Blog https://tourblackstone.com/blog/ Blog Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:33:04 +0000 Tuxpan Taqueria https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/tuxpan-taqueria/ https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/tuxpan-taqueria/#comments https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/tuxpan-taqueria/ Thu, 25 Jan 2024 12:06:25 -0500 355 Broad Street Central Falls, RI 02863 Recipient of a 2024 James Beard nomination for "Best New Restaurant", this family-owned and operated shop offers a taste of home and tradition in each specialty dish, made with love. Owner and chef Diego Alcantar and his family moved from Túxpan Michoacan,]]> 7 Places To Find Your Christmas Tree https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/7-places-to-find-your-christmas-tree/ https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/7-places-to-find-your-christmas-tree/#comments https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/7-places-to-find-your-christmas-tree/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:56:50 -0500
O, Christmas Tree, How Lovely Are Thy Branches. Getting together with the family to pick out that year's tree is a fond Christmas memory for so many of us!
Here are a few local farms and pop-up stands in RI's Blackstone Valley where you can carry on that tradition this holiday season.
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    ]]>     7 Shopping Events to Enjoy This Holiday Season https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/7-shopping-events-to-enjoy-this-holiday-season/ https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/7-shopping-events-to-enjoy-this-holiday-season/#comments https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/7-shopping-events-to-enjoy-this-holiday-season/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 15:41:57 -0500

    RI's Blackstone Valley offers many wonderful holiday shopping experiences to support our beloved local businesses! Here are seven events worth checking out...

    1. Brown & Hopkins Country Store in the village of Chepachet is hosting a Thankful Gathering and Small Business Weekend beginning Friday
    ]]>     Maven's Delicatessen https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/mavens-delicatessen/ https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/mavens-delicatessen/#comments https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/mavens-delicatessen/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 12:41:53 -0400 727 East Avenue (Blackstone Plaza) Pawtucket, RI 02860 Maven’s is a modern traditional Jewish deli that pays homage to the delicatessens of the past while having fun doing so! Maven's is a scratch kitchen, where you will enjoy house-made corned beef, pastrami, bagels, lox, black and white cookies]]> Sticky Rice Express https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/sticky-rice-express/ https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/sticky-rice-express/#comments https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/sticky-rice-express/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 12:41:34 -0400 83 Main Street Woonsocket, 02895 (401) 765-7777 Anyone looking for delicious authentic Lao or Thai dishes is sure to find something to love here. You can choose from their famous Banh Mi Sandwich or Pho Noodle Soup to their authentic Kow Soy from Luang Prabang that is bursting with flavors... just]]> Hazel Origin Coffee https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/hazel-origin-coffee/ https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/hazel-origin-coffee/#comments https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/hazel-origin-coffee/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 14:51:32 -0400 245 Esten Avenue Pawtucket, 02860

    Taste The Difference Hazel Origin Coffee Makes – Sustainable, Natural Green Coffee. Their organically grown green coffee beans are sourced from responsible producers, supporting both sustainability and coffee producers. Hazel Origin Coffee strives to reduce

    ]]>     Fall Flavors Around the Valley https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/fall-flavors-around-the-valley/ https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/fall-flavors-around-the-valley/#comments https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/fall-flavors-around-the-valley/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 16:19:24 -0400 From your morning coffee to evening cocktails and pastry to ice cream to dining out, our restaurants have added Fall flavors to their offerings. They can all be found along the Blackstone Valley International Food Trail. [caption id="attachment_37801" align="alignright" width="278"] Fall Lattes at]]> Olivia's Forest https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/olivias-forest/ https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/olivias-forest/#comments https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/olivias-forest/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 12:35:00 -0400 Five Fall Festivals for Family Fun https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/five-fall-festivals-for-family-fun/ https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/five-fall-festivals-for-family-fun/#comments https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/five-fall-festivals-for-family-fun/ Thu, 21 Sep 2023 16:08:57 -0400 RI’s Blackstone Valley is the home for Family Fall Fun. We share five Fall Festivals to check out for the whole family with a little bit of everything from apples to pumpkins, tractors to hayrides and scarecrows with a little bit of autumn magic.
    • Bewitched & Bedazzled: A Magical Fall Festival - Are
    ]]>     Rancho de las Tres Potrancas https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/rancho-de-las-tres-potrancas/ https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/rancho-de-las-tres-potrancas/#comments https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/rancho-de-las-tres-potrancas/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:28:40 -0400 1871 Victory Highway Burrillville (village of Glendale), 02826 (401) 419-5121 Rancho de las Tres Potrancas, which translates to "three little fillies" is home to over 100+ chickens, an apple orchard, farm tours, pony rides and a farm stand with their meat and veggies open to the public. Operated by]]>