Kristina Richards Makes Splashy Landing On Main Street

A plain insurance company storefront is transformed into a pretty and polished women's fashion boutique.

Main Street's newest business has a strong gasp effect on first-time visitors – Kristina Richards is, there's no other word for it, gorgeous. It's all the more astonishing to recall the former tenant of 178 Main St. was Allstate Insurance.  Of course, there's been a Kristina Richards shop in Newport for many years, 11 to be exact. And there was one in Cranston, but owner (and namesake) Kristina Richards said she wanted to give Main Street EG a try. The fact she's a resident of nearby Cowesett doesn't hurt.  Richards, a clothing designer herself, opened the Newport store after having lived in New York City. She returned to Rhode Island, where she's from, and saw she could fill a void, providing chic, sophisticated women's fashions.  The …

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Readers’ Choice: Best Place to Buy Your Sunday Best

If you need something special, where in EG do you head?

Spring is here and many of us are thinking about adding some warmer-weather apparel to our closets. With Easter just two weeks away, perhaps you're on the hunt for that perfect Sunday outfit. This week, we want to know: which store is your favorite for spring wear? Admittedly, East Greenwich has an eclectic array of choices. Boys and men get pretty short shrift in our town — thank goodness for Civil's button-down shirts. Young girls have pretty much no options in town for new clothes, so we've included Lina Piccolina, an upscale children's consignment boutique. Women are the big winners in EG when it comes to clothing store options. We've included three consignment stores for women in the mix. While many of us frequent Marshall's or TJ …

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