Ryan Gibbs

A Woonsocket artist who works in a variety of styles will mark his first solo gallery opening in Jamestown this week. “Be Hueman,” an art show featuring the works of Baye Lo, will have its opening reception at the Out of the Box Gallery on Clinton Avenue at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11. The event is free to attend. The […]

A landlubber is the newest seasonal resident at the Beavertail Aquarium with the aim to raise awareness of abandoning domesticated animals in the wild. The ball python, which has been named Guapo, or “handsome” in Spanish, will be displayed at the aquarium for the season. The aquarium opened last week and is operated by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental […]

A local restaurant has relaunched with a famous name behind its new menu. Boston restaurateur Michael Schlow has joined Beech as a managing partner and chef. The revamped menu launched May 27 with more items to be added throughout the season. Schlow was brought to Beech by the Conanicut Restaurant Group, which owns the restaurant. He is not part of […]

A former science teacher depicts her relatively newfound hometown in a debut gallery that graces one of the island’s most lively landmarks. “This Must Be the Place,” a gallery by Lisa Pritchard, will be displayed through July 21 at the Jamestown Philomenian Library, 26 North Road. The gallery features 24 landscape paintings in acrylic and gouache by the artist who […]

For music teacher Erin Preston, an announcement made following a steelpan performance was music to her ears. Preston, who teaches at Melrose School, was named teacher of the year during an end-of-year celebration June 12 at the elementary school. She was honored alongside Jami Denault, a special education teaching assistant at Lawn who was named support professional of the year. […]

Netizens keeping an eye on the webcam of the osprey nest at Marsh Meadows noticed something tragic in June. All four chicks in the nest had died. The founder of the Conanicut Island Raptor Project, which operates the webcam, said he heard from concerned residents about the fate of the chicks. Chris Powell decided to turn off the webcam so […]

The tourism bureau for Newport and Bristol counties is sharing stories of people in the nine cities and towns comprising that region, and a Jamestown couple is the first to be profiled. Jennifer and David Clancy are featured on Deep Blue, Discover Newport’s new online magazine that takes “a deep dive into the people and places” of the two counties. […]

A book by two local authors traces the history of Black Jamestowners during the course of 70 years between the 19th and 20th centuries. The book, published by Hamilton Books in January, is titled “A Peaceful Patch of Earth: Blacks in Jamestown, Rhode Island, in a Time of Racial Turbulence in America, 1850-1920.” Written by Peter Fay and Valerie Southern, […]

The efforts of a crew of Boy Scouts led by Will Bridges are protecting a garden from intruding deer at the Jamestown Community Farm. Bridges, 16, completed the project in June by extending gates and fencing around a vegetable garden. The project by Troop 1 Jamestown was the final objective he needed to complete before he could submit his application […]

Songs inspired by the sea are sailing into Jamestown for a free 90-minute concert tonight at the North Road library. Sharks Come Crusin, which was inspired by the Steven Spielberg thriller “Jaws,” will perform at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 16. Frontman Mark Lambert said listening to the “Spanish Ladies” shanty in the 1975 film led him to the Providence Public […]