project could respect the actual neighborhood that has quietly grown up around the estate over the past century. Our hope is that there is also enough commitment and creativity on the part of all parties for it to happen. Can the developer explore better design options? Can the neighbors perhaps accept better cluster options without opening a full zoning redo? Facing Blackstone Boulevard as it does, protecting Slater Avenue with its iconic wall as it does, this is too important a piece of property not to explore all options.
that they have a responsibility to the entire neighborhood and must consider the weight and gravitas of their decision on all of us. In a perfect world, a swift approval for a zoning change that would allow a “cluster development” would both allow for new house construction and keep the parklike setting for six or seven new houses on big spacious lots with many of the old trees remaining intact. This cluster would be lovely, with its own access road winding beautifully between Slater and the Boulevard. And I don’t think it would unnecessarily punish the developer. Quite the contrary.
It is my understanding that the developer would like this cluster but is afraid of the lengthy zoning process this would require. Surely there must be some way to fast track this. Can you imagine Manhattan without Central Park? It was enlightened and thoughtful stewardship that maintain a portion of that city for green space. Let us all be as responsible as we try to enhance and protect this vital green space in Providence.
Letters To Editor To the editor: As an abutting neighbor of the proposed development, I would like to make the case for the importance of protecting Blackstone Boulevard as one of the special areas of Providence that needs to be protected and treated carefully. It is a unique urban area. The current plan for the Nicholson estate with its ten houses, three of which would be quite narrow with straight driveways into the street, hardly enhances the park-like setting of the Boulevard. This is a rushed plan, an unimaginative plan. I would urge the developer to consider
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NEWS & CULTURE East Side Stories | In The Know | Neighborhood News
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An exhibit on Brown’s campus reveals the history of a forgotten East Side wetland By Robert Isenberg
Painting by George Whitaker, courtesy of Brown University
George W. Whitaker’s oil painting illustrates the Cat Swamp in 1896
No living person ever visited “Cat Swamp,” the marshes that once occupied several blocks of the East Side. That swamp has long been drained, and rows of modern buildings have replaced it. But in the late 19th century, the artist Edward Peckham studied these soggy acres closely. He painted the local plant life and conferred with a group of amateur botanists. Entwined: Botany, Art, and the Lost Cat Swamp Habitat gathers some of Peckham’s watercolors, as well as artwork and floral specimens by the botanist William Bailey, who shared Peckham’s interest. The exhibit is housed in the John Hay Library on Brown’s
campus, a collaboration between The Rhode Island Historical Society and the Brown University Herbarium. Opened in January, the display takes up two small rooms, revealing original field notes and the pressings of century-old flowers. While many will delight at the knowledge that familiar streets like Everett Avenue were once an intractable bog, curators hope that Cat Swamp serves as a cautionary tale: a once-thriving natural habitat is gone forever, along with all the wildlife species it once supported. The entire ecosystem that Peckham and Bailey admired, which continued to exist until about 1915, has been unrecognizably
replaced with houses and sidewalks. “This is by far the best locality for Menyanthes I have ever known,” wrote Bailey, his words blown up to cover an entire wall. Menyanthes are often called “bog beans,” and they look like fuzzy white stars. He turns wistful: “Cat Swamp is being drained and filled in so that Menyanthes trifoliata, L., must disappear, with the Typhas.” But all has not been lost. As the exhibit reminds its visitors, the Brown University Herbarium houses about 100,000 such specimens, many of them donated by Bailey himself. Entwined continues through the end of April. 20 Prospect Street, Library.Brown.edu
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The history behind the Rhode Island Chamber Music Concerts By Ed McCarthy
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Nowadays, we think of entertaining as having friends over for the Pats’ game and putting out bowls of nachos and dip. But in the 1930s and ‘40s, Anne and Nicholas Brown took a more refined approach: hosting chamber music concerts in their home. According to Joseph Correia, executive director of the Rhode
Island Chamber Music Concerts organization, Anne herself was an accomplished violinist and joined Baltimore’s Peabody Conservatory Orchestra as a teen; spent six years as a reporter, columnist, and arts critic for the Baltimore News-American; and wrote prolifically about musical celebrities, theater, opera, and classical
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music concerts. After the couple married in 1930, they began hosting house concerts at their Benefit Street residence, the Nightingale-Brown House. Performances featured celebrity string quartets that the couple admired, and Anne became wellknown for organizing these private parties. Years later, in an interview for the Providence Journal, their son, John Carter, recalled how the evenings would start with a small dinner party that would later be joined by a larger group for the concert in the family’s library. These concerts eventually turned public and formally became Rhode Island Chamber Music Concerts (RICMC) sometime in the early 1950s. It is now the oldest chamber music presenting organization in the state, and one of the longest running chamber music series in the country. RICMC is a nonprofit staffed by volunteers, including Correia and a 13-member board of directors. Concerts have been held at the McVinney Auditorium for the past three seasons, and they try to achieve a balance between classics and newer compositions, established and upand-coming musicians, plus a variety of instruments, Correia explains. While there are only four concerts each year, two in Fall and two in Spring, Correia says this means they can “present artists of the highest caliber at a very affordable ticket price for the community, which is a defining hallmark of this historic series.” “We take pride in enriching the cultural life of Rhode Island by bringing the world’s leading classical music ensembles to perform here and share their vision with us,” continues Correia. “It is a real treat to be able to hear them right here in Providence.” See RICMC’s next performance on April 25. RICMC.org
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Last year, SAH toured architectural gems in Minnesota like the baptistry in St. John’s Abbey pictured here
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Providence will play host to over 600 museum professionals, preservationists, and historians of art and architecture as they convene to discuss key issues facing the preservation of historical architecture across the world. The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) will host its 72nd Annual International Conference on April 24-28 at the Rhode Island Convention Center. Attendees will take part in workshops, roundtable discussions,
and paper sessions discussing new research on the history of the built environment. The conference comes in the midst of an ongoing and impassioned debate about the future aesthetic of Providence, including points of contention like the Hope Point Tower – what would become the tallest building in Rhode Island – and Brown University’s plans for a new performing arts center. “Other cities around the world are
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dealing with similar issues surrounding failing infrastructure and heritage conservation, and the seminar is designed to serve as a forum for dialogue between the local community and SAH members,” says Helena Dean, Director of Communications for SAH. The public is invited to join SAH conference attendees in more than 25 guided tours – in Providence and surrounding cities such as Newport, Cape Cod, and Bristol – that will be led by historians, architects, and other local experts, spotlighting some of the area’s rich architectural heritage, including the Nightingale-Brown House and First Baptist Church. “It’s great because our attendees get a chance to get outside the convention center and explore the city. And the local community has the opportunity to learn more about the architecture and history of their hometown through tours that are pretty in-depth,” says Dean. Additionally, a free public Saturday morning seminar on April 27 will examine the urban renewal, highway repairs, and preservation taking place in Providence, and will include a tour of the Jewelry District. Sponsors of this year’s conference include the Brown’s Department of History of Art and Architecture and RWU’s School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation. SAH last held its annual conference in Providence in 2004. The city was chosen again for this year because of the combination of its rich architectural history and its legacy of preservation. “There are countless architecturally significant structures in Providence and the surrounding area,” says Dean. See the conference’s full program and learn more about joining SAH by visiting SAH.org.
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children of her own, but the ornate French chateau-style house she once owned on Angell Street has become home to a sort of extended family. “It has that sense of being a family,” says Jessica Haley, Executive Director of Hamilton House, an adult enrichment center. “Everybody’s supporting each other.” Hamilton House was founded in 1972 after Florrie’s death; she had bequeathed the building and land to the Central Congregational Church, which is next door. She had received the house as a wedding gift from her father, George Champlin, whose foundation now funds major repairs and renovations to the building. At any given time, the nonprofit learning exchange has about 30 to 40 classes available for its members, encompassing a wide range of topics from analyzing fairytales or a critical theoretical approach to The Great Gatsby, to classes on meditation, salsa, and animation. But Hamilton House is about much more than taking classes. “The most important thing about Hamilton House is that we keep people from isolation,” Haley explains. “We have many people that relocate to Rhode Island, have lost a spouse, or they just retired
– they don’t know what to do.” The sense of community is engendered by daily lunches, music series, foreign film and dinner nights, and trips to both local destinations like the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, and overseas destinations like Iceland and Germany. Hamilton House also maintains several intergenerational programs with local schools, including a reading group with kids at School One and a partnership with Brown University that allows students to teach some of the courses. “It’s provided much fellowship, camaraderie, stimulation, and really joy for many people who have been here,” says Barbara Slater, a Providence resident who is a new member. The nonprofit currently has about 280 members, aged 65 to 90. It draws a diversity of people – everybody from a former potato chip delivery driver and bank president to a teacher and nurse. One of the most important things about Hamilton House is its atmosphere of positive energy, according to Haley. “Some people think when you age there is such loss, but there isn’t,” she says. “There is so much to gain.” 276 Angell Street, HistoricHamilton.com
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WaterFire Makes a Big Waterhire For well over a decade, one of the lynchpins of the success of WaterFire has been the person that has to go out and sign up the companies that sponsor the lightings. This, in addition to state grants and whatever the organization can raise on their own, is what allows this uniquely Rhode Island phenomenon to burn on rather than burn out. Bronwyn Dannenfelser, the Director of Resource Development, has held this vitally important position for over 14 years, but now is moving on to work for a company in the film industry. Her successor is well known within the community though, and should be a capable replacement. Ed Cabral has just joined WaterFire as their new manager of sponsorships and corporate relations, and has both a sales background (as a former sales manager for the Providence Journal) and is well
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In case you missed it, the old mansion at 150 Lloyd Avenue and, most recently, the proposed site of a highly controversial Suboxone Clinic was sold last month for $1.9M dollars. It has been bought by developer Walter Bronhard. Bronhard has both his fans and his detractors. Some commercial tenants seem satisfied with his property management. Others, especially members of the Benefit Street MOHA neighborhood association, have more of a love/hate relationship. And certainly his attempt to put 13 separate students into his property at 77 Keene Street was greeted with intense neighborhood pushback. As we go to press, Bronhard has not announced what his plans will be for the Lloyd Avenue property, although it would seem his model is based more about student and resident housing than the prescribing of suboxone. Stay tuned on this one.
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A Providence culinary tradition makes it big in New York A recent issue of the New Yorker (March 4) had an interesting Rhode Island twist in its popular “Tables for Two” food column. They reviewed Violet, a “hotly anticipated new restaurant which has recently opened in the East Village.” What makes it so special? It’s their decision to blend two seemingly different food options, or, to quote them, “Of all the potential regional-cuisine mashups (that might be offered), Rhode Island-Indian has to be pretty high on the list of unexpected contenders.” The review, which was quite positive, explained that the owners Matt and Emily Hyland, who have several other well-respected restaurants around the city, actually met each other when they were both students in Rhode Island. There they became acquainted with the famous thin-crust pizza from Al Forno (arguably the best in the world say we, homers that we are). Their Emily Loves Pizza Restaurant has an almost cult following on its own. The RI theme continues beyond just pizza though, and includes other menu items like stuffies, Johnnycakes, and coffee milk panna cotta. The reviewer closed with her own suggestion that she’d be happy enough just downing a nice cold glass of coffee milk and proposing a toast to the cuisine of Little Rhody. The restaurant is at 511 East 5th Street.
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College Hill Neighborhood Association Our new ward councilwoman reports in At the last CHNA Board meeting, Helen Anthony, the newly elected Representative for Ward 2, presented her summary of how the first few weeks have gone for her in the City Council. The short answer: Somewhat disappointing, but she’s still optimistic. Because she was one of the five councilpersons who did not support Sabina Matos for council president, she found herself punished initially by not being given a seat on any of the major standing committees. She was also disappointed that the council chose to reject a proposal that had been submitted by her predecessor Sam Zurier. The proposal would have required any councilors charged with a felony to resign their committee leadership positions until exonerated. As a result, former council president Luis Aponte, who has been charged with embezzlement, was selected to head two committees, including one responsible for monitoring federal grants coming onto the city. Still, Anthony looks forward to working with Matos to find ways to help our city and our ward. Fortunately, there was some good news to report too. Anthony finally did get selected for several committees, including a spot on the powerful finance committee. New proposal for student housing on Euclid Avenue The second board agenda item was a report from Donna Personeus, the executive director of the Thayer Street District Management Authority (TSDMA), who reported on a project currently pending before the Providence City Plan Commission (CPC). Proposed by developer David Baskin, the plan is to demolish the building at 15 Euclid Avenue between Thayer and Brook and to construct a new four story, 18-unit set of apartments which will be connected to the building at 23 Euclid. The proposal has been put on hold for a month in response to concerns by
the TSMDA, the Providence Preservation Society, and the CHNA over its design and whether it fully conforms to the guidelines articulated by the Thayer Street District. Cited in particular was whether there needed to be more attention given to the need for some first-floor mixed use, better articulation of windows, and enhancement to the overall design of the building itself.
The developer agreed to submit more detailed plans to both the TSDMA and PPS Design Review board before re-submitting his project. For more information about the College Hill Neighborhood Association, please visit CHNAProvidence.org, contact CHNA@CHNAProvidence.org, or donate at GoFundMe.com/CHNAProvidence.
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April 15 is fast approaching, and it is the last days to participate in the Mount Hope Neighborhood Association (MHNA) Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. Again, VITA offers free income tax filing for households with an annual income under $55,000. MHNA is located at 199 Camp Street for service. The hours are Tuesday 3:30pm8:30pm, Wednesday 4pm-9pm, and Saturday 1:30pm-6:30pm. Please bring all pertinent documents. Planting has started in the Sharing Garden in Billy Taylor Park. The snow peas are in! Compost Drop offs are still on Saturday noon-1pm, and Wednesday 4pm-5pm. We expect to be starting weekly workshops in the garden on our Earth Day celebration. Check out the Plan4Health-Mt Hope Facebook page for this and other programs starting at the end of the month.
All are welcome to the MHNA board, which are held on Thursday, April 3, at 6pm. The next one will be on April 18. The Mount Hope Food Security and the Mt Hope Dialogues for Action (MHDA) meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of the month at 5pm and 6pm respectively on April 25. The Housing Coalition meeting is on the second Thursday, which will be April 11 at 5pm. Call to confirm at 401-521-8830. Courtesy of the MHDA
Blackstone Parks Conservancy Woodland News By Carrie Drake As you may know, part of the Blackstone Parks Conservancy’s job is to protect wildlife in the 45-acre woodland and conservation district overlooking the Seekonk River. Many of the creatures living there are seldom seen, but among the types of inhabitants occasionally glimpsed by people are wood ducks and coyotes.
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Wood Duck House Accommodations Who knew that some ducks nest in trees? The ones who do are wood ducks, a common sight in Blackstone Woods. For some time now, the Conservancy has wanted to install a wood duck nest box in a tree. And thanks to rowers Timmons Roberts and Bjorn Sansted from Narragansett Boat Club, it finally happened on a cold winter day this year, with BPC Park Chairperson Carrie Drake holding the ladder with one hand and snapping the photo with the other. In a month or two it should be clear if a wood duck pair has chosen this particular single-family home with water view. Another possibility is that a screech owl will move in. Expert birder Dan Berard told the 30-plus people who attended this year’s winter duck walk that screech owls like the same sort of nesting sites as wood ducks, and the habitat in Blackstone Park is perfect for them. If you see a wood duck around York Pond, please contact the BPC (see address below). The males have brightly colored heads and a slicked-back “hairdo.” See WoodDuckSociety.com for more information.
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Shoreline Restoration to Finish This Month If you visited India Point Park this past winter, you may have noticed wooden scaffolding surrounding trees in the park as well as fenced-off areas near the playground and soccer fields. According to the neighborhood group Friends of India Point Park (FIPP), the structures are part of a months-long rehabilitation of the shoreline path and seawall. Led by the Providence Parks Department and funded through a grant from the City of Providence Capital Improvement Plan, the effort has involved three restoration methods, according to a brief from FIPP. Near the playground, workers are covering the shoreline with a stone apron to protect it from erosion. At the sharp turn near the southern end of the soccer fields, they have strengthened the seawall with fabric, stone, and sand. Finally, at the eastern-most end of the park, they have strengthened the seawall to allow tidal waters to move inland. After the work concludes in midApril, the public will be invited to participate in a walking tour of the rebuilt areas. Details of the tour, which will be led by project supervisor Brian Byrnes of the Providence Parks Department, will be posted on the FIPP website, www. friendsofindiapointpark.org (and also listed on the FPNA twice-monthly newsletter). Any questions? Contact info@ friendsofindiapointpark.org. Please join us, neighbors, in enjoying, celebrating, and learning about our beautiful, newly rebuilt park!
FPNA April Meeting Please join us for our April meeting on Monday, April 8, at 7pm, in the Community Room of the Vartan Gregorian Elementary School, 455 Wickenden Street. See our website, FPNA.net, for agenda details and directions. All are welcome. FPNA Earth Day Cleanup Neighbors, please join us to clean up our neighborhood! Saturday, April 20, 9-12pm, location TBD. No special skills necessary. Check our website, FPNA.net, for more information. The Fox Point Neighborhood Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in Fox Point and protecting its historic integrity and resources. FPNA speaks out on neighborhood issues and builds community through local events. Please sign up for our mailing list and join us at a monthly meeting!
Summit Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting Save the date! SNA’s annual meeting will take place on Monday, April 29 at 7pm at Highlands on the East Side at 101 Highland Ave. Refreshments will be served, and you’ll have the chance to hear our plans, Q&A with local elected officials, vote on new SNA officers, and catch up with y our neighbors! Project Leaders and Helpers Wanted! Through our neighborhood survey feedback, outreach to our members, and lively discussions at our Board of Directors meetings, we’ve identified a great list of potential neighborhood projects and programs to pursue as an organization in 2019 and onward. We’ll be moving forward with a number of new initiatives, but some are still in need of volunteer project leaders and project helpers. And as always, we want to hear your ideas as well! If you’re inspired to serve the community in ways small or large and want to learn more about how you can make a difference, please check out the project list at
Warming up the Community SummitNeighbors.org and attend one of our monthly meetings! Residents Invited to Connect with Us The SNA Board of Directors meets at 7pm on the third Monday of every month in the cafeteria of Summit Commons, 99 Hillside Avenue. The sessions are open and neighborhood residents are encouraged to attend! You can also stay in touch with us on Facebook via the “Summit Neighborhood Association” page, our website at SummitNeighbors.org, or on Instagram and Twitter @SNAProv. Members and Volunteer Writers As always, we welcome new members who are interested in supporting our neighborhood events, community projects, candidate forums, and advocacy. Memberships are affordable and you can sign up at SummitNeighbors.org. Additionally, SNA is always seeking local content for our long-running neighborhood newsletter. Have something to say about an event, a new business, or any topic that would resonate with the neighborhood? Please contact us for more information! Summit Neighborhood Association, PO Box 41092, Providence, RI 02940, SummitNeighbors.org
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All in the Family Adler’s Hardware celebrates a century on Wickenden Street By Robert Isenberg • Photography by Mike Braca Beloved Betty Adler, flanked by Harry and Marc, recently retired after over 40 years
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the photo, Fred Adler is a plump man in a suit. His hair is thick and dark. One arm rests on a stack of folded denim. He has the cool smile of a self-made man. All around him, signs announce prices and sales. This was Adler’s Army and Navy Store, the company he founded in 1919. Little did Fred know, as he posed for that photo, that his business would still be standing 100 years later. Times have changed – as has the name – yet Adler’s Design Center & Hardware occupies that same building on Wickenden Street. Long ago, the store stopped stocking clothes and started selling tools and building materials. Later, they specialized in high-quality paint. But as the store celebrates its centennial birthday, Adler’s is still a family business, run by Fred’s grandchildren, Harry and Marc. It’s a touchstone of East Side life. Harry was only five years old when his grandfather died, but he remembers Fred’s house in Cranston, which stood only a few blocks from his childhood home. “I remember him being a really jovial guy,” he says.
“He was always happy and smiling,” adds Marc. “He loved life.” On slow days, Fred would sit in a chair outside the store and wave to passersby. Throughout the 1930s, he would let strangers sweep his sidewalk for a nickel. Harry still marvels that the store survived the Great Depression. “I saw a picture from 1932,” he says, “and it looks extremely well inventoried. It blows my mind.” To this day, Harry and Marc have no idea why their grandfather started an army-navy store. Yes, World War I had just ended, leaving mountains of military garments. Yes, workers needed uniforms for their factory jobs across the river. Yes, Fred was a trained engraver, and he had a good relationship with Jewelry District laborers. But what gave him the idea? His own father had been a roofer. What experience did Fred ever have with surplus clothes? That story is lost to time. Whatever the reason, Fred opened up his shop. And his legacy resonates to this day. East Side Monthly • April 2019 29
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FAMILY BUSINESS Such longevity begs the question: How does a small, family-owned hardware store survive a whole century? In the era of Ace Hardware and Home Depot, what are the odds that Adler’s could compete, especially from a quiet street on the East Side? What has sustained this one location, which Harry jokingly describes as “a one-store chain”? There are many reason it’s survived, of course. The Adler family has put in decades of hard work, their customer service is renowned, and the store has evolved, keeping up with trends. Yet, the family has also benefited from good timing. In 1960, Fred handed the store to his two sons, Irving and Carl. The brothers changed the entire business model – from surplus to hardware – even though a hardware store already existed across the street. “I remember asking my dad about it,” says Harry. “The answer was, the other hardware store looked busier than we were, and that was appealing to him. He always said we stayed in business because we opened an hour earlier than they did.” Harry started helping out at Adler’s when he was 10 years old. He was close with his father, but he didn’t plan to stick around; Harry had other plans. It was 1977, and he’d just graduated from Roger Williams University with a degree in business management. He wanted to cast a wide net. “I liked the work,” he said, “but it was a clerk’s job.” His father had never discussed a promotion, so why not look elsewhere? Yet, Harry needed to save money. He decided to work at the store that summer and hammer out a new resumé. A year passed. And then, in 1978, his father suffered a stroke. For six months, Harry took over the store while Irving recovered. He worried about his father, but he also embraced the new responsibilities. He decided to stay, and to buy out his father’s half of the company. Irving would show signs of stroke for the rest of his life, including slurred speech, but he eventually came back to Adler’s and continued to work with his son for 23 more years. “That’s one of the coolest things about a family business,” says Harry. “In another company, you might get a thank you and a gold watch and be sent on your way. But my father had the chance to keep going. And I think that was important for people to see.” The business trundled along until 1986, when Harry received an unexpected call: His cousin Marc wanted to return to Providence and help out with the store. This was the last thing anyone expected. Marc had left Rhode Island as a teenager to study education at Boston University. He wanted to teach high school history, but when jobs proved scarce, he earned an MBA from Boston College. He moved around following jobs, and became a controller for a paper company in Chicago. It was a high-level position, and he led a team of 30 workers. But after four years in the Windy City, he yearned to work for himself. He’d recently become a father, and he pondered coming back to Providence. “I thought it would be nice to have my own business,” says Marc. Harry and Marc have always been close. They grew up within walking distance of each other’s houses, and Harry visited Marc in college. Their personalities are very different, but they complement each other well; Harry is a chatty extrovert, while Marc is understated. Harry handles the paint store and customer interactions; Marc handles hardware, accounting, and logistics. In the ‘90s, this relationship enabled them to open the “design center,” where customers could buy paint, consult with a designer, and even arrange major home improvements, such as window treatments. “We became very systematized, very computerized,” says Harry. “I can’t imagine we would have made it without Marc.” 30
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Since 1934 Reliable Gold Ltd. The estate and antique jewelry store has been a Providence institution since 1934, when Henry Limber opened Reliable Gold Buyers downtown as a gold buying business during the Great Depression. In 1958, it expanded into retail and a showroom and changed its name, moving to Wayland Square on the East Side. Today, four generations and over 80 years later, motherdaughter duo Rena and Sarah Abeles run the store. 9 Wayland Avenue ReliableGoldLtd.com
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Harry and Marc Adler celebrate 100 years on Wickenden Street and their successful collaboration
Since 1900 Berk’s Store Berk’s was originally established by Harry Berk in 1900 as a shoe repair store in Burrillville. In the mid 1970s, his grandson, Steven Berk, moved the store to College Hill’s Thayer Street. Over 40 years later, the shoe purveyor has survived the commercialization of Thayer Street, and Steve’s daughter Lauren has joined the family business.
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NICE GUYS FINISH FIRST The first thing you notice about Harry and Marc is how friendly they are. They’re both gentle, wear glasses, and speak in serene voices. Their heights and builds are different, but the family resemblance is clear. Both men move about the store with patient ease – tracking down items, filing keys, switching on the paint-mixing machine – activities they have done thousands of times before. All day, the store is full of chatter; Harry asks customers about projects, families, children, health matters, and recent vacations. If Harry and Marc did a cameo on Sesame Street, they’d fit right in. But this friendliness is also part of their philosophy. Harry mentions the traditional salesman’s mantra, “ABC,” or “Always Be Closing.” He says that this aggressive attitude isn’t their style at all. He remembers a day, decades ago, when a customer asked for an item that wasn’t in stock. Harry shrugged and let the customer leave. Then his father approached him. “Never send them away without telling them where they can get what they’re looking for,” Irving said. “And if they don’t know where that store is, draw them a map. And if you don’t know if another store has a thing in stock, call them.” Harry took this advice to heart, and it’s become the basis of their hundred-year success. “We always try to find the best solution to the question being asked,” he says. “I’m not going to sell something just to sell something.” To first-time customers, Adler’s is like no other hardware store. The walls and shelves are packed with mementos, from handwritten trivia to a cardboard cutout of Bob Ross. One manager, Cristine DeMarco, has constructed a “shrine” in the middle of the paint store, complete with stickers, postcards, Polaroids, figurines, and even cremated remains stored in bottles. Adler’s employs 15 to 20 people at any given time, and many of them are young and fashionable; they look right at home on hipster-friendly Wickenden Street. Meanwhile, the Adlers contribute to the community where they can. They have supplied discounted paint to the Avenue Project, a nonprofit arts organization that has created dozens of public murals. When the historic Wedding Cake House began its restoration, Adler’s donated all the external primers and paints. They’ve even helped the local Animal Rescue League. The Adlers prefer not to talk about the future. Harry is 64, Marc is 68, and they want to keep going as long as they can. When they plan to retire, and what will become of their legendary store, is anybody’s guess. For now, it’s enough to celebrate the three generations that kept Adler’s going – longer than living memory. Harry is a baseball fan, and he brings up the famous manager Leo Durocher. “He had that quote, ‘Nice guys finish last,’” says Harry. “But I don’t think that’s true. I think it’s more fun to work our way. I think nice guys finish first.” 32
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Friendliness is the Adler philosophy, a principle that has sustained the business for many years
Since 1953 Max Formal Co. The wholesale linens distributor that sells to department stores, hotels, and more across the country – and beyond – originally started in 1953 as a small storefront selling work clothes, when founder Max Formal himself noticed a local need. When he passed in 1975, his son, Paul, took over and expanded into linens. Now, Max Formal is a household name in the business, and he runs it with his wife Debbie. Another claim to fame? Their sign was designed by renowned graphic artist Shepard Fairey. 1164 North Main Street MaxFormal.com
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At Home on the East Side
Nesting Instincts
An interior designer downsizes to a College Hill charmer without sacrificing any style By Elyse Major
An expansive wallpaper mural based on Dutch Masters artwork creates a stunning backdrop in the living room
When Michelle Cortizo
of Cortizo Interiors LLC, and her husband Jorge, became empty nesters, they decided to downsize from their Canton, Massachusetts, home to swap acreage for less maintenance. While Boston seemed “busy and expensive,” Providence and an historic house on College Hill felt like just the right size. The pair fell for an 1850s clapboard home with features like two brick fireplaces, nine-anda-half foot ceilings, wide plank floors, and an eat-in kitchen. “Manageability and walkability played a key role in our choice,” says Michelle. This change of scenery also sparked some liberation in Michelle’s personal design scheme. “Two things I thought I’d never have: a mural,
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GET RHODY STYLE Interior Designer Michelle Cortizo shares how and where to get her Trad-Chic look: FLOOR SHOW One of Michelle’s decor go-tos for herself and her clients is Loominous. Tour their North Main Street gallery for custom-made rugs from far away places. LOCAL ACCENT To connect homes with their locations, Michelle suggests seeking goods from local artists and makers. SHOP SMALL For accessories, Michelle heads to Providence’s Nava and Simple Pleasures, and Re in North Kingstown.
and so many flowers in a room,” she begins. “For some reason, at this point of my life and our history, feminism is speaking loud and clear in my home.” The mural to which she’s referring is an expansive Dutch Masters rendering of flowers, purchased from JF Fabrics in Canada; there is also a ticket from the Women’s March proudly displayed on her desk. “I believe a home should have a sense of history but should also function and reflect the world you live in. Your home should tell your story.” Michelle describes her style as Traditional Chic, offering that she likes a mix of relaxed and elegant, old and new, with no clutter.
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“Editing has always been a part of how I curate my home. I believe you should only live with what you love and need. Everything should speak to you visually and if it doesn’t, then it should be edited.” She also notes that every home she has ever lived in has been very different, and setting informs her choices. “Each has been a reflection of the architecture of the home, of course, but also where I am in my life and how I see things.” Constants in Michelle’s designs are the use of color, fabrics, and lighting. “Lighting is the mother of enhancers: No matter what house I’m in or the style I’m emphasizing,
every light is on a dimmer. From living spaces to bookcase interiors and bathrooms – dimmers!” says Michelle, who also notes that she indulges in filling her home with flowers, music, and the daily burning of candles. “I don’t wait for special occasions because you can never be sure if there will be another one. Every day is special so why not celebrate daily?”
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GOOD VIBRATIONS “I love the vibe. Providence has that mix that keeps life and good design engaging and interesting,” says Michelle.
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Cultivate The Garden Within…
Life & Style Education
Poetry with Poe and Pope
Athenaeum to host School One’s gothic writing workshops By Michael Gianfrancesco
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Legend has it that Sarah Hellman Whitman was at the Providence Athenaeum in December of 1848 when she received a letter that the man to whom she was betrothed had failed her. That man was Edgar Allen Poe, and he was beside her when she read the letter, which explained that he had not kept his promise to stay sober. Whitman immediately called off the wedding. The tortured but brilliant author’s legendary connection with Rhode Island has spawned many a tale and now, thanks to School One and the Providence
Athenaeum, high school students from across the state have a chance to learn the truth about Poe, and write some of their own pieces inspired by the man who penned “The Raven,” “The Cask of Amontillado”, and “The Pit and the Pendulum.” This is all thanks to School One’s Gothic Poetry and Flash Fiction Writing Class running from March 20 to April 10. Diana Champa, the school’s outreach director, said that the students will have the chance to immerse themselves in Edgar Allen Poe through directed instruction and a visit to
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the Athenaeum’s Poe exhibit. “They will be exposed to Poe and all the color and mood that gothic writing has,” she says. “It’s great tactile material for students to study and use as inspiration for their own work.” Tactile, indeed! According to Kate Wodehouse, the Director of Collections and Library Services at the Providence Athenaeum, there are some one-of-akind artifacts on display for the students to experience. “The lock of Poe’s hair on loan from the John Hay Library at Brown and a tiny daguerreotype of Poe from the private collection of Susan Jaffe Tane are my favorite objects,” she says, adding that they also have records of the books that Poe checked out of the library which includes his signature. “It’s amazing to imagine Poe spending time in the place where I work,” she adds. The program coordinators expect this excitement of a shared history to amaze the students in the program just as much. Eve Kerrigan is one of the course’s instructors, and recalls her own fascination with Poe as a young writer. “Seeing Providence through Poe’s eyes when I was a teenager helped me to find dark and romantic twists and turns through my hometown, making it a more interesting place to live, she says. “A workshop focused on those themes really has the potential to tap into the dramatic and passionate elements of story and verse that can be so inspiring and moving for writers and readers alike.” The program will end with all students invited to attend a Youth Gothic POEtry and Arts Night on April 11 that includes a reading of “The Raven” by former Youth Poetry Ambassador Kiani Pope. This event is open to the public, and anyone who wishes to attend can register at the Providence Athenaeum’s website. Students interested in registering for the Creative Writing Workshop should email Diana Champa at DianaC@School-One.org.
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FOOD & DRINK Restaurant and Food | Restaurant Guide | Calendar of Events
Flavor of the Month
Virtuous and Vegan
Seven Stars Bakery has a new item that is as good for you as it tastes By Lauren Vella You’ll go nuts for this delicious and nutritious protein snack
Photo courtesy of Seven Stars Bakery
When most of us go
to Seven Stars Bakery, it’s usually for the crusty, porous bread, their just-sweet-enough lemon cakes, or their decadent peanut butter brownie. Just the thought of biting into one of their sweet treats makes you wish you could move into their establishment permanently. Recently, the ingenious bakers of the bustling business have come up with yet another creation. Only this time, you won’t have to spend an hour on the treadmill to work it off. Seven Stars has put out a Chocolate Cherry Nut Bar. What seems like too decadent a
mixture of chocolate, oats, nuts, dates, maple syrup, and dried cherries melded into one perfectly cut bar is actually vegan, wheatfree, and packed with seven grams of protein. Inspiration for the bar was sparked by the start of the new year and customers’ healthy resolutions that came along with it. COO Randy Nason says that customers were asking for a different variety of their toasted nut bar, and this prompted the salty/sweet innovation. “We saw an opportunity to empower people to make healthy eating decisions by launching a protein bar that was in line with
our ‘from-scratch,’ ‘preservative-free’ ideals. We saw this as an opportunity to elevate the current protein bar offerings in the marketplace with a simple, unmanipulated bar, providing protein predominantly from nuts.” This newest “no-bake” innovation is just one small step in Seven Stars’ quest to move toward more pre-packaged, grabn-go products. The bakery understands that its customers are always on the run, and wants to provide the best products and services possible to “feed” their needs. SevenStarsBakery.com
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The Place For Sushi
Food & Drink Food News
Everything Bagel
Rebelle Artisan Bagels’ workshop will give you the skills to make this mouth-watering breakfast food at home By Lauren Vella
Let the good times roll – and bake – at Rebelle’s bagel workshop
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Rebelle Artisan Bagels is teeming with people. Rhode Islanders young and old rise from their warm beds and venture out to queue in a long line for that chewy, crispy, savory goodness toasted with cream cheese (thank you very much). Texture, flavor, and atmosphere collide to provide you with the ultimate breakfast experience. But, has the average patron ever stopped to think about the work that goes into making these bagels? Apparently, they have, and now you can learn to make your own. When owner Milena Pagan, first began teaching bagel workshops at Rebelle, she
was “feeding” the curious appetite of her customers. According to the self-made bagel expert, many people had questions about how the bagels were made and if store quality was achievable at home. Lucky for them, Pagan was willing to divulge the tricks of the trade. “A lot of people were really curious to learn how our bagels are made, and given that I started doing this in our home kitchen, it felt like... it’s an experience that people can replicate at home really easily if they just understand the techniques and have the right tools.” Workshops are held twice per month on a Sunday after the store closes for the day.
Photography by Lauren Vellla
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When participants arrive, Pagan wastes no time putting them to work. Rebelle’s apprentices are told to “scrub in” surgeon-style from the elbows down to ensure the bagels and work space aren’t contaminated. Both Pagan and her kitchen manager break down the recipe ingredient by ingredient as they mix the dough. Rebelle’s bagel recipe is kept under wraps, but for this two-hour stretch of time, students are let in on the secret. The two are adamant that the more you know about the chemical makeup of your ingredients, the more prepared you are for a SNAFU, and the better your baking will be. Once the dough has mixed for an appropriate amount of time, it’s left to rest, and the staff fields questions. Inquiries range from Rebelle’s new culinary endeavors to their business model and inspiration. After the dough has proved or risen, the students learn the proper techniques of pulling, rolling, and “sealing” the dough into a perfect bagel shape. The next steps in the process go by in a flash. A flurry of boiling, flipping, topping, and baking ensues as the class watches, dumbfounded by the deftness it takes to make a simple product. The final part of the bagel-making process is by far the best: getting to take the end result home with you. Even more exciting than the bagel-making itself is the sense of fellowship and camaraderie that develops between the participants and staff at Rebelle. For Pagan, community is one of the most important things about her business, and her classes are a way to strengthen her relationship with her customers. “It helps us build our community, it helps me talk to our customers in a different way than the day-to-day interaction. It just helps strengthen the bond with the community.” Register for classes at Rebelle by signing up for their email updates on their website, RebelleArtisanBagels.com. 110 Doyle Avenue.
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RESTAURANT GUIDE Key: B breakfast Br brunch L lunch D dinner $ under 10 $$ 10–20 $$$ 20+
all-day breakfast, coffee, and theater-inspired
Meeting St, Providence, 273-1066. BLD $-$$
entrees. 82 Rolfe Sq, Cranston, 490-9475. BL $ Mill’s Tavern Historic setting for New American Don
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Tequilas
Restaurant
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Mexican fare plus beer, wine, and cocktails in
gourmet. 101 N Main St, Providence, 272-3331. D $$$
a colorful setting. 351 Atwells Ave, Providence, Ocean
454-8951. LD $-$$
State
Sandwich
Company
Craft
sandwiches and hearty sides. 155 Westminster Harry’s Bar & Burger Called the “Best Burger
St, Providence, 282-6772. BL $-$$
in America” by CNN. Over 50 craft beers. 121 N Main St, Providence, 228-7437; 301 Atwells Ave,
Parkside Rotisserie & Bar American bistro
228-3336. LD $-$$
specializing in rotisserie meats. 76 South Main St, Providence, 331-0003. LD $-$$
Haruki Japanese cuisine and a la carte selections with casual ambience. Locations in Cranston and
Pat’s Italian Fine Italian favorites, natural steaks,
Providence, HarukiSushi.com. LD $-$$
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Angell St, Providence. LD $
Westminster St, Providence, 632-0555. LD $-$$
Iron Works Tavern A wide variety of signature
Public Kitchen & Bar American food with
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changing
Hill Mill. 697 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick, 739-5111.
Providence, 919-5050. BrLD $-$$
daily
specials.
120
Francis
St,
LD $-$$$ Red Stripe Casual French-American bistro. 465 Joe Marzelli’s Old Canteen Italian Restaurant
Angell St, Providence, 437-6950; 455 Main St,
High-end Italian restaurant serving up specialty
East Greenwich, 398-2900. BrLD $$
dishes and drinks. 120 Atwells Ave, Providence. Siena Impeccable Italian cuisine. Locations in
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Tavolo Wine Bar & Tuscan Grille Classic Italian cuisine with an extensive wine and beer list. 970
Luxe Burger Bar Build Your Own Burger: You
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McBride’s Pub Traditional Irish pub in Wayland
and cocktail bar. 166 Broadway, Providence, 831-
Square. 161 Wayland Ave, Providence, 751-3000.
0600. BrLD $-$$
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restaurant with global influences. 186 Wayland
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Ave, Providence, 270-3737. BrLD $$-$$$
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extensive selection of Italian and American staples. 100 Sabra St, Cranston, 781-9693. LD $-$$$
SOUTHERN RI Breachway Grill Classic New England fare, plus NY-style pizza. 1 Charlestown Beach Rd, Charlestown, 213-6615. LD $$ Celestial Cafe Fresh, locally sourced ingredients
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from farms and fisheries for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. 567 S County Trail, Exeter, 295-5559.
401-443-4300
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PaquettesRestaurant.com Champlin’s Seafood Dockside fresh seafood serving easy breezy cocktails. 256 Great Island Rd, Narragansett, 783-3152. LD $-$$ Coast Guard House A new American menu with a seafood emphasis and extensive wine list, open seven days a week. 40 Ocean Rd, Narragansett, 789-0700. BrLD $$$
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Kingstown,
295-2500.
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George’s of Galilee Fresh-caught seafood in an upscale pub atmosphere. 250 Sand Hill Cove Rd, Narragansett, 783-2306. LD $-$$ Jigger’s
Diner
Classic
‘50s
diner
serving
breakfast all day. 145 Main St, East Greenwich, 884-6060. BL $-$$ Mariner Grille Seafood, steaks, and pasta in a fun setting, with live entertainment. 40 Point Judith Rd, Narragansett, 284-3282. LD $$
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Commons Way, South Kingstown, 783-2900. LD $-$$ Phil’s
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Street
Grille
Classic
comfort
food with a great rooftop patio. 323 Main St, Wakefield, 783-4073. BBrLD $ Red Stripe Casual French-American bistro. 465 Angell St, Providence, 437-6950; 455 Main St, East Greenwich, 398-2900. BrLD $$ Siena Impeccable Italian cuisine. Locations in Providence, East Greenwich, and Smithfield, 521-3311. D $$-$$$ Sophie’s
Brewhouse
Espresso
drinks
and
sandwiches with an emphasis on fresh, local ingredients. 699 S County Trail, Exeter, 2954273. BL $$ T’s Restaurant Plentiful breakfast and lunch. Locations in Cranston, East Greenwich, and Narragansett, TsRestaurantRI.com. BL $ Tavern by the Sea Waterfront European/ American bistro. 16 W Main St, Wickford, 2945771. LD $$ The Cove Traditional bar and grill serving burgers,
sandwiches,
and
classic
New
England seafood favorites. 3963 Old Post Rd, Charlestown, 364-9222. LD $$ Twin Willows Fresh seafood and water views in a family-friendly atmosphere. 865 Boston Neck
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RESTAURANT GUIDE
Sea Food
Sea Friends
Sea View
For full restaurant profiles, go to ProvidenceOnline.com
Rd, Narragansett, 789-8153. LD $-$$ Tong-D Fine Thai cuisine in a casual setting. 156 County Rd, Barrington, 289-2998; 50 S County Commons Way, South Kingstown, 783-4445. LD $-$$
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406 Water St, Warren, 245-1800. LD $$ Bluewater Bar and Grill Casual restaurant with modern seafood dishes, patio seating, and live music. 32 Barton Ave, Barrington, 247-0017. LD $$-$$$ Chomp Upscale comfort food featuring awardwinning burgers and sandwiches. 440 Child St, Warren, 289-2324. D $$ East Bay Oyster Bar Local seafood meets innovative preparation in a rustic setting. 308 County Rd, Barrington, 247-0303. LD $$ Ichigo
Ichie
Traditional
Japanese
cuisine,
creative sushi, and hibachi. 5 Catamore Blvd, East Providence, 435-5511. LD $-$$$ KC’s Burger Bar Burgers, hot dogs, and sides enjoyed in a retro car-themed diner. 1379 Fall River Ave, Seekonk, MA. 508-557-1723. BLD $$ Tav Vino Waterfront dining with an Italian and seafood focus. 267 Water St, Warren, 245-0231.D $$ The Old Grist Mill Tavern Fine dining located over the Runnins River. 390 Fall River Ave, Seekonk, MA, 508-336-8460. LD $-$$$
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10 events you can’t miss this month
April 28: Get Gored For Good
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April 6: Let your imagination run wild at the Designer’s Ball, a soiree celebrating the power of design with costumes, drinks, food, dance, music, performance, and installations. 475 Valley Street, DesignXRI.com
April 13: Local bands and musicians play their heart out for a cause at the 2019 Dear Girls, PLP Co. Benefit Concert for the youth organization empowering young girls’ self-image. 115 Empire Street, AS220.org
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April 6: The Kingston Chamber Music Festival performs its first-ever concert in Providence, featuring artistic director and pianist Natalie Zhu alongside acclaimed cellist Clancy Newman. 88 Meeting Street, KingstonChamberMusic.org
April 13, 14, 19 & 20: Hop on over to the Carousel in Roger Williams Park and bring the little ones to see the Easter Bunny. Don’t forget to bring the camera for some cute, cuddly photos. 1000 Elmwood Avenue, RWPZoo.org
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April 7: Hamilton House welcomes Lorena Garay & Friends, award-winning Puerto Rican guitarist, as part of their Multi-Cultural Music Series. Showcasing classic guitar, Latin rhythms, and Spanish melodies. 296 Angell Street, HistoricHamilton.com
April 17: Complexions Contemporary Ballet, America’s first fully multicultural ballet company, presents rock-inspired show “From Bach to Bowie.” Part of the FirstWorks Artistic Icons Series. 220 Weybosset Street, PPACRI.org
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April 7: Venture just outside the city for the Hope Artiste Village First Annual Art Walk. Meet and buy from local artists and try a special brunch at BOOM restaurant. 999 Main Street, Pawtucket, HopeEventsOnMain.com
April 9: Laugh till you snort at the storytelling event featuring David Sedaris, best-selling humor writer and NPR contributor. Includes a live reading, Q&A, and book signing. One Avenue of the Arts, TheVETSRI.com
April 19: Spring is here, and so is the line-up for Food Truck Fridays in Carousel Village. End your week sipping and savoring local offerings, plus live music and activities for kids. 1000 Elmwood Avenue, FoodTrucksIn.com
April 28: Get Gored For Good is a twist on Spain’s “Running of the Bulls” tradition – in this case, with the women of Providence Roller Derby, sporting horns and red paint as an additional obstacle during the fun run or 5K benefiting Amos House. One Sabin Street, GetGoredForGood.com
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THE MET April 5: Kung Fu with The New Motif. April 6: Whole Lotta Heart. April 11: Neil Hilborn. April 12: Walter Trout with Anthony Gomes. April 13: Buckethead. April 14: Young Rust. April 16: Knocked Loose with The Acacia Strain, Harm’s Way, Higher Power, Sanction. April 18: Marc Rebillet. April 19: The Silks. April 22: Sheer Mag with The Smarthearts. 1005 Main Street, Pawtucket. 729-1005, TheMetRI.com
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THE STRAND April 6: Ze Carlos & Friends. April 12: Method Man & Redman. April 13: Lil Baby. 79 Washington Street, Providence. TheStrandRI.com
PERFORMANCE comedy | theatre
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April 3: DL Hughley. April 4-6: Samuel J. Comroe. April 11: Dry Bar Comedy Tour. April 12-13: Ramy Youssef. April 17: Comedy Extravaganza Fundraiser. April 26-27: Sam Jay. 39 Warren Avenue, East Providence. 438-8383, RIComedyConnection.com THEATRE PROVIDENCE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER April 2: Celtic Woman – Ancient Land. April 12-13: STOMP. April 17: Complexions Contemporary Ballet. April 19: Chicago: Live in Concert. April 23-24: The Book of Mormon. April 24: PJ Masks Live! Save The Day. 220 Weybosset St, Providence. 421-2787, PPACRI.org TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY March 14-April 14: The Song of Summer. April 11-May 12: Little Shop of Horrors. 201 Washington Street, Providence. 3514242, TrinityRep.com
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discussion | instruction | tour LADD OBSERVATORY Open to the public on Tuesday evenings from 8 to 10pm, weather permitting. 210 Doyle Avenue. 863-2641, Brown.edu MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND PLANETARIUM October 1-31: Public Planetarium Shows on Saturdays and Sundays. Elmwood Avenue, Providence. 785-9457, ProvidenceRI.gov/Museum PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY LIBRARY April 1-6: Big Spring Book Sale. April 1, 8, 15, 22, 28: Girls Who Code. April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: FREE English Classes, Zumba4Toddlers, Babybooks, Learn To Code: A Beginner’s Series. April 3, 10, 17, 24: Preschool Storytime, Cradles to Crayons. April 4, 11, 18, 25: Tween Club, Ready for Kindergarten. April 4, 11: Citizenship Class. April 9: Retirement
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Brier & Brier Insurance & Employee Benefits 469 Angell Street • Suite 2 • Providence • 02906 120 Lavan St. • Warwick • 02888 • 401-751-2990 cell 401-837-4475 • fax 401-633-6658 • www.brier-brier.com
W O M E N ’ S F U N D O F R H O D E I S L A N D I N V I T E S YO U T O
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The event includes a sit-down dinner, silent auction and cash bar. Tickets: Starting at $85. Early bird tickets end on April 6. Reserve today at wfri.org/events.
Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics are typically underrepresented, underpaid and under promoted. This event celebrates the women who make STEAM great.
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EMCEE: REPRESENTATIVE DEB RUGGIERO KEYNOTE SPEAKER: NASA SCIENTIST KIMBERLY ARCAND WFRI LEADERSHIP AWARD: SECRETARY OF STATE NELLIE GORBEA SUSAN FARMER ADVOCACY AWARD: ANNA CANO-MORALES East Side Monthly • April 2019 57
EAST SIDER By Amanda M. Grosvenor
Secret Service On the mantlepiece in Virginia Stuart’s apartment near Wayland Square, a large bronze medal bears the letters OSS. A year ago, Congress presented the award to Virginia and others who served at the Office of Strategic Services: the country’s first secret intelligence agency and precursor to the CIA, from 1942-45. In 1944, it numbered 13,000 people; last year, fewer than 100 were still with us. Virginia grew up on the East Side and studied English, Psychology, and History at Skidmore College. After graduation, while visiting her sister, a Navy ensign at the Bethesda Institute put her in touch with a friend of his to discuss an intriguing career opportunity. Two months later, in November 1943, a telegram
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arrived inviting Virginia to join the OSS. “I didn’t know what they wanted me for, but that was alright, because the OSS was very secretive,” she says. She notes that she wasn’t a spy or an informer but worked with “highly classified information.” The OSS stationed her first in Cairo and then in rural Kunming in Yunnan, China, where she met not only her husband, the dashing Australian officer Gilbert “Gil” Stuart, but also renowned chef and personality Julia Childs. In 1955, she became Rhode Island’s first TV newswoman, earning her own 15-minute morning news spot on Channel 12. Years later, she met President Kennedy while shadowing then-Congressman Fogarty
for a day in Washington, DC. Virginia and Gil lived around the world and had four children, nine grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren, but Gil passed away “far too young.” Afterwards, Virginia worked various jobs in Los Angeles, New York City, and Providence in management and public relations for mostly nonprofits. Needless to say, Virginia has lived a truly remarkable life, but she is never one to boast: “My life has been a progression of doing interesting things – one of which led to another. I’ve loved everything I’ve done, and everything has been an accumulation of experiences and learning, which has enabled me to do what I want to do.”
Photography by Savannah Barkley for East Side Monthly
State’s first newswoman and OSS personnel still has stories to tell
No.
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238 S WASHINGTON STREET N ATTLEBORO, MA | $875,000
106 WILLIAMS STREET #3 EAST SIDE OF PROVIDENCE, RI | $869,900
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8 Rhode Island Avenue East Side of Providence $680,000 401.274.6740
45 Hazard Avenue East Side of Providence $1,250,000 401.274.6740
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450 Blackstone Boulevard East Side of Providence $1,135,000 401.274.6740
150 Irving Avenue #3 East Side of Providence $349,000 401.274.6740
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16 Emeline Street #1 East Side of Providence $319,000 401.274.6740
251 Olney Street East Side of Providence $859,900 401.274.6740