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JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ

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Celestial Cafe

Heavenly delights
You might wonder what could be “celestial” about a café in an out-of-the-way strip mall on a country road in South County.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ  |  December 20, 2006

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A very local holiday

A gourmand’s guide to delectable food gifts
Gifts from the kitchen at this time of year are always welcome, and if it’s someone else’s kitchen (a miller, a mapler, a biscotti-baker), so much the better!
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ  |  December 07, 2006

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Bored? Not with these games

Role-playing, railroad-building, and good ol’ spelling
One way of channeling family competitiveness at holiday gatherings is to bring out a board game and gently coerce people to play it.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ  |  December 12, 2006

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LJ’s BBQ

Same great taste, better location
We first discovered LJ’s in a storefront on an out-of-the-way corner near Providence College, and it was love at first bite.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ  |  November 29, 2006

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The Mooring

Seafood with sophistication
Though I was not a frequent diner at the Mooring’s previous incarnation, friends remind me that it was considerably more like a venerable waterfront bar and seafood shack than its current spiffed-up self.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ  |  November 15, 2006

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Mixing it up

Festival Ballet’s Up CLOSE, on HOPE
If your exposure to the world of ballet has been limited to The Nutcracker, do yourself a favor and get to the current incarnation of Festival Ballet Providence’s Up CLOSE, on HOPE series.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ  |  November 14, 2006

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Keeping it fresh

The ever-evolving Fusionworks
The ’80s were a fertile time for dance in Rhode Island, spawning the still-thriving Island Moving Co., Everett Dance Theatre, and Fusionworks.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ  |  November 13, 2006

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Looking back

Everett celebrates 20 years of excellence
At the end of a jam-packed 20th anniversary year, Everett Dance Theatre is at the Carriage House Stage — and it should not be missed.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ  |  October 31, 2006

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195 Franklin

A place for the adventurous
What does an enterprising caterer do when the perfect building turns up, but with a high mortgage tab?
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ  |  October 25, 2006

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Action!

Streb’s choreographed accidents  
If you’ve ever fallen out of a tree, you remember the momentary sensation of flying, despite the mini-concussion that followed.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ  |  October 10, 2006

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Markos Kabob and More

Cheap eats for the masses
Though many years have passed since I patiently had to explain what “pita bread” was to local supermarket managers, it’s still not that common to find a Middle Eastern restaurant smack in the middle of small-town Rhode Island.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ  |  October 04, 2006

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Elemental

Island Moving Co. out in the Open  
The unusual title — Open for Dancing — for Island Moving Co.’s five-day fall dance festival comes from several sources.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ  |  September 19, 2006

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All in the family

Everett Spotlight tells the Jungels’ tales
An oft-repeated maxim about American vocal music holds that sibling harmonies are the closest and tightest — they’ve heard each other’s voices on a daily basis.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ  |  September 12, 2006

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Neath’s

Still a tip-top performer
Recently pondering where to take out-of-town guests for a special dinner on a WaterFire night, we came up with Neath’s.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ  |  September 06, 2006

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H2O

Inventive, with room to grow  
Taking a cue from the waters of Newport Harbor lapping at their deck, owners Tom and Jody Whittington have run with the marine theme for their new restaurant.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ  |  August 23, 2006

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So-so Shakespeare

Mixed Magic’s Taming of the Shrew
If Shakespeare had written no tragedies or histories of note, his comedies would still delight us 400 years later because of their timeless wordplay, exuberant sense of fun, and still-valid psychological underpinnings.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ  |  August 08, 2006

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Bliss

A cornucopia of delights
What a great idea — a breakfast-and-lunch café that doubles as a small whole-foods market.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ  |  August 02, 2006

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Nicola’s

Imaginative and memorable meals  
When you visit Nicola’s in Westerly, you’ll be treated to a history of two Italian families, beginning with the hostess’s question when you call for directions: “Do you know where Capizzano’s used to be?”
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ  |  July 19, 2006

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Giant Steps

Island Moving Co. makes its annual Flight
Island Moving Co.’s summer concert series, Flight of Steps , once again combines company members and guest performers, local and out-of-town choreographers.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ  |  July 11, 2006

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The Commons Lunch

A winner returns
My appetite for jonnycakes at the Commons Lunch increased with every mile during a recent Sunday morning drive to Little Compton.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ  |  July 05, 2006
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