It was a special luncheon on Wednesday hosted by the Senior Advisory Committee at the National for Block Islanders who have earned the moniker of nonagenarian. This formerly annual birthday
Like the circles echoing out on the surface of a flat pond, each ring representing a passing decade, the Industrial Revolution compressed both space and time. By 1900, the steam
The Block Island of Keith Lewis’ boyhood was a spare place, hardly bothered by anyone other than its 500 or so inhabitants. Times were hard in the 1960s Block Island has long thrived on its pastoral isolation, but skyrocketing home prices and changing tourism patterns are shattering a way of life even as a new technology delivers modern conveniences.
Island Bound Bookstore invites parents and children to the bookstore on Friday, August 4 between 2 and 3:30 p.m. to meet author Paul Trombly, who will be available to sign
The Block Island NASA windmill is worthy of much more research and ink. If you have any photographs, paper documentation, or most importantly, memories related to this project you would