Rhode Island Monthly - February 2009

Features
	Salary Survey 2009 Want to know what your neighbor makes? How about your best friend’s husband? We steamed open hundreds of local paychecks, so you can see how your salary stacks up. And, no doubt, just how overdue... By Chris Museler
	Current Iceboats, Valentine's Day, Frog Watching, Rocky Point Park
	Stalking the Perfect Parsnip Locavores say we should only eat food that’s locally grown, which is easy enough in the summer. But what about the wintry depths of February? One woman rises to the culinary challenge. By Ann Hood
	Tastings Wine Bar and Bistro Would you be shocked if we told you Foxboro’s newest draw has nothing to do with football or beer? By Karen Deutsch
	Time Traveler This Brown archeologist and genius grant winner travels distant jungles and ancient worlds, and brings what he finds back to share. Just don’t call him Indiana Jones. By Paul E. Kandarian

Departments
Out Takes	Archive »
February 2008: The Arts and Business Council's Sweet Suite Soiree. Day One's thirty-fifth anniversary luncheon
RI Scene	Archive »
February 2009: eerd Annual Bishop's Ball, Federal Hill Christmas Stroll, Trinity Benefit, RI Kitchen and Bath's Oktoberfest, Rhode Island Hospitality Association
At Home: Homework Solutions	Archive »
Beautifully rehabbed mill buildings in Providence and Pawtucket now double as dazzling work-live spaces. No commute, and nests that nurture and inspire—what more could uber-creative artists want? By Megan Fulweiler
Letters	Archive »
February 2009
Local Flavor: Undercover Chocolatiers	Archive »
As Valentine’s Day approaches, adventures in artisan chocolates await right next door — if you know where to look. By Jill Harrington
Reporter: RI, the One-Party State	Archive »
With a scant ten Republicans at the State House, checks and balances are long gone; will accountability follow? By Ellen Liberman

Letters to the Editor