Why Johnston bakeries are central to Rhode Island’s cult-favorite pizza strips
How two Johnston natives lit up the massive Stagecoach festival crowd
Also on today's calendar: Qigong Workshop and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Want to hear a joke about a broken pencil? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 64 and low of 44 degrees.
Friday: Clouds and sun, temps: high: 68, low: 48.
Saturday: Cloudy and cooler, with a high of 61 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• This cheeseless pizza snack is a staple in Rhode Island. Most folks in Mass. have never heard of it. (bostonglobe.com) — Johnston gets a tasty shout-out as home to D. Palmieri’s and The Original Italian Bakery, two key spots keeping Rhode Island’s beloved cheeseless pizza strips and chips tradition alive. The piece traces how these Italian bakeries, alongside others statewide, turned this simple red-sauce snack into a defining, nostalgia-filled Rhode Island food that many Massachusetts residents still don’t know about.
• From Johnston To Stagecoach: How John Price X Dee Jay Silver Created One Of Stagecoach 2025's Breakout Country-EDM Moments (muziquemagazine.com) — Two music producers who grew up in Johnston just helped create one of Stagecoach 2025’s buzziest country-EDM moments. The story follows Johnston native John Price’s remix of “Before He Cheats,” how DJ Pauly D’s Stagecoach set supercharged its visibility, and why their shared hometown connection makes this breakout festival success especially meaningful for local fans.
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