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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.
Block Island Maritime Institute (BIMI) welcomes historian and author Dr. Ben Hruska on Tuesday, July 11 at 7 p.m., for a Tuesday Talk entitled, “Reluctant Paradise: Block Island in the
Stroll 2021 – it’s looking to be better than ever after taking a year off for the pandemic. This three-day shopping extravaganza has become a tradition embraced by locals and visitors alike as an opportunity to avoid the malls, big-box stores and...