Rhode Island
Which teams are dominating the RI softball scene? Let Eric Rueb’s midseason ranks tell you
The biggest surprise of the season took place Friday afternoon at the Brayton Avenue Sports Complex.
I was running late to get to the Tiverton-Cranston East game. I’m not an excuse guy, but my early afternoon range session took longer than expected and I miscalculated how long the drive was. I wasn’t worried, because I felt like there was a zero percent chance the Tigers were going to be able to get over the bridge and to Cranston East for the game to start remotely close to on time.
Boy was I wrong.
Kudos to Tiverton – which looked like it was in a small white school bus emblazoned with the school name vs. the traditional large yellow bus – for arriving on time. Games starting late due to busing issues or bridge traffic is an almost daily occurrence and this has been on my mind for a while because I don’t understand it.
Not to be old man screaming “when I was young,” but when I was young I remember being excused early so my teams could get to games on time. That was the fun part of being on an athletic team – if you had a long road trip, or a tough drive through a busy part of the state, the team got to leave school early to ensure they’d be on time.
Has this practice stopped? Because it’s absurd that schools don’t do this anymore.
While I prefer the 4:30-5:30 starts – golden hour light makes for delicious photos – all outdoor sports should be starting at 3:30. If that means kids have to hop on a bus before final bell, so be it. There’s no education lost in the final 30 minutes of the day – ask my 10-year old daughter, who leads the Foster/Glocester school district in her early dismissals for “cultural learning experiences.”
Let’s get back to this. Let the athletes out of school early and, who knows, maybe that will entice more students to play sports.
I’m hoping calling out coaches who didn’t report scores will entice more to avoid earning that social media scarlet letter. Division I has been terrific with getting scores in (minus a certain undefeated team at a school students don’t pay to attend), but getting results from Division II, III and IV has been like pulling teeth.
We can’t be at every game, but we can do daily writeups that appear online that give players a chance to see their name published somewhere on a regular basis. This is also how we figure out who are Player of the Week nominees are going to be.
The responsibility falls on the home team coaches and those who fail to report will continue to be pointed out. If a team wins on the road wants to report scores and stats so their players can earn accolades, we’re all for it.
Reporting scores and stats is easy. You can call us (401-277-7340) or email us (PJSports@ProvidenceJournal.com) with the following information – final score, three big performers from the winning team, one from the losing team and any other information that is pertinent to the game. That could be a game-winning hit, big inning, whatever.
Coaches who use GameChanger can also make this easy by directly emailing us the postgame report.
We need this information by 10 p.m.. Not 10:30 p.m. Not 6 a.m. the next morning. Not three days later, along with the other games you didn’t report. Most games are over by 7, the email takes all of four seconds to second. So let’s make it happen.
Now, after a wild week of softball, let’s get on to this week’s ranks.
Journal Softball Power Rankings – Division I
1. La Salle (9-0 Division I-B)
What is it going to take to beat the Rams? Good pitching, timely hitting and no mistakes – and even that might be enough. The Rams wrapped up the week with a win over undefeated Prout on Sunday, starting its toughest stretch of the season. This week’s games see La Salle hosting Cumberland and traveling to take on Cranston West, part of a two-week span that’s going to feel very much like the postseason.
2. Coventry (9-0 Division I-A)
Last week was a busy one for the Oakers, who got through four games with four wins – two thanks in part to the pitching of Sage Soares and two from the bats showing up huge. All eyes might be on next week’s matchup with La Salle, but Coventry has work to tend do this week at Moses Brown on Tuesday before hosting Pilgrim on Thursday. If the Oakers take care of business, then the fun can start.
3. Prout (7-1 Division I-B)
Sunday’s loss ended the Crusaders’ perfect season, but it hardly changed a thing. Prout made mistakes at the worst time on Sunday, which is something one can do against some teams but not against the defending champs. The Crusaders will learn and move on and with their talent, remain a title contender. Prout will look to start a new win streak Tuesday when it hosts Bay View before traveling to take on Cumberland Thursday.
4. Cumberland (6-2 Division I-A)
A sure sign we’re at midseason is the Clippers are starting to put things together and win games in bunches. Three games this week led to three wins, giving Cumberland four straight and an appearance in the top five. Can the Clippers do more? This week will be a tremendous test, as they travel to take on La Salle Tuesday and host Prout on Thursday.
5. Cranston West (6-2 Division I-B)
The Falcons started the week by bouncing back from their first loss of the season with a blowout win over Smithfield, but then something strange happened. The walk-off loss to winless East Providence raised more than a few eyebrows and while West grabbed a win over Moses Brown Friday, that loss to EP may loom large when it comes to seeding. The Falcons need to continue to build momentum Monday when they travel to play Pilgrim before welcoming La Salle to Brayton Ave. on Thursday.
Sauteing: East Greenwich (4-4 Division I)
Journal Softball Power Rankings – Division II
1. Ponaganset (6-0 Division II)
One loss was all it took to drop Johnston from No. 1 and give the Chieftains the top spot – on a by no less – one they might not relinquish for the rest of the season. Ponaganset hasn’t played since April 17, so there may be a question about rust. The Chieftains will answer those questions quickly with a game Monday at West Warwick before hosting Middletown on Wednesday.
2. Westerly (7-0 Division II)
The Bulldogs didn’t just win four games last week – they dominated, outscoring their opposition 51-5. Westerly has the arms, the offense is alive and the energy couldn’t be better. Now it’s time to get ready to go into overdrive and the Bulldogs will have two games to start the second half – at LNP on Monday and home against BNS on Wednesday.
3. Scituate (4-1 Division II)
After four straight wins to start the year, the Spartans were handed their first L by Westerly and will now have to show what kind of team they are and how they handle adversity. Scituate will start Monday against an angry Johnston team, then make a long road trip to South Kingstown Wednesday before ending the week at LNP on Thursday.
4. West Warwick (6-2 Division II)
While the Wizards had wins early, they didn’t have any against the top teams in D-II. That changed with last week’s win over Johnston, which should give West Warwick confidence that it can play with anyone in D-II. West Warwick will try to knock another team from the unbeaten ranks Monday when it hosts Ponaganset and its only other game this week is at Mt. Hope on Wednesday.
5. Johnston (4-1 Division II)
What happens next for the Panthers will define their season. Johnston dominated their first four games before falling to West Warwick, so this week is all about showing they can respond to the loss in a positive manner. It certainly won’t be easy, as the Panthers travel to take on Scituate Monday, followed by back-to-back home games against LNP Wednesday and Middletown Thusday.
Sauteing: LNP (3-2 Division II)
Journal Softball Power Rankings – Division III
1. Cranston East (7-0 Division III)
Friday’s win over Tiverton confirmed what should have already been known – the Thunderbolts are your favorites to win D-III. Cranston East is playing a different brand of softball than the rest of Division III and considering where it once was, it’s pretty impressive. The Thunderbolts can’t let success get to their head. They need to keep pushing and will, hosting defending D-III champ Mount St. Charles Monday and hosting Central Friday. The real game to watch might come Wednesday, when the Thunderbolts scrimmage Cranston West.
2. Tiverton (4-2 Division III)
After losing to Cranston East Friday, the Tigers should understand what they need to do if they want to win D-III – the defense needs to improve and the bats need more consistency. Tiverton will look to rebound from its loss with an interesting game Tuesday at home against Davies before traveling to play Exeter-West Greenwich Thursday.
3. Pawtucket (4-3 Division III)
Sholman threw everything at Cranston East Wednesday in a 2-0 loss, so it made sense why ace Janayah Gordon wasn’t out there in a 19-8 loss to Mount on Thursday. I’ll excuse the loss because with Gordon in the circle, Pawtucket is a title contender. Sholman will continue to work on shoring up its defense and search for help from the back of the order when it plays at Davies Monday with a rematch against MSC on Thursday.
4. Davies (4-3 Division III)
The Patriots are in a spot where they’ve beaten all the teams not on the list, but haven’t beaten anyone ranked higher than they are. If Davies wants to be a title contender, it needs to come up with a big win and getting one at home against Pawtucket Monday would certainly be that. If the Patriots could follow it with a win over Tiverton Tuesday, next week’s top four will look decidedly different.
Sauteing: Mount St. Charles (1-1 Division III)
Division IV Update
Central Falls still looking like the class of D-IV at 5-0, with Classical behind the Warriors at 4-0-1 after beating the Providence co-op last week. The Purple have three huge games this week, traveling to take on CF on Monday, playing Providence on Wednesday before playing host to CF on Friday.
RI’s best Italian restaurants: Federal Hill to South County our favorites
From Federal Hill to South County, the best Italian restaurants across Rhode Island.
Journal Staff
How did Federal Hill gain its reputation for Italian food?
Start with a look at a timeline of restaurants and markets in Providence and you’ll get it.
1914: Camille’s is opened at 174 Atwells Ave. by Pasquale Parolisi as Marconi’s Restaurant. It moves to its current space in a small part of a mansion on Bradford Street in 1919. In 1952, it is renamed Camille’s Roman Gardens by Jack Parolisi in honor of his wife.
1916: Brothers Luigi and Gaetano open Scialo Bros. Bakery on Federal Hill. Gaetano returned to Italy in 1925, and Luigi ran it until his death at 103 in 1993 when daughters Carol Gaeta and Lois Ellis began to run the bakery. New owners took over in 2021.
1922: Giuseppe DeGiulio and his wife, Maria, open Joe’s Acorn Market on Atwells Avenue. Their sons, Joseph, Gerald and John DeGiulio, retired the business in 2002.
1924: Angelo Mastrodicasa opens Angelo’s Civita Farnese on Federal Hill. Angelo’s begins as a lunchroom frequented by men who immigrated from Italy and are working to earn enough to bring their families over. The restaurant is now operated by Jamie Antignano, fourth generation.
1952: Tony’s Colonial begins selling imported and domestic Italian foods on Federal Hill in Providence. Tony and Elina “Gina” DiCicco have been running it since 1969.
1953: Caserta’s Pizza opens on Spruce Street. They made a name with the “Wimpy Skippy,” more than a spinach pie.
1955: Joe Marzilli’s Old Canteen opens on Federal Hill. It’s run by Joe and then son Sal Marzilli until 2025.
1972: Alan Costantino buys Venda Ravioli. It quadruples in size as a food emporium when it moves to its current location at 275 Atwells Ave. in 2001.
Antonelli’s Poultry on DePasquale Plaza is said to have opened in the late 19th century. What’s certain is that Christopher Morris ran Antonelli’s beginning in 1969 until his death in 2024.
Historic Federal Hill
It’s hard to believe that Federal Hill was used mainly for grazing cattle until the 1820s. But that’s the history. It was only in the mid-1800s that it became home to many of Providence’s artisans and working class. A wave of Irish immigrants moved into Federal Hill in the 1840s.
But as Italian immigrants began to arrive in large numbers in the 1880s, the neighborhood took on a different flavor.
All things Italian became the main attraction.
Federal Hill attracts shoppers from all over the state
Joan Nathan is a Providence native and a groundbreaking writer who links food with culture and has won the biggest prizes for culinary writing, especially about Jewish foods. She recounted the appeal of Federal Hill from her youth.
Nathan, 82, recalls her father taking her shopping on Federal Hill, where the foods were exotic to her. Stores sold freshly made mozzarella, homemade clam sauces, linguine and cookies. Sausage would hang from the rafters and olives were sold out of barrels.
People came from all over the state to shop on Federal Hill, she said.
Years later, in 1984, Nathan wrote “An American Folklife Cookbook” and returned to Federal Hill for research. One chapter featured the DeGiulio family, who were the owners of Joe’s Acorn Market in Providence. Their family history as butchers went back 700 years in Italy. They brought that to Providence.
They weren’t alone.
Many Italian immigrants arriving in the late 1800s and early 1900s, brought their skills as bakers and their cooking skills along with their favorite foods. Most came from Campania, the region that includes Naples. They brought their local Italian cooking, mostly Neapolitan, with accents from Sicily, Calabria, Puglia and Abruzzi.
As they settled on Federal Hill, they opened cafés and markets. Maybe they started with a pushcart. Eventually, restaurants followed, many of them.
A wave of them opened in the 1980s, building on a 20-year period of growth. They included The Grotto Azzura, later the Blue Grotto (1980); Roma (1983); Plaza Grille (1987); Cassarino’s (1988); Andino’s (1989); and L’Epicureo, which added table service to Joe’s Quality Market (1991).
In the news
The world noticed. Mary Ann Esposito filmed segments of her long-running “Ciao Italia” on Federal Hill in 1989. Bobby Flay arrived in 2001 to film “FoodNation” for the Food Network.
National Geographic just named Federal Hill as one of the eight best Little Italy neighborhoods in the United States, along with those in Boston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, San Diego, Philadelphia and Cleveland.
Two years ago, Travel & Leisure reported on the most authentic Little Italys, placing Federal Hill at No. 3 behind Boston’s North End and San Diego.
Spoiler: It’s all about the food.
Editor’s note: This story was first published in June 2025.
WATCH: Jake Bauer wins the Rhode Island Amateur over Tyler Cooke
WATCH: Jake Bauer wins the Rhode Island Amateur over Tyler Cooke on Friday, July 10, at Ledgemont Country Club.
SEEKONK, MA – If given a choice, Jake Bauer would have traveled a different road.
Friday felt like nothing but potholes and lane closures until the afternoon conclusion at Ledgemont Country Club. It was far from an uneventful ride.
The destination was something he’s chased for nearly a decade – a second crown at the 121st Amateur Championship – one that came thanks to a sensational rally past Tyler Cooke.
Bauer’s three straight birdies to start what proved to be his final five holes of the week allowed him to catch and pass Cooke. A sizeable morning deficit was gone in the 36-hole match play title round, and Bauer was suddenly on his way to a 2 and 1 triumph.
“For any golfers out there – cash games, junior golfers – don’t do it,” Bauer said. “It’s not fun. But if you do pull through, it’s a really, really cool story to say you did it.”
Cooke was 6 up after the opening morning nine and looked at times like he would cruise to his first championship. Bauer started applying pressure with an immaculate second nine holes and continued to push until finally breaking through. His curling uphill birdie putt at the par-3 15th – the 33rd hole of the match – found the cup to give Bauer a lead he never relinquished.
“I don’t even know what just happened on the last six or seven holes,” Bauer said. “You sort of just black out. I’m speechless.”
Bauer added a par at the 16th to go 2 up and only needed to halve either of the remaining two holes with Cooke to get the job done. Each made bogey at the uphill par-4 17th, with Bauer lagging his par putt to within inches. Cooke conceded the final stroke, and Bauer was able to take a deep breath while hugging his father and caddie, Jim.
“My dad was really good,” Bauer said. “He doesn’t really get too technical with me. He’s a very calm soul to have on the bag.”
Bauer needed every bit of that even temperament to survive the early stages. Cooke collected seven birdies through his first 23 holes, the last coming at the par-4 fifth. That gave him a 3-up lead, and he was able to remain in front until Bauer buried clutch putts at the par-4 13th, the par-4 14th and the 187-yard downhill tester.
“[The birdie putt] definitely had some speed,” Bauer said. “I think if that didn’t go in we would have probably been on 18 or in extra holes.”
Bauer carded five bogeys on his opening nine before a solid birdie at the par-4 10th gave him a first taste of momentum. He racked up seven pars and another birdie at the par-4 18th before entering the lunch break just 2 down. It was a similar charge to the one Bauer made in the quarterfinals, as he won five of the last six holes to edge Jason Kalin, 1 up.
“I performed really well this whole week in stroke play and other matches,” Bauer said. “I said if I just stick to that same game plan I will end up on top.”
Cooke battled his way into the match play bracket after an opening 76 in Monday’s steady rain. He rebounded with a 73 under more precipitation Tuesday and immediately produced an upset by knocking out No. 4 seed Sam Powell. Cooke has been a steady winner since an All-State career at Toll Gate and college tenure at Connecticut, including a record five titles at the Four-Ball Championship with brother-in-law Bobby Leopold.
Bauer had just graduated from Johnson & Wales when he won for the first time here, an impressive victory over Matt Broome. He fell in last year’s final to Mike Calef, surrendering a late lead in a 1 up loss at Rhode Island Country Club in Barrington. Bauer wasted no time booking a third appearance in the title match and did so with some extra support – his wife, McKenna, was in the gallery less than a month after they exchanged vows in June.
“We didn’t even know each other back in 2018,” Bauer said. “For her to experience this – I don’t even know what emotions she was going through. I’m really happy to share it with her.”
bkoch@providencejournal.com
On X: @BillKoch25
Rhode Island
Our Favorite Write-Ins From the 2026 Best of Rhode Island Readers’ Poll – Rhode Island Monthly
If you haven’t heard, our upcoming Best of Rhode Island party has many exciting additions and surprises this year, and we at Rhode Island Monthly cannot wait to celebrate with all of you at the WaterFire Arts Center on July 23 (get your tickets here if you haven’t already!). But to tide us all over in the meantime, we decided to continue the tradition of sharing some of the silliest write-in entries we came across while tallying the Best of Rhode Island Readers’ Poll.
But first, let me provide a quick refresher of the process. As many know, the ballot is made up entirely of write-in entries, meaning you can submit whatever you like for Best Restaurant, Best Influencer, Best Wedding Venue, etc. And believe me when I tell you that people do truly submit whatever they like. This year we had the task of combing through more than 100,000 (!) votes and once again (see examples from 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025) found ourselves chuckling at quite a few along the way. Below you’ll find a roundup of some of our favorites, as well as what was going through my mind as I noted and compiled them. (And as always, I’d like to throw in the disclaimer that I am just as much a victim of my own typing skills, so these are all in good fun!). Enjoy!
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE RESTAURANT
“Daddychill” and “Daddychillllll”
— If I had a nickel for every time someone said this, I’d have two nickels — which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.
“Blinked to Beauty”
via GIPHY
“Christina Erne” and “TJ Delsanto”
— Christina and TJ are meteorologists, not meat.
“All Four Paws” and “Mind Your Dog”
— “Hello, is this PETA?”
“Altered images tattoo” and “Massage envy”
— I think you’ll satisfy different kinds of cravings and needs here.
“Boozy book club”
— Yo Reilley, you got snacks?
“Buns and bites”
— Sorry to have to disappoint, but Laura serves looks and recs, not meals.
“Comedy bus”
— It’s taking everything in me not to recycle my (terrible) joke from last year.
“Same day content Reel Candid”
— I guess the camera always eats first.
“Vampire (hallie)”
— Are you trying to be the main course?
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE NEW RESTAURANT
“Applebees”
via GIPHY
“Timmtuffknuckles”
— How are his knuckle sandwiches?
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE LATIN RESTAURANT
“Lklk”
— Not me trying to see if this is a latin root.
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE ASIAN RESTAURANT
“Quads n. Attleboro”
— Geography class really isn’t what it used to be, huh.
(My clearly grumpy, not-so-gentle reminder that we’re looking for the best of Rhode Island).
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE INDIAN RESTAURANT
“Ho HoHOHO”
— Why did I read this like Santa tried a spicy curry for the first time and had a rough go of it.
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE BREAKFAST SANDWICHES
“Duncan donuts” and “Dunking donts”
— I don’t know what I’m judging more: the voting for a national chain or the misspelling of said very, very popular chain.
“Bacon egg and cheese on a croissant.”
“Women & Infants Hospital – No, I’m not kidding! IYKYK”
— Well, now we know. Still hope I don’t have reason to find out for myself any time soon 😅
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE BRUNCH
“Cry cafe”
— You know, after a few mimosas, sometimes brunch is the best time to have a good cry. Not that I’m speaking from experience.
*Typo translation: Cru Cafe
“Karies (used to be jiggers south)”
— We found a real Rhode Islander, folks.
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE CHEAP EATS
“They don’t exist in ri”
Not in this economy.
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE COCKTAIL BAR
“Jefferson speakeasy??”
— Wanna think about it for a sec?
“Bar Lizzo”
— I mean, she is 100% that b*tch.
*Typo Translation: Bar’Lino
“Justine’s RIP”
— Yeah, this one hurts. Pour one out for the homie.
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE WINERY
“Kingdom of the hawk”
— Sick name. Wrong state.
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE DIVE BAR
“Oooogie’s”
via GIPHY
“(Against my better judgement) scurvy dog”
— Woof.
“BRADLEY CAFFEEEEEEEE”
— Love the enthusiasm.
“Irish Spring Soap”
— Alright smartass. There’s only room for one us here.
“O’roughs”
— Looks like someone had one too many at O’Rourke‘s the night prior.
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE OYSTER BAR
You’d think after all the fire and the new location headlines, people would remember how to spell Matunuck. Alas, we still got:
“Matonk,” “Matoonik,” “Mahtunuck,” “Mattunuack,” “Mettunic,” “Matunickk,” “Metacunack” and many, many, many more.
*Typo Translation: Matunuck Oyster Bar
“THE OYSTER BAR”
— THANKS JANET BUT WHICH ONE?
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE BARBER SHOP
“City hall”
— Is that what they do there?
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE
“Barnes and Noble”
— You and I have different definitions of independent.
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE TV METEOROLOGIST FEMALE
“Dylan Drier, SORRY she’s the BEST”
— SORRY but not in RHODE ISLAND.
“Kathy bates”
— Yes, and I’m the one in Misery.
*Typo translation: Kelly Bates
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE SPORTSCASTER
“[redacted], new and upcoming”
— When I Googled this name I could only find criminal court cases (and no Rhode Island sportscasters) so, yea, I’m gonna go ahead and agree that this person has a lot more coming up to do.
“Channel 10 reporter”
— You can Google too, ya know.
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE TELEVISION NEWS REPORTER
“Jamie coelho”
— She is always ready for her closeup!
“jean value cent”
— I really thought I had seen all the spellings at this point, but someone always proves me wrong.
*Typo translation: Gene Valicenti
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE MORNING SHOW
“Drew Barrymore”
via GIPHY
“Road show”
— C’mon. Have some respect for the pun.
*Typo translation: The Rhode Show
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE LOCAL NEWS SHOWS
“r/Providence (Providence reddit page)”
— I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t also gotten my news from this thread some days…
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE LOCAL MUSICIAN/BAND
“No exit 5”
— You’re right, there is none.
*Typo translation: No Exit 4
“Dropkick Murphy’s”
— Does owning Yellow Door make them local? I’ll take it.
“Taylor Swift”
— Well, maybe if she had tied the knot here… (No we aren’t bitter).
“I am a god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
— I know this is an actual band name, but this was still a jump scare.
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE LOCAL FASHION DESIGNER
“DADDDDDDDDYYYYYYYYYYYY I want you badddddd”
— Okay someone’s gotta be effing with me.
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE LOCAL ARTISAN
“Fankiemademedoit”
— I don’t think that will hold up in court.
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE FOODIE INFLUENCER
“Jamie Coelho”
— No arguments here.
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE DATE NIGHT
“catching rats with butterfly nets in kennedy plaza.”
— Jotting that one down.
“Eating out and a movie”
via GIPHY
FOUND UNDER STATEWIDE CANNABIS DISPENSARY
“All suck tbh”
— Daddy chill. (This might be my new favorite term).
“Northeastern”
— You know you don’t have to buy from your college roommate any more, right?
*Typo translation: Northeast Alternatives in Fall River and Seekonk 😮💨
FOUND UNDER PROVIDENCE RESTAURANT
“Ed the barber”
— I see the Sweeney Todd fan has returned.
“Permission.”
Granted, you may proceed.
*Typo translation: Persimmon
“Seeking tailor”
— Did you think we were ChatGPT?
FOUND UNDER PROVIDENCE VEGAN/VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT
“Pianta pianta pianta!”
— Is this how the kids play Bloody Mary nowadays? Does a Veggie Tales character show up? (Honestly that would terrify me more.)
FOUND UNDER PROVIDENCE OUTDOOR DINING
“Federal hill”
via GIPHY
FOUND UNDER PROVIDENCE DINER
“1st one I wrote is actually in Blackstone valley”
— Thank you for your candor.
“Haven’t bros”
— I think they have.
*Typo translation: Haven Brothers
FOUND UNDER PROVIDENCE SANDWICH SHOP
“Wise guys in Cumberland”
— Not very wise of you.
FOUND UNDER PROVIDENCE INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE
“Heartless”
— I think Penny would beg to differ!
*Typo translation: Heartleaf Books
FOUND UNDER PROVIDENCE LOCALLY OWNED CLOTHING BOUTIQUE
“Locally owned clothing boutique”
via GIPHY
FOUND UNDER PROVIDENCE CONSIGNMENT SHOP
“The one on brook near wickenden”
via GIPHY
FOUND UNDER PROVIDENCE MUSIC VENUE
“Lupo’s heartbreak hotel”
— Who knew they’d still be breaking hearts all these years later.
FOUND UNDER PROVIDENCE LOCAL EVENT
“Best of RI”
— Eeeyyyyy
“BEYBLADE X TOURNAMENTS”
— I didn’t know this was a thing and now I am intrigued.
“TJ Delsanto Facebook Photos of RI and stories of beaches in RI”
— TJ is that you?
FOUND UNDER SOUTH COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD BAR
“Cheers!”
— I’ll be sure to call up Sam and Diane.
FOUND UNDER SOUTH COUNTY INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE
“Waldens in Wakefield”
— What a throwback.
FOUND UNDER NEWPORT COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER
“Bahaha Cat Cafe”
via GIPHY
*Typo translation: Bajah’s Cat Cafe
FOUND UNDER NEWPORT COUNTY DELI
“Garlic Clove”
— So close.
*Typo translation: The Roasted Clove
FOUND UNDER EAST BAY RESTAURANT
“Chello is great family restaurant to take your family the waitress and waiter are great”
— Shout out to that waitress and waiter.
FOUND UNDER EAST BAY ITALIAN RESTAURANT
“Olive Garden, south Attleboro”
via GIPHY
FOUND UNDER EAST BAY BREAKFAST
“Green eggs and ham”
— Okay sam I am.
*Typo translation: Green Eggs
FOUND UNDER EAST BAY BURGER
“Chimp”
— … Has anyone checked in on Punch lately?
Typo translation: Chomp Kitchen and Drinks
FOUND UNDER EAST BAY SPECIALTY FOOD STORE
“Johnson’s Toadside Market”
— That’s sure is a specialty food.
*Typo translation: Johnson’s Roadside Farm Market in Swansea 😮💨😮💨😮💨
FOUND UNDER EAST BAY LOCAL MUSIC VENUE
“Bring back Bold Point!”
— I’d sign this petition.
FOUND UNDER EAST BAY LOCAL EVENT
“Oops”
— I am concerned.
FOUND UNDER WEST BAY BREAKFAST
“Dante’s inferno”
— That would certainly wake me up.
*Typo translation: Dante’s Kitchen
FOUND UNDER WEST BAY BURGER
“Vegan. Don’t Eat.”
— PETA thanks you for your service.
FOUND UNDER BLACKSTONE VALLEY RESTAURANT
“Hotel for Homeless Dogs.”
— …But really do I need to call PETA?
For those who made it this far, I hope you enjoyed the ride! Don’t forget if you want to learn who the actual winners are before the rest of the state (and party with them) you can still pick up tickets to the event here.
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