Rhode Island Monthly - May 2007

May 2007

Features
	From Down and Out to Up and Coming As the condos rise, Downcity must become a lively, twenty-four-hour neighborhood to lure residents. Retail and transportation options are underway . Now the city just needs to work on self-esteem... By Stephanie Groll
	Birth Control Rates for Cesareans, epidurals and inductions have risen dramatically in the last decade. Some mothers-to-be are asking why a natural process has become a medical maze — and they’re determined... By Gail Braccidiferro
	An Ordinary Guy Jeffrey Mailhot was quiet and nondescript, the kind of person who lived in the shadows and never called attention to himself. Until, that is, he confessed to Woonsocket police that he’d murdered... By John Larrabee and Russ Olivo
	Julia & Me Nancy Verde Barr was Julia Child’s executive chef and close friend for more than two decades. In her new memoir, Backstage with Julia: My Years with Julia Child, she reveals what really happened...

Departments
A Real Deal: Market Watch	Archive »
By Clare Leschin-Hoar
Diner's Update	Archive »

RI Scene: RI Scene	Archive »
May 2007: Rhode Island Monthly’s Partner-Related Events and Promotions
About Town	Archive »
May 2007: Industrial Evolution and Taking Heart
At Home: Shop Talk	Archive »
Studio furniture tops the short list of items that grow more beautiful with age. Let the years unravel; every piece holds a story. To decipher how the commissioning process unfolds, we went to the... By Megan Fulweiler
Letters	Archive »
May 2007
Local Flavor: Sound Bites	Archive »
May 2007: From a tiny radio studio in Woonsocket, Jen Huntley-Corbin dishes on all things food in Rhode Island. By Lydia Walshin

May 2007