Restaurants closed for dine-in service starting March 17, 2020
Today, Governor Raimondo announced that all restaurants, cafes and coffee shops in the state of Rhode Island will close for dine-in service starting tomorrow March [...]
Prompt, Private, Perfect: The Westerly Automatic Telephone Exchange
The following is part two of Westerly Life’s “Behind the Murals” series exploring the history behind each of the recently created murals throughout downtown Westerly [...]
Court Cases, Dynamite, and Liquor: The Story of the Tin Tub Saloon
Being a genealogist by trade and having spent countless hours pouring over records for thousands of my ancestors, I thought I knew everything I could [...]
Nostalgia No More: Making New Memories at Misquamicut’s Drive-In Theater!
Drive-in movies were once an American institution, with 5,000 theaters standing proudly during the 1950s and 60s. Today, fewer than 500 remain, but residents and [...]
Hero and Traitor: Benedict Arnold – Part 1
There is no doubt that Benedict Arnold is a traitor to our country but he was also an American hero. Its possible Arnold could have [...]
Keep On Truckin’: Food Trucks in South County
Food trucks have been a hot culinary trend in recent years, but they've actually been around since before the invention of the automobile. Chuckwagons served [...]
Dave Stenhouse and Sons: A Westerly Baseball Family
As shown in previous posts about famous athletes of Westerly, the legacy of local baseball players runs deep. Perhaps the most well-known baseball player to [...]
A Gold Chain or a Wooden Leg: Rhode Island’s Pirate Thomas Tew
One of the most successful pirates of all time and Rhode Island’s most notorious was Captain Thomas Tew. He became known as the Rhode Island [...]
East Meets West at Jonathan Edwards Winery
Jonathan Edwards Winery is a unique breed. Dubbing itself, “New England Charm, Napa Style,” the bi-coastal vineyard has been serving up glasses of the good [...]
Valentine’s Day the Westerly Way
Whether you’re looking for an over-the-top, luxury experience or a simple down-home good time, the Westerly area fits the bill for whatever your little heart [...]
Family Fun this February in Westerly
If you’re a skier, or escaping to somewhere warm and sunny, then you’re probably counting the days until February break. If however, you’re just hanging [...]
The Stonington Village Farmer’s Market at the Velvet Mill
Fresh seafood, produce, cheese, wine, breakfast sandwiches, coffee -- sounds like a gourmet grocery store, huh? If you guessed yes, then you would be wrong! [...]