BLU Sues Town Over Noise Ordinance
By Elizabeth F. McNamara On Wednesday, BLU on the Water filed suit in federal court against the town because of changes to the noise ordinance, lowering decibel levels for establishments on the waterfront. The Town Council approved those changes three months ago, in...
Dining News: The Trap’s Ice Rink (Just Add Cold Temps); Valentine’s Menus
By Elizabeth F. McNamara It’s a great idea: Earlier this winter, The Trap took its outdoor cornhole court and turned it into a small but totally legit ice rink. “I was standing in the space one day in the fall and thought, ‘This would be great for an ice rink,’” said...
End of Era: After 38 Years, Hartmans Sell Back to Basics
By Elizabeth F. McNamara It was the grandchildren that did it. Bob and Maryann Hartman opened Back to Basics in 1982 and have run it ever since, raising three children and moving the business three times (all on Main Street in EG) in the process. They might have kept...
Business News: New CEO for St. Elizabeth’s; 30K Coats Donated Through Ocean St. Job Lot
Above: Associates from Ocean State Job Lot locations display some of the winter coats being distributed regionally to local veterans. Saint Elizabeth Community has named Matthew R. Trimble as the next president and CEO. Trimble, Saint Elizabeth’s chief operating...
Business News: Men’s Consignment, Boutique Interior Design, New Barbershop
Above: Insperiors’ ribbon cutting with the EG Chamber of Commerce in November. By Elizabeth F. McNamara When Gloria Kostadinova and Robert Elias decided to open up Properly Worn, a high-end men’s consignment store, they chose East Greenwich. “We grew up here...Upcoming Events
Feb
21
Fri
7:00 pm
Fair Chance Legislative Panel
@ Westminster Unitarian
Fair Chance Legislative Panel
@ Westminster Unitarian
Feb 21 @ 7:00 pm
This is a panel discussion on the upcoming Fair Chance bill, legislation that would help formerly incarcerated people qualify for professional licenses which have been denied to them because of prior criminal records, no matter[...]
Feb
22
Sat
1:00 pm
Fashion Icons from Marie Antoine...
@ East Greenwich Free Libary
Fashion Icons from Marie Antoine...
@ East Greenwich Free Libary
Feb 22 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Fashion historian Kip Brott answers the question: What’s a Fashion Icon, Anyway? Legendary “fashion icons” have sparked admiration, emulation, and sometimes even outrage! Join us as we learn more about their remarkable lives and explore how[...]
Feb
26
Wed
6:30 pm
Discussing Mental Health – ASAPP
@ Swift Community Center
Discussing Mental Health – ASAPP
@ Swift Community Center
Feb 26 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, from 6:30-8:30 PM, the Swift Community Center will be the site for Discussing Mental Health-ASAPP. At a time when stress, anxiety, depression, gun violence, vaping, substance use and peer dynamics negatively[...]
Mar
2
Mon
9:30 am
2020-21 Kindergarten Registratio...
@ Swift Community Center
2020-21 Kindergarten Registratio...
@ Swift Community Center
Mar 2 @ 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Children are eligible to enter Kindergarten for the 2020-2021 school year if they have attained or will have attained five years of age on or before Sept. 1, 2020. Except for medical or religious reasons,[...]
Apr
4
Sat
7:00 pm
‘Thanks for the Mammaries’
@ EG Fireman's Hall
‘Thanks for the Mammaries’
@ EG Fireman's Hall
Apr 4 @ 7:00 pm
Performer Ida Zecco. An uplifting tale of music, theater and stand up comedy, sponsored by the Greenwich Bay Women’s Club and starring the incomparable Ida Zecco, with Jim Rice as music director/arranger, and John O’Neil[...]