Westerly
Westerly, RI · Lifestyle
The Standard-Times
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Two New Hampshire Brothers Put A 900-Degree Pizza Oven On A Trailer, Then Turned Their Idea Into A Restaurant
Two brothers mounted a pizza oven capable of reaching 900 degrees onto a trailer. That’s a pretty ambitious way to get into the pizza business, but their unusual setup eventually grew into a restaurant. The brothers started with a mobile operation built around high-temperature cooking, which allows pizzas to...
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Rhode Island’s 15 Bakeries Worth the Early Alarm
Some of the best mornings start with a plain little storefront you almost drove past. In Rhode Island, those quiet spots often hide warm donuts, flaky croissants, and custard tarts that make you forget how early you got up. The catch is simple: the good stuff sells fast, so sleeping...
The Providence Journal
Meet the Warwick woman proving you're never too old to dance
Wendy Lewis may have taken the phrase "break a leg" a little too seriously. The Warwick resident, 57, has been a performer for 14 years (she worked with TEN31 Productions, the folks who are the living statues and gargoyles at WaterFire), but before she even tried out for the Sunsationals, the senior dance team for the Connecticut Sun women's basketball team, she tore her ACL. Though unable to walk immediately after surgery, Lewis put in many hours of rehab and PT, and just eight months later, she secured her spot on the team. So how does a senior dance team stack up to other performance work she's done? "This was new to me, in the sense that there were thousands of people and ... there's the pressure of, I don't want to forget the choreography," Lewis says. Still, with a full arena and a screaming crowd, she admits, "That's something I'll never forget. I remember standing there thinking, 'This is what it's like to be a celebrity − it's like, wow, so cool.'" Lewis, a former corporate copywriter, is semiretired, running her own business called Thread & Metal, where she makes accessories out of reclaimed fabrics. "When I'm not shaking
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This Charming Massachusetts General Store Dishes Out Food So Delicious You Will Want To Move Nearby
There’s a yellow building in Dartmouth, Massachusetts that has absolutely no right to be this charming, and yet here we are. Davoll’s General Store in the village of Russells Mills is the kind of place that makes you reconsider every life choice that kept you from visiting sooner.
hoodline.com
Niveaux Pâtisserie Plans Second Financial District Location for Early 2027
Niveaux Pâtisserie, the French-Asian bakery that built a following in North Quincy, is plotting a jump into downtown Boston. The shop plans to open a second location at 75 State Street in the Financial District, with an early 2027 target date, bringing its croissant case and custom cakes to a new crowd of office workers and commuters.
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Woonsocket Museum Unveils 1970s Exhibit, Then the Ribbon-Cutting Scissors Jam
Guests rolled up to the Museum of Work & Culture in bell bottoms and polyester, stepping past vintage cars parked out front for a party that turned back the clock to 1976. The occasion was the grand opening of Welcome to the Neighborhood, a new permanent interactive exhibit exploring the diverse people and cultures who settled in Woonsocket during the 1970s. Even the ribbon-cutting ceremony got into the retro spirit when the scissors jammed mid-snip.