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41 FARMING FUTURES City growers sow seeds for Providence’s prosperous agriculture industry

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13 Providence Art Club honors Black founder

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53 The artist behind many of the city’s most charming murals

14 Pawtucket high schoolers build tiny house for veteran 16 The Public’s Radio: 2020 was a record year for new business filings

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56 Music: Twin Foxes frontman waxes poetic on releasing new music on vinyl

18 Neighborhood News: Hyper-local news and contact listings 22 Rhody Gem: Farm-to-shop herbs and remedies on Cemetery Street

LIFE & STYLE 27 Home: A West End three-family returns to its Victorian roots

32 Wellness: An East Side fitness program all about holistic healing

58 Design program fosters RI talent and offers reasons to stay 60 How a restaurant pad became a handy sketchbook for a RISD architecture student 62 Calendar: This month’s must-do’s

36 Influencer: Instagram’s Ingrid Brown shares Ocean State love

FOOD & DRINK 65 This Passover staple connects to ending present-day slavery 66 The owners of Chez Pascal perfect pandemic takeout 68 Food News: New taco truck, soul food, and bubble waffle ice cream 69 Restaurant Guide: COVID-ready listings to plan where and how to dine

34 Shop: Handmade goods benefit the RI Community Food Bank

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Bannister in Bronze Providence Art Club unveils bust of beloved Black co-founder In early February, Providence Art Club President Nancy Gaucher-Thomas and sculptor Gage Prentiss stood on either side of a veiled bust. This moment was eight months in the making for Prentiss, who had spent countless hours in his studio crafting the masterpiece, which is revealed with a swift tug of the cloth: A bronze likeness of Edward Bannister, prolific Black painter and co-founder of the club. “The sculpture is timely in so many ways,” explains Chair of Marketing & Communications Elise Francesca Fargnoli, who connects it to cultural shifts occuring today. “The club’s history has always been synonymous with our city of Providence and as an art capital, home to extraordinary artists that have inspired so many and will continue to do so years from now.” In Bannister’s case, he was the first person of color to win a national art prize, and despite his death in 1901, his work found a resurgence in the Civil Rights Movements of the ‘60s. “There wasn’t much out there,” Prentiss begins, referring to the few photographs of Bannister that existed when he started the project. To fill in the gaps, the Pawtucket artist used a combination of what he knew of anatomy and studies of a live model that he felt had the “feeling” of his muse – “the energy, the swagger, and the charisma he was so famous for with his friends” – to create the foundation of a three-dimensional portrait. Prentiss used spray foam to create what resembled a skull, which he proceeded to cover in layers of wax, building with brushes and spatulas until it hardened enough to carve out details. Finally, the wax figure was taken to a foundry to be cast in bronze. “There was a huge feeling of relief, pride, and thankfulness,” says Prentiss of when he dropped off the bust for its final step, “but it also felt like there was something else to do, but I didn’t know what.” Prentiss remembered that he lived not far from Bannister’s gravesite at the North Burial Ground, and decided to make a stop; when he saw the stone and bronze monument designed and erected by Bannister’s friends, he was moved. “I started to feel such gratitude for being able to work on this project,” says Prentiss, “especially seeing how much he was loved in his life and how much he touched people with his work.” “[Bannister] viewed his art as a deeply spiritual activity,” adds Fargnoli, and in many ways, this particular piece was for Prentiss, too. Learn more about the creation of the bust and its unveiling on the Providence Art Club’s YouTube channel. ProvidenceArtClub.org | By Megan Schmit Photo courtesy of Providence Art Club ProvidenceOnline.com • April 2021

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Building Futures The Center for Dynamic Learning turns an old shipping container into housing for veterans If you saw this house on HGTV, you’d probably say, “Wow, that’s super cool.” The gray box is long and slender, but it’s handsomer than your typical mobile home. The corrugated steel and white trim have a modernist appeal. The living room is lined with pine and cozily fits your basic furniture. You can tell this house used to be a shipping container, the kind you see stacked on barges. If you like tiny homes, you could easily see yourself in this one. You would have no idea, driving past, that the house was built by high school students. “This is the brainchild of Kevin Cunha, our principal engineer,” says Beth Cunha, executive director of the Center for Dynamic

Learning. “He had been talking about this type of project for several years with his students. Kevin, as a nerd and a serious DIY Network geek, thought about how they could actually change the world using common tools and designs by everyday, average humans to deliver a beautiful home to those who deserved [it] the most.” In theory, this is what the Center for Dynamic Learning (CDL) is known for: Giving adolescents hands-on experience in a variety of media, from theater arts to mechanical fabrication. Headquartered in South Providence, the extra-curricular institution stages plays, teaches science and engineering, and runs the Friends Through

Food program. STEAM is a popular concept across American education, but at CDL, it’s perfectly common for teens to handle welding torches and construct solar-powered go-carts. Still, building a whole house was ambitious, even for CDL. And the goal wasn’t just to raise a roof, but to provide affordable housing for veterans in need. “The tiny house design incorporates all of the major changes needed in off-thegrid home ownership,” says Beth, “to assist in the fight against climate change as well as saving considerable money in utilities.” The Cunhas have many personal ties to the military, including one son serving in

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the Army Rangers and the other as a Navy Boatsman. Kevin has veteran forefathers and received formative inspiration from a Coast Guard mentor. Their interest in helping veterans is deeply rooted, and the tiny house will likely serve as a prototype for future construction. Naturally, after 17 successful years, the pandemic threw a wrench into CDL’s welloiled machinery. Thirteen months ago, the Cunhas had planned a production of The Jungle Book with 120 young artists and performers, among myriad other projects. Once COVID struck, nearly all of CDL’s 28 staff members were furloughed and much of their funding dried up. Still, the Cunhas were able to partner with Shea High School and conscript about 30 students to build the new home. The house’s permanent site is on Dare to Dream Ranch, a therapeutic military retreat in Foster. “One of Kevin’s greatest strengths is project management and strategic planning,” says Beth. “This allows the youth to train in a variety of areas and develop highly skilled technical abilities.” The winner? Everyone. CDLRI.org

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2020 was a record year for new businesses in Rhode Island Rhode Island saw an unprecedented number of business closures in 2020, but it was also a record year for new business filings in the state.

Erin Trumpetto of Westerly loves to cook. After working as a waitress for six years, Trumpetto decided last summer it was time to pursue her dream. “I’ve always wanted to own a restaurant,” she says. Trumpetto said her husband Jayson came home one day and asked her if she was interested in opening a restaurant in town. A 4,400 square-foot building along Route 1 had caught his eye. The building was for lease after a seafood restaurant that had been operating there closed in March. “You know, with COVID, it probably wasn’t the best time to be investing in a restaurant just because of (reduced) capacities, but we were just like, ‘You know, let’s go for it!” says Trumpetto. And with that, the No Bull Steak House and Pub was born. Its doors opened back in October. Trumpetto says the capacity restrictions have been challenging so far, along with the fact that some people aren’t yet 16

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comfortable with the idea of dining in public. “I guess the toughest part is every week, there’s no set number of people that are going to come in the building and you’re hoping people are going to go out,” says Trumpetto. “That’s one thing for us. Obviously, we are doing quite a bit of takeout, but the toughest thing is the anticipation of ‘Are people actually going to come out this week?’” Trumpetto says she’s been operating with a limited menu and a small staff this winter, which is helping to reduce expenses. Her husband is also a carpenter, so that saves money on labor. Despite all the uncertainty, Trumpetto says opening during the pandemic has been beneficial in some ways. “For us, it was kind of like, with less people being able to come in, we can get all the kinks out and figure out how to run this business so when COVID, you know, goes away and gets better and we have more people in the building, we’re going to learn from having less capacity that we’ll be ready

for when we actually get up and running.” Trumpetto’s restaurant is one of over 10,500 new businesses that began operating in Rhode Island in 2020. It’s the first time the state has surpassed 10,000 new business filings in a single year. One person who is not surprised is Ed Mazze, a distinguished university professor of business administration at URI. “It’s very, very easy to start a business because, frankly, the information that you need to do it is so readily available on the internet,” says Mazze. That may be so. But it doesn’t explain why so many people are starting businesses in a time of economic uncertainty. The fact is new business filings fell in Rhode Island following the financial crisis of 2008. But Mazze says the pandemic has completely changed the paradigm. He says so many people have lost their jobs, and many of them are worried about the stability of industries they’ve worked in for years. As a result, more people are pursuing self-employment. “In this type of pandemic situation, because

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of the changing business models and because of its universal impact, it’s really caused people to do things out of necessity and opportunity,” Mazze says. Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea says the key to starting a business is finding where those opportunities are, and that can be a challenge when the business landscape is in flux. The pandemic has caused people to spend more time at home, and that’s causing a dramatic shift in consumer behavior. Consequently, Gorbea says her office has seen business growth in specific areas. “You’re seeing that business owners are identifying a gap in the marketplace, right?” Gorbea begins. “And that’s something that they can fill. You can think about things like businesses in beauty or cleaning, construction, daycare, food, or investors that are taking advantage of low mortgage rates and are building or acquiring properties that they’re now putting into an LLC.” That’s what Lauren Ezovski of Lincoln is

doing – building a business around new consumer demands. And she’s doing it all online. Ezovski established a website selling various products at a discounted rate, such as tools and hardware. It’s been a slow go so far, but she’s confident that things will get better. “People buy stuff. It doesn’t matter what it is. People will buy stuff off the internet. All this is very new to me, so I’m learning to right my wrongs and do everything else. But I think once I get a grove and we get a clientele and everything else, I think it’ll be amazing,” says Ezovski. Many new business owners have tried to improvise during the pandemic to stay relevant. Last March, Jennifer Brinton teamed up with four partners to create South County Distillers, which produces craft gin and vodka spirits. The business launched just as bars and restaurants were being shut down, so the demand for her product took a hit. But instead of despairing, Brinton decided to use the distillery to make hand sanitizer. “It started as a 100-percent donation project,

so we made it, we donated it to food pantries, fire departments. We had a police department in Massachusetts that came down to get some. My job for about a month was maintaining the spreadsheet of who was getting what and who picked up and when we were going to have another batch ready,” she explains. New business owners like Brinton are doing their best to adapt to a changing business climate, but URI professor Ed Mazze says most of the businesses established in 2020 won’t survive long-term. “Easily 50% of them will probably fail because of one of three reasons: there’s no market for what they’re doing, or they lack capital, or that they go back to a job that they may have been working at before the pandemic began,” he says. Statistics indicate Mazze is being conservative with that 50% number. In reality, about 65% of new businesses go belly up within ten years. And that was before we had a global pandemic. ProvidenceOnline.com • April 2021

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Medical research sparks the future of the Jewelry District The development of the Jewelry District looks brighter than ever with news of the Lifespan and Care New England merger and its relationship with Brown University. Besides improving the quality of health care in Rhode Island overall, the merger means a major increase in biomedical research centered on the Brown Medical School and Molecular Biology building already established in the district. Brown’s five-year $125 million investment in the merger will support cancer research and treatment. Rhode Island will enjoy the benefits of having a world-class academic engine generating innovation and intellectual property based here, according to Dr. Jack A. Elias, dean of medicine and biological sciences at Brown. “I have a dream that future deans will look outside the window I’m looking out right now, and they will see the Jewelry District filled with biotech companies that spin off the intellectual discoveries that take place at Brown, Lifespan, and Care New England.” Late in 2020, a step into this exciting future was the establishment of The Cancer Center at Brown University, an outgrowth of the Joint Program in Cancer Biology at Brown and Lifespan headed by Wafik El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP.

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FPNA neighbors still say “no” to digital billboards In mid-February, the City Council Committee on Ordinances held a public hearing regarding a proposed change to our city’s zoning ordinance. The amendment, which has been debated for over a year and a half and largely repudiated by residents, would permit several highway billboards within the city of Providence to be converted to digital screens. Fox Point Neighborhood Association has opposed the digital screens for three reasons. First, neighbors have expressed concerns about safety, as more than 20 studies indicate that the risk of highway accidents increases when drivers are distracted by electronic images. Neighbors have also described the signs as “visual pollution” that would detract from the appeal of our city, compromising quality of life as well as property values and other economic engines. Finally, residents fear that a permanent change to the zoning ordinance would set a dangerous precedent. While the proposed amendment would allow only a few e-billboards at this time, the bureaucratic door could easily open to future additions. A lawyer for the applicant, the Lamar Advertising Company, even admitted in a public meeting that the billboard advertising landscape could change dramatically should this amendment become law. The e-billboard matter passed in committee in February despite consistent opposition from neighbors and most alarmingly, despite ample evidence regarding safety risks. It will proceed to the full City Council. FPNA encourages city residents to voice their opinions on this important issue.

Federal Hill mourns the loss of local leader and advocate Long-time president of the Federal Hill Commerce Association, and founder and publisher of The Rhode Island Echo, Robert D’Uva passed away in February and the neighborhood feels his loss. An advocate for Federal Hill and the Italian American community he belonged to, D’Uva was involved in numerous community organizations and was dedicated to helping local businesses and restaurants succeed through his work with FHCA. A sales career in several local media outlets culminated in D’Uva founding The Rhode Island Echo in 2012 to share statewide stories, which his family intends to continue publishing in his honor. On behalf of the FHCA Board of Directors, Rick Simone and Armando Bisceglia stated on Twitter, “It is with heavy hearts that we learned of the passing of Robert D’Uva, President of FHCA and RI Echo. Bob always had a deep commitment to the hill. He will be missed, though his legacy will continue on.”

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South Providence Neighborhood Association c/o Dwayne Keys P.O. Box 5653, Providence, RI 02903 401-369-1334 SouthProvNeighbors@gmail.com Facebook: South Providence Neighborhood Association Summit Neighborhood Association Regular Meeting: April 19 Annual Meeting: April 26 P.O. Box 41092, Providence, RI 02940 401-400-0986 SNAProv@gmail.com SummitNeighbors.org

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This Victorian Life After many decades as a multi-family, a 19th century home returns to its former glory Dan and Charle Hornby describe themselves as a couple of real estate junkies. Early in their marriage, they bought a three-family on the West End as rental property: an Italianate Victorian, a popular 19th century style known for asymmetry and narrow windows. After their first child was born, they decided to move into the building’s second-floor apartment. Research soon revealed that the home was originally built by a cabinet maker for himself and his family back in 1849. “We are very inspired by the history of the West Side and all the historic buildings,” says Dan. “We thought it would be amazing to restore it to its former self,” adds Charle. Photos courtesy of Dan and Charle Hornby ProvidenceOnline.com • April 2021

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For some couples, this process of converting a house back into a singlefamily residence might seem daunting, but together the Hornbys own Elm Real Estate & Design, where their combined skills plus Charle’s design talents inform the work that they do. “It feels important in all our projects to honor the lives these homes have had before and the people who built them by making them practical for modern living, but also keeping or restoring that beauty that you can only find in old homes,” says Charle. Over the years multiple owners had renovated away many details original to

the home; however, parquet floors, the staircase, and a large stained glass window in the entry remained. “We found a piece of the original plaster molding tucked behind a drop ceiling and were able to recreate it for the majority of the first floor, which really makes a huge difference,” Charle notes with excitement. When it comes to decorating the grand old home, Charle enjoys mixing styles in an eclectic way, while staying true to the architectural type. “I think paint can be one of the most transformative things for a home, and

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it’s so cheap! I love what you can do to a room just by changing the color, or doing something unexpected like painting the ceiling. I’m also really happy we went for it with the wallpaper in the front entry/ stair,” she says of the flock-effect Morris & Co. paper. “It’s something that felt uncertain at the time and now I can’t imagine it any other way.” “I wanted to make sure we honored the house without making it look like a set of a period movie. It feels comfortable and warm and welcoming – nothing too precious but lots of things to catch your eye, to read, to inspire.”

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WEST END PERKS “We are so lucky to be in a place surrounded by such talented people – particularly in the food world because we love to eat out! The West Side is full of great small businesses: salons, breweries, fitness studios, florists, coffee shops, restaurants, vintage shops… we even have a fish market!” LOCAL HANG To hang wallpaper, the Hornbys turned to Adam Benoit and Daniel Chapman at Providence-based Calico (CalicoInterior.com). The team also specializes in ornamental plaster, interior paint, and more. NEW HQ With their real estate, developing, and design biz, the Hornbys are on a mission to “leave this place a little better than we found it.” Learn more at ElmRealEstateandDesign.com.

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Mind and Body in Motion East Side fitness instructor takes a holistic approach with her workout collective Beneath exposed wood beams and sunlight filtering in through the windows, the Barn on 66 Williams Street on the East Side feels more like a rustic retreat than a workout space. Yoga mats are unfurled over vintage area rugs, and a small group of socially distanced participants are led by instructor Brenna Mavis Anderson through a blend of cardio, dance, and focused, fluid motion. But rather than shining a light on flaws or “problem areas”, the Agent Healing program is all about empowerment and cultivating awareness. “Agent Healing was created to fill in the gaps that we have in the healing and wellness industries,” explains Anderson. “I saw lots of disparate parts and I wanted to

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POP-UP WORKSHOPS “In April, in addition to private coaching, I will be offering pop-up weekend workshops and JTW or Just the Workout (I am known for my playlists!), and a body-image group coaching collective.” EAST SIDE EATING Hard work deserves a reward. Anderson cites The East End restaurant as a favorite: “The food, drinks, atmosphere – everything is always wonderful. I also love Tallulah’s taco bowls, and everything at Aleppo Sweets is incredible, especially their baklava.”

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FIND YOUR FLOW “Intention is everything. If you are looking to heal and grow, find a body-based activity,” says Anderson. “Anything from listening to powerful music while on a foam roller, gardening, salsa dancing – truly any activity that you are really in your body and use each movement as an expression.”

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I found myself in a disembodied state of living,” she explains. “I did years of therapy and still could not clearly articulate why I was consciously anxious and hypervigilant. But something changed when I started going into my body, slowly, with attention and care.” Tailored to busy people who may not have the time for in-depth coaching or curating self-care regimens, a month-long program of eight early-morning classes ensures focused consistency. Anderson describes the process as a journey of understanding your mental and physical patterns, and tuning into emotions and sensations that can be easy to ignore. “You’ll leave with a sense of empowerment,” says Anderson, “with a deeper connection to your intuition and yourself.” AgentHealing.com

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Originally from Brazil, you’ve lived all over the country from New York to Phoenix, and appear to truly adore Rhode Island. What makes the Ocean State home? Rhode Island will always be home to me. It’s where we brought one of our daughters into the world, and where my husband started his solar business, Rooftop Power. My family embraces everything that Rhode Island has to offer. I don’t take anything for granted, especially the seasons. The content on your Instagram (@ingridbrown_) is both aspirational and relatable, and explains why you have over 82K followers! We would love to hear about what you create and share on your feed. Thank you! I’m a mom of two little girls and that is the hardest job in the world. I want to let other parents know that they are not alone. The days are long but the years are so fast! I post photos of everyday moments: my girls, my beauty routine and favorite products, our favorite Rhode Island restaurants, and places to explore.

With spring just around the corner, any clothing trends you can’t wait to wear? Spring dressing is all about optimism, and I can’t wait to wear the bright colors and bold prints (especially florals!) of the season. I am obsessed with all things statement-shoulder, from puff sleeves, to oversized shoulders, and padded boyfriend jackets. Honestly, I love following the trends but at the end of the day, wear what makes you feel comfortable and beautiful. It’s about personal style – there are no rules! What is your advice for other influencers on getting started? Be true to who you are. Talk about something you’re passionate about, whether it’s lifestyle, travel, fitness, awareness, etc. Stay humble and be kind to everyone.

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Maybe you’ve driven by or stumbled across one by chance: a self-contained burst of greenery in the middle of Providence, wedged between a couple of multi-family houses or a block away from a hospital. Vines creep up chain link fences and leafy plants sprout from raised beds. Much like one of these plots needs soil, water, and sunlight, a city needs to meet certain conditions to cultivate an ecosystem just right for urban agriculture – conditions like infrastructure, policy, and distribution chains that leaders in Providence have spent years propagating.

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“Gardens are one of the few welcoming spaces where refugees can gather and exchange important information about how to get along in the U.S.” - Jenny Boone, Southside Community Land Trust

In its 40th year, Southside Community Land Trust – the nation’s first land trust centered around urban agriculture – set the stage when they formed the Urban Agriculture Policy Task Force that helped shape the Comprehensive Plan in 2012 to designate city-owned land for urban farming. “The goal was to ensure that the future of food production incorporated converting public spaces into community gardens, addressing food insecurity, and growing food in environmentally friendly ways,” explains Jenny Boone, grants and communications manager of SCLT. Today swaths of vegetation replace once-vacant parcels across the city, brown

bag Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs distribute fresh harvests weekly during the growing season, and through Farm Fresh RI, SNAP recipients have improved access to nutritional, affordable sustenance via the Bonus Bucks program, which matches farmers market spending dollar-for-EBT dollar. Practically speaking, the cost of remediating a piece of land is around $50,000 to reduce soil toxicity levels, build garden beds, fence the perimeter, and connect to the city’s water line, according to SCLT Director of Operations Craig Demi. Though the initial investment would ordinarily prohibit low-income, minority growers from

Long-time urban farmer Blia sells at Sankofa World Market Photo courtesy of SCLT

getting started, SCLT obtains grant funding to set it all in motion, connecting farmers with land ready to build up and providing an outlet to sell their harvests in a group to wholesale buyers through their Produce Aggregation Program. The yields of that labor? Along with the community programming and revitalization fostered by these small farms, the economic value is keeping Providence-made food in Providence – along with jobs in the growing urban agriculture industry. With new central distribution facilities and training programs emerging, Providence is in the unique position to accommodate and benefit from a thriving urban agriculture industry.

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CULTIVATING “There is no set template for urban agriculture, and there shouldn’t be,” says Quatia Osorio, a certified community health worker and doula who owns Quaintly Farm. She built up her second, Journey Farm, in 2019 on land remediated by SCLT after applying for their open bid for farmers. This growing season, Osorio looks forward to introducing fruit trees to establish biodiversity and optimizing the less than an acre of land with vertical space. “Each community neighborhood is individualized so they are all diverse. We should create within the community and not try to create ‘cookie-cutter’ solutions to things we have no genuine understanding of without building intimate relationships with the land, people, and community which exist.” In the North End of Providence where Osorio tends the two USDA-certified micro-urban farms, this means directly addressing food access and economic disparities faced by low-income communities of color through direct-to-consumer distribution and building a lasting network of BIPOC farmers. Her approach is informed by a

background as a maternal child health advocate: “While growing babies within wombs, and growing families through farming healthy foods, we increase the likelihood for better mental health, decrease inflammation within the body system, and increase locally grown food consumption. The marriage of these two justice movements, maternal environmental justice, is vital to the health and wellness of our communities.” Community gardens, like those managed by African Alliance of Rhode Island (AARI), The Sankofa Initiative, and Mt. Hope Sharing Garden, share a similarly holistic approach to urban farming. SCLT partners with these organizations (and almost 60 other gardens in Providence) to provide resources and training, but the gardens are tended by members of the community. “Community gardens enable refugees and immigrants to provide culturally familiar food for their families and neighbors so they can maintain their healthy food traditions. They allow gardeners and farmers to earn money, meet people, and integrate into the community,” says Boone.

“Gardens are one of the few welcoming spaces where refugees can gather and exchange important information about how to get along in the US.” Made up of several plots in Section 8 residential housing tended mostly by African and Latina women and immigrants, the AARI gardens were founded around congregation. “These women, almost all of them are refugees,” says AARI director and co-founder Julius Kolawole, “and when we began in 2009, it had to do with getting them out of their apartments so they could actually join hands and meet in the garden. Staying in the apartment is lonely.” The Sankofa Initiative, spearheaded by the West Elmwood Housing Corporation, transforms blighted properties into gardens rich with food culturally familiar to their African and Southeast Asian residents, like bitter melon and Asian corn. Mt. Hope Sharing Garden, established through a Plan4Health American Planning Association grant, provides low-income residents with hands-on education and tools to grow their own nutritious, affordable food.

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“Our business model has enabled Gotham Greens to remain nimble during these unprecedented times and continue to deliver fresh, locally grown produce to customers and our communities.” - Viraj Puri, CEO of Gotham Greens

Gotham Greens grows hydroponic crops completely indoors Photo courtesy of Gotham Greens

Despite food being such a tremendous part of Rhode Island’s economy, SCLT Community Outreach Coordinator Jazandra Barros explains, “So much of our food consumed in RI is produced and brought in from elsewhere, but there is a huge shift in focus to sustainable food systems.” Johnson & Wales now offers a bachelor’s degree program in Sustainable Food Systems, and Brown started a multi-disciplinary program in Food Studies in 2016 with coursework in urban agriculture. “We are seeing an increased interest in urban agriculture. Especially with the pandemic, people know we

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have to shift the ways our food system operates and that will mean folks doing this work in many different ways.” For ventures like Gotham Greens, an indoor facility using hydroponic growing methods allows for year-round, sustainable production of lettuce and herbs that uses 95 percent less water than traditional farming. “We work with a variety of retail and foodservice customers throughout New England and place a special focus on partnering with local businesses in and around Rhode Island,” CEO Viraj Puri explains. These customers span independent supermarkets like

Dave’s Fresh Marketplace and national retailers like Whole Foods, along with distribution through Farm Fresh RI, Urban Greens Co-op, and local food businesses. “Our business model has enabled Gotham Greens to remain nimble during these unprecedented times and continue to deliver fresh, locally grown produce to customers and our communities,” says Puri. “In the past year we’ve provided over 300,000 pounds of our fresh produce to community partners to increase local food access throughout our five regions.” Amos House, Rhode Island Food Bank, and We Share Hope are a few

– AND BEYOND The Winter Market continues through the pandemic Photo courtesy of Farm Fresh RI

New food hub streamlines distribution Photo courtesy of Farm Fresh RI

of these recipients, and a partnership with Sodexo provides healthy meals to families in the Providence Public School System. For smaller farms, Farm Fresh RI is instrumental in wholesale distribution with Market Mobile, their game-changer platform launched in 2010. “It has been transformational (and studied nationally) for its complete transparency for local farmers and food makers,” explains Director of Communications Rebecca Seggel. “Traditionally, producers have no control once a distributor gets their hands on products to sell out to businesses or consumers. With Market Mobile, producers list

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their own items once or twice per week, set their own prices, and can track sales in real time,” along with a slew of consumer data. This past year saw both the opening of the Farm Fresh RI food hub on Sims Avenue and the quick pivot to connect Market Mobile directly with consumers in response to the pandemic demand for home delivery. “Consumers are able to purchase from over 100 farms and food producers at once, with one order form, one invoice, and one delivery or pickup,” says Seggel. “It enables the farmers to focus on farming, and make just a single delivery to our packhouse to fulfill orders. This greatly streamlines things

from the producer side as well.” Meanwhile, the new Valley neighborhood facility provides the infrastructure needed to accommodate a growing urban agriculture industry with the capacity to store more inventory, state-of-the-art loading docks, a vast vendor space with MERV 13 air filtration that kept winter farmers markets open through the pandemic, and the opportunity for more partnerships with local food businesses. Wholesale services continue to grow, bringing together producers from across New England, primarily the metro Boston area but some as far as Maine.

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“A few anemones are already popping open blooms in our high tunnel – rebelliously early,” says Anne Holland, board president and co-founder of What Cheer Flower Farm. “It’s exciting to see them, but we are waiting on a critical mass of bloom to begin harvesting and deliveries this season. Depending on weather, that looks like April or May. Hopefully by this time next winter the pandemic will have subsided so it will be safe for volunteers to gather together inside our barn for winter flower arranging as well.” Known for distributing flowers grown right in Olneyville to hospitals, recovery centers, food banks, and other nonprofits serving those who can use the human connection tied to a bouquet delivery, What Cheer Flower Farm has so far remediated a one-third acre into an organic growing field, with plans of nearly doubling this space. The flower garden is just one part of the symbiotic system they’ve fostered since opening in 2017: During the growing season, partnerships with arts organizations invite painters and socially distanced classes in the field, and volunteers learn the basics of gardening and bouquet making. Though in a state of disrepair now, the Colonial Knife building on site will find new use as a jobs training center. Unsalvageable parts will be demolished to create space for more fields, while a capital campaign is in the works to restore the historic 7,000-square-foot wing visible from Route 6, now decorated with floral art created by Riverzedge Arts students in the windows. “The jobs training center will help locals gain skills at no or low cost to get jobs in floristry, farming, and even advanced landscape maintenance,” Holland explains. “These are jobs that won’t leave RI, and there are employers seeking people for them already.” What Cheer Flower Farm isn’t the only urban agriculture organization offering job training in this growing industry. Hosting workshops, internships, and apprenticeships, SCLT’s flagship City Farm serves as both a production and demonstration site where beginner farmers cut their teeth in the field before owning their own businesses. For some, small urban plots are incubators for larger-scale careers in Rhode Island agriculture, which SCLT also helps facilitate through mentorship and connections. “We want to see young people in our neighborhoods go into and know that there are thriving career options for them in this sector,” Barros explains, and SCLT’s currently underway Trinity Square site housing a Farm-to-Market Center and local food retail operations will help. “A part of 404 Broad is continuing the SCLT trend of building and maintaining infrastructure so that small local food businesses like farmers – but also processors and retailers – can thrive, hire local folks, and make their food accessible.”

The old Colonial Knife building will be restored into a jobs center Photo courtesy of What Cheer Flower Farm

A free agriculture workshop offered pre-COVID Photo courtesy of SCLT

THE FUTURE OF URBAN FARMING

“My eldest daughter is proud to be the daughter of a Black farmer. This is imperative to provide a narrative of respect for agricultural cultivation and pride.” - Quatia Osorio, Quaintly Farm

Farming is a family activity at Quaintly Farm, where generations of women get involved Photos courtesy of Quaintly Farm

Windows replaced with art by Riverzedge students Photo courtesy of What Cheer Flower Farm

“SCLT is one small part of the landscape, but we have been doing this work for 40 years and want to see more people in our particular communities benefit from being a part of and creating a system that builds equity, not just for farmers but for food workers across the board,” says Barros. Both with new centralized facilities scaffolded by rich, holistic programming, SCLT and Farm Fresh RI have the capacity to support the shift toward more sustainable and equitable food systems, especially since the pandemic changed the way so many of us buy our food. Despite the challenges it’s posed, the crisis has also shown how adaptable – and essential – urban agriculture is. Quickly responding to the call to meet pandemic needs, programs like SCLT’s Produce in the Park have improved fresh food availability to seniors in the Fox Point neighborhoods, and their pilot program VeggieRx partners with Integra AE to serve pediatric patient families with regular vegetable shares. In a landscape of civil unrest, economic hardships and food scarcity disproportionately affecting people of color, and food deserts – or areas that lack convenient and healthy grocery options – in Providence neighborhoods, the future of farming also needs to be inclusive. The intersection of food access and racial justice has never been so visible, especially in the agriculture industry where people of color have historically been denied land ownership. Learning that there were only three registered Black farmers in the state of Rhode Island in 2016 was the foundation of Osorio’s mission for her own farm. “The preliminary work of Quaintly Farm is to establish a design model for replication to increase Black-owned and -operated urban farms for the RI local food system, increase local consumption of fruits and vegetables, and provide access to locally grown quality food.” And while there’s still work to be done at a state- and city-wide level, Osorio can appreciate the small successes while anticipating a brighter future for her community. “My children work on this farm with me. They are the next generation, they are learning through my experience, participating alongside me,” she says. “My eldest daughter is proud to be the daughter of a Black farmer. This is imperative to provide a narrative of respect for agricultural cultivation and pride.”

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transfer designs from computer screen to paper to building, she once relied on the commonly used grid method – an involved process that she enjoyed – however, to accommodate the growth in her business, she now uses a time-saving projector. “I love partnering with my residential and commercial clients to understand their vision and how we can bring it to life through color, texture, and statement pieces,” says Kelley. When asked, she admits that The Nitro Bar mural in Newport is her current favorite for a few reasons, including painting during latespring weather, the texture of the wall, and the pleasure of working with the owners for a second time. “I am so grateful for the work that has come my way and I look forward to sharing current and future projects.”

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The push to “go big” came from colleague Jayna Aronovitch, owner of LORE, a handmade lifestyle shop on Brook Street, who asked Kelley to design and install a temporary painting. Kelley accepted and found the experience to be liberating. “I fell in love with working on an art piece that was taller than me, that required buckets of paint instead of small tubes.” Kelley explains that a mural can take anywhere from one to three weeks to complete installation. She does all of the design work herself, and until her son was born last May, did the painting as well. “Since then my husband Bobby assists with executing murals. This works out because he is also a designer and has a meticulous eye as well as a steady hand,” she says. To

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Making Tracks In lieu of live shows, Twin Foxes looks to GoFundMe to release latest effort on vinyl

In early February, Providence-based indie rock band Twin Foxes released Broken Bell. The 11-track project weaves together work created over the past two years, revealing a narrative that has been given space and time to write itself out. While some albums are created in short bursts of creative impulses, this effort took the longview. “In some ways, the recording process helped create the common thread,” says songwriter Jared Mann. “They were a batch of songs from completely random sessions.

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There was no direct timeline or deadline, and that was intentional. When you’re limited on time, you end up recording drums, bass, and guitars for the whole record in a couple days. This method leaves less room for experimentation. Our last record was recorded almost surgically so it was really fun to do almost the complete opposite on this one, essentially writing as I was recording. Trying different ideas and seeing what sticks.” While other musicians collaborated

on this record, including Andrew Fortin on bass, percussionist Carlos Molina, Trevor White, and Alex Yontz and Cindy Marszalkowski on backing vocals, the majority of the songs were created and played by Mann himself in his home studio in North Smithfield, Distorted Forest. “Recording in the moment is originally how I learned to record, write songs, and play different instruments, so in a lot of ways, it was fun to revert back to that,” muses Mann.

TOP TRACKS: “Doomsday Diary”: Simple, finger-picked acoustic, under two minutes, descending chordal melodies cushioning lyrics that create the perfect prologue to the album all ending on a Neil Young-esque, satisfyingly un-resolving chord.

“You Are”: A song written in two parts six years apart provides a unique collaboration between Mann and his past self. Interesting to hear slight changes in sonic sensibilities and style all while melding the two in a call and response bookending a turbulent six years.

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Pictured left to right: Jared Mann, Carlos Molina, Dan Tachon

With a sound reminiscent of vintage Bright Eyes colluding with the likes of Death Cab for Cutie, The Antlers, and Brand New, Broken Bell carries an introspective sound and ruminating quality. Tracks feel loose yet challenging, with vocal melodies, recorded interludes and instrumentation that feels organic and loosely improvisational, capturing that feeling of excitement that comes with jamming a song for the first time or recording a first take. It has an effortlessness that balances the heavier sonic

nature of the record. It feels deep without trying too hard to get there. With uncertainty about how best to return to live venues and how best to present live art, many musicians are putting more energy into the creation and presentation of full records, aimed at creating a private listening experience. With Broken Bell, Twin Foxes takes this approach, setting up a GoFundMe to produce the record on vinyl. “We’ve been lucky to have vinyl for all our other releases so far,” says Mann,

“but this year, without playing any shows in 2020 and our label Midnight Werewolf having less resources after a year of setbacks, it just felt like the best move to not delay the record any further. Vinyl is really important to us. It’s the whole package, sonically and design-wise. You get the full artwork and lyrics. When you work on something like this, so much blood and sweat goes into it, you want to present it in a complete way.” Learn more at TwinFoxes.Bandcamp.com

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De si gn | By Mark Binder

Catalyst for Change A competition grant program fosters Providence talent to thrive, contribute, and stay “You’re probably familiar with the story about Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, the two founders of Airbnb who went to RISD,” says Lisa Carnevale. “That’s an example of what can come out of design, and specifically designers trained in Rhode Island.” Carnevale is co-founder and executive director of DESIGNxRI. Imagine a nonprofit economic development organization with a mission to not only promote design, but

help designers and design-related businesses flourish. Think South by Southwest, but with calamari instead of cactus, and a focus on connecting and developing small businesses. “We’re a small state,” Carnevale explains. “The market is small and the jobs aren’t really here. But resilient entrepreneurs can do well here… Our program is helping to cultivate the really valuable assets we have.”

In addition to their annual DesignWeekRI conference (planned for October 2021), DESIGNxRI runs the Providence Design Catalyst, a competitive grant program to help design businesses reach their growth goals. Each year around a dozen applicants are chosen to participate in an intensive training supplemented by $10,000 to $15,000 of seed capital to help them hit the ground running. A recent round is underway with

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awardees announced March 9 and a program launch on March 17. Anther Kiley was a graduate of the 2020 “Covid Cohort.” A graphic designer who’s a part-time faculty member at RISD, he had an idea for “Cardkits” – fun paper cutouts that could be used for imaginative and “non-screen time” play. Each Cardkit comes as a set of pre-cut cardstock parts. To bring a kit to life, you pop out the parts and join them together with white glue. It’s just the right mix of challenging and satisfying. Going into the Catalyst program, Kiley anticipated scaling up to huge production runs with expensive die-cut machinery. Instead, through mentorship he pivoted, investing in a digital cutting machine. “This machine allowed me to switch my model to a small and nimble scale,” he explains. “I can make small batches, test out products and figure out what people want and what sells best. We keep everything small scale, local and sustainable.” Criteria for the Providence Design Catalyst program includes many factors, perhaps the most important being how each awardee might contribute to the economic development of the City of Providence. A final showcase event for this year’s awardees is planned for July. Follow along at DESIGNxRI.com

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Exhi bi t | By Julia Barber

Drawing Inspiration RISD student Victoria Barlay’s sketches serve up architectural interest Eighteen months ago, Victoria Barlay held two jobs in Charleston, South Carolina: intern at an architectural firm by day, and server at a local eatery by night. Her hourlong lunch break from the internship was her own, however, and Barlay frequently explored the city with her sketchbook in hand, making elevation drawings of the local architecture. One day, Barlay forgot her sketchbook but found a spare guest check pad from the restaurant stuffed into her

bag. It was serendipity: She relished the challenge of distilling the complex buildings she drew down to the 4” x 6” format of the check pad, choosing which details to include or omit, which stories and memories visible in the building to commit to paper. The project took shape rapidly, playing the permanence of historic buildings against the impermanent medium of a receipt designed to be discarded. When Barlay arrived in Providence to

pursue a master’s degree in architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design, she turned her sights to our city’s finest buildings, exploring the layers of memory, intention, and design choices that make up a structure’s facade. She drew corner markets, houses, storefronts, and restaurants, sharing the results with a wide audience on her Instagram account @GuestCheckSketch. Sketching in the middle of the sidewalk for an hour tends to draw attention,

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and occasionally building occupants would come out to ask her what she was doing, curious rather than suspicious. She enjoys these interactions, feeling that they help place her work in its larger community context, and loves when her followers suggest new buildings to draw or ask to commission a personal piece. A window gallery of Barlay’s Guest Check Sketches has been on display at RISD’s Bayard Ewing Building on South Main Street in Providence. “I love that people are still visiting and

getting a peek at some art in these COVID gallery restrictive times,” says Barlay. Barlay has reached the last of her check pad paper. With many restaurants switching to handheld electronic point-of-service devices she’s not sure where the project will take her next, but it’s clear that her skill as witness and storyteller to the world around her will guide it forward. Her way of looking asks the viewer to slow down and appreciate the built environment, to absorb the hidden histories in the city we inhabit.

On her time spent in the restaurant industry working to support her architectural career, Barlay asks her audience to tip our service workers 20 percent. “It’s not just an essential investment in our local economy; tipping also supports the arts community that relies on the service industry for survival,” Barlay states. “As the pandemic endures, supporting artists who help us see the world in new and hopeful ways is more important than ever.” Instagram: @GuestCheckSketch

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Ca l e nda r | By Abbie Lahmers

The Must list 5 essential events this month

Askew welcomes back indoor live shows

April 10: Stand-up comedian Charlie Hall hosts a star-studded evening of local celebrities competing in virtual game show Rhodywood Squares, raising funds for Aldersbridge Communities. Aldersbridge.org

April 8: RI Council for the Humanities hosts a virtual Reading Across Rhode Island event with author Jason Reynolds on his book, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, for a live reading and discussion. RIHumanities.org

This year’s Newport Daffodil Days will be a socially distanced stroll rather than a festival, but the yellow blooms will also backdrop Restaurant Week and the annual Rhode Race on April 17. NewportDaffyDays.com

Through April: Askew, the sister venue of Alchemy, is back with limited-capacity live shows and events, like weekly comedy and open mic nights on Tuesdays and Thursdays, plus local band performances. AskewProv.com

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Matzah on a Mission Local nonprofit returns the unleavened flatbread to its roots while supporting the fight against human trafficking Even if you’re not Jewish, you might know that matzah (or matzo) is a big flat cracker, usually square, that comes in a box. Not true, according to Barry Dolinger, co-founder with his wife Naomi Baine of Mitzvah Matzos, a Providence-area organization that both bakes a unique unleavened bread, and uses the profits to fight against modern-day slavery and human trafficking. “It used to be that every town and perhaps every family would bake matzah for themselves,” Dolinger explains. That changed in the 1880s when two companies, Horowitz Margareten and Manischewitz, turned this ritual and local creation into something manufactured and distributed nationally. “Originally, matzah used to be handmade and softer,” says Dolinger, who is a rabbi. “It was a bread. Unleavened bread. Matzah became a cracker to become shelf stable and not go moldy.” In pre-COVID times, Mitzvah Matzos organized huge community bakings, teaching dozens of volunteers of all ages and backgrounds – under careful supervision – how to bake organic shmurah matzah

(made from wheat guarded against leavening even before it’s harvested) that is soft and round, thick and chewy. “This is the bread of slaves. It fills you up,” Dolinger says. Around the world, there are more than 30 million people who are victims of human trafficking. From slaves harvesting shrimp in Thailand to the round-ups of Uighurs in China to domestic or sex workers here in New England, the problem can’t be addressed easily. The mission of Mitzvah Matzos to reclaim the intentionality of creating sacred bread for the Passover Seder – the ritual meal that marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday – raises awareness, and makes a real difference. “Mitzvah” is the Hebrew word for good deed. “Everyone who knows about Passover should know what slavery looks like today, not just then,” said Dolinger. Mitzvah Matzos donates a portion of its funds to the STAR program at St. Mary’s Church in North Providence, which works to release and empower people (often women). Learn more at MitzvahMatzos.org | By Izzy Abrahmson

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Yay Pascal! A restaurant known for its Wurst becomes one of RI’s best example of post-COVID dining

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When Kristin and Matthew Gennuso met working at a popular Boston restaurant, they might have optimistically surmised the biggest hurdle they’d face would be someday opening their own restaurant together – but in 2003, those plans went off without a hitch. Their farm-to-table restaurant Chez Pascal was an instant success, as was their Wurst Kitchen food truck and walk-up window. Cut to early March 2020, when fear was in the air during a RI Hospitality Association conference call. Not one person knew what a restaurant should do during a pandemic. Governor Raimondo decided for everyone that restaurants should close. For the Gennusos, the first reaction was relief that it was done: “We wouldn’t have to make that decision on our own. That feeling of relief lasted for probably five minutes.” The following Monday they were closed, but after a quick wallow they decided closed didn’t have to mean dead. By Tuesday they had repurposed Matthew’s e-commerce site, trading pictures of their apron merchandise for images of popular menu items. Voila – they were running a pick-up restaurant. “It wasn’t about business,” Kristin is quick to say, “it was about people. Helping each other and connecting us through food – it comforts us and fills our souls with joy even when joy seems hard to find.” As of this printing, Chez Pascal hasn’t allowed inside seating and the Gennusos have no regrets. With a refined order-inadvance model, they’ve eliminated wasted produce. They know exactly how much they’ll need to fulfill orders for the two versions of each dish they offer: “Ready to Eat” or “Reheat at Home”. This not only gives customers the utmost flexibility, but also keeps great relationships with purveyors and ensures there’s enough food to share with other establishments. The Gennusos do offer a sit-down experience on their outdoor Après Ski Patio. Eight Adirondack chairs, painted

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race-car red, are available for 90-minute reservations between 4pm and 8pm. A limited food and beverage menu offers “a small taste of the Alps for your small table.” Through the winter, the Gennusos were always amazed to watch their supportive customers, bundled up to brave 30-degree weather, enjoying Chez Pascal’s food and each other’s company. “It’s a beautiful thing to see. Can we have a customer appreciation parade someday?” Kristin asks. Though connection through food is what means most to the Gennusos as people, as restaurant owners what’s most important is safety. Chez Pascal keeps up to date

with all RI Department of Health rules and enforces a stringent sanitization protocol. Strict adherence regarding use of PPE is demanded of employees and required of patrons, as is the minimum six-foot distance. Temperature screenings and testing are also mandatory for staff. Despite all the changes Chez Pascal has been through this past year, their customers and community have never missed a beat. “We’ve learned so much about what we’re all capable of, with the support of neighbors and loved ones, and have been grateful for every second.” 960 Hope Street, Chez-Pascal.com

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New food truck features Mexican street tacos with a homemade touch What happens when you combine two passionate chefs, a celebration of Central American food, and a dash of spice? Masa Taqueria! Chefs Chris Caldarone and Jonathon Kirk started doling out their mouth-watering medley of flavors last winter and now the duo plans to hit the streets with their very own food trailer by early summer. What sets this new food destination apart is the care poured into each dish, right down to hand-grinding heirloom corn to make their signature tortillas. Kirk insists, “There’s nothing quite like a perfect, freshly made corn tortilla!” Caldarone and Kirk are proud to offer tacos inspired by Tijuana-style Mexican street foods, such as Birria de Res, a hearty stew of beef, chiles, and spices. Kirk recommends dipping the crispy, cheesy Quesabirria Taco in Consomé de Res, their flavorful beef-braising sauce. Be on the lookout for new menu items, like vegan tacos, fresh salsas, and agua frescas. While the two are putting finishing touches on the trailer, anyone interested in sampling their current dishes can check out the pop-up schedule on their Instagram (@masataqueriapvd) or website (MasaTaqueriaPVD.com). -Maia Correll

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Bubble cone ice cream shop opens in time for warmer weather If you’ve been lucky enough to catch their food truck posted up around Providence in the summer, then you know these are no ordinary frozen treats – Kow Kow’s bubble waffle cones are heaped with colorful ice cream and then topped with fruit or cookie crumbles and a drizzle of chocolate syrup. Soon, you won’t have to track down the truck for fan favorites like Cocoa Crazy and Berry Nutty, plus new vegan options, as owner Vilada Khammahavong prepares for the opening of her new brick-and-mortar shop on Ives Street this month. The name “kow”, repeated for emphasis, is a familiar phrase in any Laotian household that translates to both “food” and “rice”. Essential to Khammahavong’s approach to tasty treats is capturing memories from her hometown: “Bubble waffles were a treat from my childhood that brings back a distinctly happy memory because it was something my family would only get once a month. Ice cream has always been my favorite dessert so, naturally, I wanted to combine the two!” It’s hard not to smile at the sight of Kow Kow’s decadent desserts. KowKowFood.com -Abbie Lahmers

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“I created Kin Southern Table + Bar because I wanted to share the many Southern influences from our childhood that I hold dear,” begins Julia Broome, owner of the new restaurant at 71 Washington Street. “Picking fresh vegetables from my Aunt Birdie’s garden, rolling out biscuits, cooking with my great grandmother’s cast iron skillet, and letting pitchers of tea sit in the sun.” It’s through serving soul food that she shows love and honors her ancestors. “I always dreamed of owning a restaurant,” says Broome, who began to write up a business plan to keep busy when her job was impacted by COVID. “I just kept thinking about all my fond memories with my family growing up – and the food! It brought us together.” From there, the plan grew into a location and menu. Broome lists mouth-watering dishes like shrimp and grits, baked mac and

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At press time, the restaurants on this list were open in some capacity. We strongly advise calling a location first to ensure they are open and what type of service they are offering at this time; many are reservation-only for in-house and outdoor seating. For the latest updates on regulations visit Health.RI.gov/covid . Original list provided by PWCVB. If we missed your favorite, please let us know. Marketing@ProvidenceOnline.com Andino’s Italian Restaurant 171 Atwells Avenue, 453-3164 AndinosProvidence.com

Andrea’s Restaurant 268 Thayer Street, 331-7879 AndreasRI.com Angelo’s Civita Farnese 141 Atwells Avenue, 621-8171 AngelosRI.com Anthony’s Authentic Italian Cuisine 441 Atwells Avenue, 273-5900 Anthonys.Restaurant Bacaro Restaurant 262 South Water Street, 751-3700 BacaroRestaurant.net Bacco Vino & Contorni 262 Atwells Avenue, 572-0243 Bacco-RI.com Big King 3 Luongo Square BigKingPVD.com

Blake’s Tavern 122 Washington Street, 274-1230 BlakesTavern.com

Caserta Pizzeria 121 Spruce Street, 272-3618 CasertaPizzeria.com

Blend 57 DePasquale Avenue, 432-7449 BlendPVD.com

Cassarino’s Ristorante 177 Atwells Avenue, 751-3333 CassarinosRI.com

Bucktown 471 W Fountain Street, Bucktownpvd.com

CAV 14 Imperial Place, 751-9164 CavRestaurant.com

Cafe Choklad 2 Thomas Street, 383-4764

Chef Ho’s 243 Atwells Avenue, 831-0777 ChefHos.com

Camille’s 71 Bradford Street, 751-4812 CamillesOnTheHill.com

Chez Pascal & The Wurst Kitchen 960 Hope Street, 421-4422 ChezPron.com

The Capital Grille 10 Memorial Blvd., 521-5600 TheCapitalGrille.com

Circe Restaurant & Bar Providence 50 Weybosset Street, 437-8991 CirceRestaurantBar.com

Capriccio 2 Pine Street, 421-1320 Capriccios.com

Costantino’s Venda Bar & Ristorante 265 Atwells Avenue, 528-1100 CostantinosRistorante.com

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Dave & Buster’s of Providence 40 Providence Place, 270-4555 DaveAndBusters.com

Ebisu Providence 38 Pontiac Avenue, 270-7500 EbisuRI.com

Dave’s Coffee 341 South Main Street, 521-1973 DavesCoffee.com

Ellie’s 225 Weybosset Street 563-3333 ElliesProv.com

Davinci’s Restaurant & Hookah Lounge 146 Acorn Street, 572-3911 DavinciLounge.com

Federal Taphouse & Kitchen 279 Atwells Avenue, 454-8881 FederalTandK.com

The District 54 South Street, 421-0050 TheDistrictRI.com

Fellini’s Pizzeria 166 Wickenden Street, 751-6737 FelliniPizzeria.com

Don Jose Tequilas Restaurant 351 Atwells Avenue, 454-8951 DonJoseTequilas.com

Flatbread Company 161 Cushing Street, 273-2737 FlatbreadCompany.com

Durk’s BBQ 33 Aborn Street, 563-8622 DurksBBQ.com

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar One West Exchange Street, 533-9000 FlemingsSteakHouse.com

The East End 244 Wickenden Street, 433-9770 TheEastEndPVD.com East Side Pockets 278 Thayer Street, EastSidePocket.com

Gracie’s 194 Washington Street, 272-7811 GraciesProv.com Great Northern BBQ Co. 9 Parade Street, 421-1513

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Gregg’s Restaurants & Taverns Providence 1303 North Main Street, 831-5700 GreggsUSA.com Harry’s Bar & Burger 301 Atwells Avenue, 228-3336 HarrysBarBurger.com Hemenway’s Restaurant 121 South Main Street, 351-8570 HemenwaysRestaurant.com Il Massimo 134 Atwells Avenue, 273-0650 Providence.MassimoRI.com

Jacky’s Waterplace Restaurant 200 Exchange Street, 383-5000 JackysGalaxie.com

Joe Marzilli’s Old Canteen Italian Restaurant 120 Atwells Avenue, 751-5544 TheOldCanteen.com Julian’s 318 Broadway, JuliansProvidence.com

Persimmon Restaurant

Photo by Brandon Harmon

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KG Kitchen Bar 771 Hope Street, 331-4100 KGKitchenBar.com Kleos 250 Westminster Street, 443-4083 KNEAD Doughnuts 135 Elmgrove Avenue, 865-6622 KneadDoughnuts.com Lekker BBQ 210 Atwells Avenue, 285-9999 LekkerBBQ.com Little Sister 737a Hope Street, 642-9464 LittleSisterPVD.com Los Andes Restaurant 903 Chalkstone Avenue, 649-4911 LosAndesRI.com Lucia’s Mexican Restaurant 154 Atwells Avenue, 228-6550 LuciasMexican.com The Malted Barley Providence 334 Westminster Street, 490-0300 TheMaltedBarley.com Mare Rooftop 229 Waterman Street, 336-6273 MareRoofTop.com Massimo Ristorante 134 Atwells Avenue, 273-0650 MassimoRI.com McBride’s Pub 161 Wayland Avenue, 751-3000 McBrides-Pub.com Mill’s Tavern Restaurant 101 North Main Street, 272-3331 MillsTavernRestaurant.com

Mokban Korean Bistro 217 Westminster Street, 331-1651 Mokban.com

Murphy’s 100 Fountain Street, 621-8467 MurphysProvidence.com

Nami Japanese Restaurant 198 Atwells Avenue, 383-6559 NamiProv.com Nara Lounge & Restaurant 248 Atwells Avenue, 273-6272 NaraProvidence.com New Harvest Coffee & Spirits 65 Weybosset Street, 438-1999 NewHarvestCoffee.com New Rivers 7 Steeple Street, 751-0350 NewRiversRestaurant.com Nicks on Broadway 500 Broadway, 421-0286 NicksonBroadway.com North 122 Fountain Street FoodbyNorth.com Oberlin 186 Union Street, 588-8755 OberlinRestaurant.com Ocean State Sandwich Company 155 Westminster Street, 521-6772 SandwichRI.com Olneyville New York System Restaurant 20 Plainfield Street, 621-9500 OlneyvilleNewYorkSystem.com Opa Restaurant 230 Atwells Avenue, 351-8282 OpaProvidence.com P.F. Chang’s 111 Providence Place, 270-4665 PFChangs.com Pane e Vino Ristorante 365 Atwells Avenue, 223-2230 PaneVino.net

Panera Bread 43 Providence Place, 248-0020 PaneraBread.com Parkside Rotisserie & Bar 76 South Main Street, 331-0003 ParksideProvidence.com Pasta Beach 195 Wayland Avenue, 270-0740 PastaBeach.com Pastiche Fine Desserts 92 Spruce Street, 861-5190 PasticheFineDesserts.com Persimmon Restaurant 99 Hope Street, 432-7422 PersimmonRI.com Piemonte 114 Doyle Avenue, 273-0999 PiemontePizza.com Plaza Bar & Kitchen 59 DePasquale Avenue, 331-8240 PlazaKitchenBar.com Pot au Feu 44 Custom House Street, 273-8953 PotAuFeuRI.com Providence Coal Fired Pizza 385 Westminster Street, 454-7499 ProvidenceCoalFiredPizza.com Providence G Pub 61 Orange Street, 632-4782 ProvidenceGPub.com Providence Oyster Bar 283 Atwells Avenue, 272-8866 ProvOysterBar.com Public Kitchen & Bar 120 Francis Street, 919-5050 Facebook: Public Kitchen & Bar

Pure Lounge 387 Atwells Avenue, 861-0796 PureLoungeProv.com

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PVDonuts 79 Ives Street, PVDonuts.com Rebelle Artisan Bagels 110 Doyle Avenue, RebelleArtisanBagels.com

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The River Social 200 Exchange Street, 256-5686 TheRiverSocial.com

Snookers Sports, Billiards, Bar & Grill 53 Ashburton Street, 351-7665 SnookersRI.com

Roma Ristorante & Deli Café 310 Atwells Avenue, 331-5000 RomaProv.net

South Beach Restaurant & Lounge 338 Atwells Avenue, 455-1200, Facebook: SouthBeachProvidence

Rooftop at the Providence G 100 Dorrance Street, 632-4904 RooftopAtTheG.com Rosalina 50 Aborn Street, 270-7330 Facebook: Rosalina The Rosendale 55 Union Street, 421-3253 TheRosendaleRI.com Saje Kitchen 332 Atwells Avenue, 473-0504 SajeKitchen.com

Uno Chicago Grill 82 Providence Place, 270-4866 Unos.com

Sydney Providence 400 Exchange Street, 648-4994 SydneyPVD.com

Venda Ravioli Inc. 265 Atwells Avenue, 421-9105 VendaRavioliStore.com

Tavolo Wine Bar & Tuscan Grille 289 Atwells Avenue, 274-6000 TavoloWineBar.com Ten Prime Steak & Sushi 55 Pine Street, 453-2333 TenPrimeSteakandSushi.com Tiny Bar 377 Richmond Street, @tinybarpvd

The Salted Slate 186 Wayland Avenue, 270-3737 SaltedSlate.com

Tori Tomo Restaurant 69 Washington Street, 409-2077 ToriTomoPVD.com

Sin 1413 Westminster Street, 369-8427 EatWicked.com

Trattoria Zooma 245 Atwells Avenue, 383-2002 TrattoriaZooma.com

Small Point Cafe 230 Westminster Street, 228-6999 SmallPointCafe.com

Terra Luna Café 57 De Pasquale Avenue, 432-7449, TerraLunaCafe.com

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Union Station Brewery 36 Exchange Terrace, 274-2739, UnionStationPVD.com

Sura 232 Westminster Street, SuraProvidence.com

Saladworks 75 Fountain Street, 383-2100 SaladWorks.com

Trinity Brewhouse 186 Fountain Street, 453-2337 TrinityBrewhouse.com

Vino Veritas 486 Broadway, 383-2001 VinoVeritasRI.com Waterman Grille 4 Richmond Square, 521-9229 WatermanGrille.com Xaco Taco 370 Richmond Street, 228-8286 XacoTacoRI.com Y Noodle & Bar 425 W Fountain Street #100, 661-9666, YNoodleBar.com

Yoleni’s 292 Westminster Street, 500-1127 Providence.Yolenis.com

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Red Stripe 465 Angell Street, 437-6950 RedStripeRestaurants.com

SERVICE DIRECTORY HOME & BUSINESS SERVICES

David Onken Painting Interior/Exterior

AUDIO/VIDEO HELP Home theater, TV or stereo? Jon Bell, Simply Sight & Sound, 383-4102. Reasonable rates. 30+ yrs exp.

BEYOND THE PALE Quality interior painting, color consulting, lead certified, green products. Lic. #15914. Call Mike 401-573-4498.

EAST SIDE HANDYMAN Carpentry, painting and repairs. Small jobs welcome. References, insured. 401-524-6421. Reg. #3052.

MALIN PAINTING

Most ceiling & wall repairs, wallpaper removal, oil-based & latex finishes, staining, varnishing. Fully insured, Many local references. Safe, secure, fast service. 226-8332. Reg. #19226.

SUPERB HOUSEPAINTING High end workmanship. Small jobs a specialty. Call Ron, 751-3242, or 523-2343. Reg. #18128.

WINTER PARKING Benefit St. @ north end. $125/mo. $100/mo. w/12 month contract. Call 339-4068. rogernc@mac.com

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Brier & Brier Insurance & Employee Benefits Jeffrey G. Brier CLU, ChFC, CASL 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 • jbrier@brier-brier.com

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OFFICE SPACE For rent in Holistic Health Center on Providence’s East Side. Shared waiting room, large (12x16) room, zone heating, good light, good parking. For details, call Mark Brody, MD at 401-861-4643.

USED MUSIC WANTED!

Round Again Records needs your used CDs and records. Cash paid. Call 351-6292.

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1 DARIO DRIVE | LINCOLN, RI Offered at $1,250,000 | 401.383.0999

1 in Rhode Island Luxury Real Estate

53 PORT CIRCLE | WARWICK, RI SOLD: $819,000 | 401.255.6608

8 STREAM DRIVE | CRANSTON, RI Offered at $895,000 | 401.556.6565

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20 RED BROOK CROSSING | LINCOLN, RI SOLD: $1,170,000 | 401.954.8139

27 MILL ROAD | FOSTER, RI Pending Sale: $799,000 | 401.465.3975

NEWPORT NARRAGANSETT WATCH HILL PROVIDENCE BLOCK ISLAND JAMESTOWN LITTLE COMPTON *This representation is based on information from the RI Statewide MLS for 1/1/20 - 12/31/20. No. 1 Luxury ranking based on sold dollar volume of $1M+ properties in 2020.

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2 LAURETTA LANE | LINCOLN, RI SOLD: $575,000 | 401.935.5854 LILA DELMAN REAL ESTATE OF PROVIDENCE 369 SOUTH MAIN STREET | 401.274.1644

56 Cooke Street East Side of Providence $1,595,000 | 401.529.2188

100 Alumni Avenue See the Video & 3D Tours at 56Cooke.com

East Side of Providence $1,200,000 | 401.447.7840

15 Pratt Street, Unit #1

12 Vassar Avenue

East Side of Providence $749,000 | 401.553.6315

East Side of Providence $645,000 | 401.474.3733

162 Miller Avenue

100 Exchange Street, Unit #1106

Providence $395,000 | 401.484.7015

See the Video Tour at 162Miller.com

Providence $365,000 | 401.465.1742

Barrington 401.245.9600

East Greenwich 401.885.8400

Providence 401.274.6740

Westport MA 508.636.4760

Cumberland 401.333.9333

Narragansett 401.783.2474

West Side PVD 401.457.3400

Relocation 800.886.1775

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