Hi Neighbor! We at Narragansett Beer are celebrating our 120th Anniversary in 2010. As part of the year-long celebration, we encourage all of our fans to take the pledge to buy ‘Gansett in 2010. Send us a message to loyalty@narragansettbeer.com telling us how many cases of Gansett you plan to drink this year in order [...]
By. Jim Crooks
The Boston Bruins have been a distant #4 in the hearts and minds of New England sports fans for the better part of the last two decades, and rightfully so. While the Red Sox, Patriots, and Celtics have been winning titles, the Bruins
By. Jim Crooks
With the first sizable snowfall of the season yesterday here in Southern New England, I was reminded that ski season is upon us once again. And if you grew up in Rhode Island like I did,
By. Jim Crooks
Have you ever heard the one about the Pilgrims landing on Plymouth Rock because they ran out of beer?
By. Jim Crooks
Narragansett Beer has been racking up screen credits for the past 35 years in everything from Hollywood blockbusters to long running TV series to ones that only lasted a few episodes (remember Cavemen?). In fact, we should probably have our own Screen Actors Guild card by now. While we’re busy [...]
By. Jim Crooks
Here they are…the 5 hottest actresses from New England:
#5 – Ellen Pompeo – Everett, MA She was born on November 10, 1969 in Everett, Massachusetts. She is a Golden Globe-nominated and Screen Actors Guild award-winning actress known for playing the title role of Meredith Grey on the ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy
By. Jim Crooks
This is Part 2 of a 5-part blog series:
While many of the biggest legends in New England sports history wore the single digit numbers, there were also some huge names who wore jerseys in the 20’s and 30’s. Here they are…the best local sports stars who wore #’s 20 – 39:
#20 – Gino [...]
By. Jim Crooks
This week I’ve compiled a list of the best New England pro athletes to wear each jersey # from 00-99. This is limited by a) the lack of info out there on this subject, and b) the fact that my personal memories only go back to the late ‘70’s or early ‘80’s. So, [...]
By. Jim Crooks
Wilcox Tavern – Charlestown, RI
This house, built about 1730, was the birthplace of Gen. Joseph Stanton, who was a member of the Colonial Congress and later, Senator from Rhode Island to the First Constitutional Congress. He owned a “lordship in Charlestown” and kept forty horses.
Records tell us that this land was acquired from [...]
By. Jim Crooks
White Horse Tavern – Newport, RI
The White Horse Tavern, constructed before 1673 in Newport, Rhode Island, is one of the oldest tavern buildings in the United States. It is located on the corner of Farewell and Marlborough Streets in Newport.
Frances Brinley constructed the original building on the site in 1652. In 1673 the [...]
