Albert “Jim” Quinn was born and raised in Newport, Rhode Island and is proud to call the seaside city his home. The 1982 Salve Regina University graduate has been an officer for the Newport Police Department for 28 years. However, he is best known in the city because of the club and restaurant he runs, the Newport Blues Café.

Since 1993, Federico Santi and his partner, John Gacher, have owned and operated their antique shop, The Drawing Room, on Spring Street in the downtown area of Newport. Santi, who grew up on a desolate farm in Georgia, volunteered in VISTA just after college and after VISTA met a lot of acquaintances from the Boston area.

This is far from my first time entering Sumo Sushi, in fact the top floor on upper Thames Street is a frequent stop for me and my friends. The scene is the same as it always is: delicate lighting from authentic Chinese lanterns and a clean and inviting atmosphere.

Watching Lee Segal, co-owner of All Fired Up, a pottery gallery on historic Thames Street, work his magic in finalizing a clay bread bowl before painting, truly is a fascinating experience. Segal, a Los Angeles native, has spent the past 30 years perfecting the fading art of pottery making and ceramics.

O’Hare looked like a carnival. Children and parents scurried around the academic building with bookmarks and books. In a classroom, children sat in a circle watching frogs and other creatures during Critter Corner. Fun was not the only objective on the first Saturday of March.