Rumford Pet Express today announced the statewide expansion into four former Pet Valu locations throughout Rhode Island, marking its largest single-year expansion ever. With the addition of stores in Barrington, Cumberland, Middletown, and Wakefield, the family-owned pet specialty retailer continues to expand its presence in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. Those four new stores join established […]
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37 hotels across Rhode Island will participate in the 2nd annual Hotel Week RI
Visit Rhode Island, in conjunction with 37 hotels throughout its six tourism regions, today announces the return of Hotel Week RI. Hosted April 17-30, 2021, Hotel Week RI invites guests to take advantage of a wide variety of accommodations at luxury hotels, historic inns and cozy B&Bs offered at a fixed rate of $100, $200, […]
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Save & Stay: ‘Hotel Week RI’ returns April 17 – 30
Visit Rhode Island, in conjunction with 37 properties throughout its six tourism regions, announced today the return of “Hotel Week RI”. The second annual event is scheduled to take place April 17-30, 2021. Following the success of Hotel Week NYC, and successfully replicated in Rhode Island in January 2020, “Hotel Week RI” offers four “prix […]
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Make a date with your bookstore
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been postponed until September. And Times Square was empty on New Year’s Eve. Trick or treating was a ghastly idea, and we were told to stay home for Thanksgiving. But surely Valentine’s Day can seem normal, right? Maybe your V-Day tradition of a dinner reservation had to be adjusted […]
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Stop & Shop on Bellevue Avenue now offering pickup service
Stop & Shop today announced a new pickup location at its Newport store located at 250 Bellevue Avenue. “We are pleased to give our customers a new, convenient way to shop for groceries as we head into the busy Holiday season,” shares Jennifer Burgess, Newport Stop & Shop Store Manager in a statement. “Giving our […]
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Aquidneck Community Table will host a special Holiday Farmers Market on Wednesday
Aquidneck Community Table today announced that it is holding a special holiday market this Wednesday, December 23rd at their new winter location, The Gateway Center in Newport. The market will be open from noon-4PM and will offer shoppers one last chance to grab fresh, local ingredients and gifts for the holidays. There will be a […]
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Rogers High School Athletic Boosters Association will host annual Christmas Tree and Wreath Sale Fundraiser this weekend
The fourth annual Rogers High School Christmas Tree & Wreath sale will take place December 5th and 6th at IYRS, 449 Lower Thames Street. The sale runs from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, or while supplies last. Canadian balsam wreaths, decorated by Rogers parents and students, will be sold along with 5 to […]
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Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce launches Shop Greater Newport
By Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce The Greater Newport Chamber announces their newest initiative, Shop Greater Newport. This website will serve as an online directory for local businesses and a new, modern tool for local merchants and restaurants to market shopping and dining small to the Greater Newport community. This site will link to merchants’ current […]
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WUN Local Gift Guide: Kids & Babies
For the good boys and girls on your holiday shopping list, local Newport boutiques are offering an array of stylish clothing options for the season and a wide selection of toys that any child would be thrilled to find under the tree this year! Groovy Gator (474 Thames St, Newport) is the perfect place to […]
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15 reasons to shop and dine local this holiday season
Photo via Bowen’s Wharf We hear a lot about “shop local”, “support local”, “eat local” and so on. We say it, share it and preach it; this holiday season it’s really time to follow through and actually do it! There’s no secret that locally owned, independent businesses have been among those businesses hardest hit during […]
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Commerce partners with ShopLocalRhodeIsland.com, launches public awareness holiday campaign urging Rhode Islanders to shop, eat and enjoy local
By Rhode Island Commerce In an effort to spotlight local business owners and promote holiday shopping at Rhode Island-based shops, retailers and restaurants, Rhode Island Commerce is partnering up with www.shoplocalrhodeisland.com and launching a public awareness campaign to urge Rhode Islanders to Shop, Eat and Enjoy Local this holiday season. The campaign will include in-state digital advertising and public […]
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Hygge at Home in Newport – Week 2
Hygge at Home in Newport is a weekly column celebrating comfortable, calm, and charming indoor experiences. Hygge (pronounced hue-gah) is a Danish word that translates to “the quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being.” While the concept of hygge is immaterial and a bit subjective, we’ll be offering […]
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WUN Local Gift Guide: Pets & Pet Lovers
Our furry friends have certainly taken more than their fair share of the emotional burden this crazy year. Whether feathered, fluffy or furry, spoil the creatures in your life, or their two-legged companions, with some treats and fun items from the Newport area’s best pet boutiques. Start at Wag Nation (92 William St., Newport) to […]
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WUN Shop Local Gift Guides: Clothes for Him or Her
Gone are the days of unwrapping tacky socks and undies or an itchy home-knit sweater (though, those can be nostalgic-chic, no?). Instead, this holiday season pick up a unique option or two for those on your gift list from a local clothier. From athleisure to high-end options and everything in between, Newport-area business have you […]
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WUN Shop Local Gift Guides: Self Care
What’s Up Newp will have shop local gift guides through the holiday season. Every year, but especially this year, consider the impact your dollar will make on the local economy versus purchasing from a larger chain or online retailer! If there’s one theme of this past year, it’s that many of us have realized the […]
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Newport Hospital to hold outdoor Art & Gift Sale on August 22 and 23
On Saturday and Sunday, August 22 and 23, Newport Hospital invites the community to a special Art & Gift Sale being held on the hospital’s campus at 20 Powel Avenue. The event will be held outdoors in a tented area from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. each day. All COVID-19 health and safety guidelines will […]
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Newport Historical Society Museum & Shop is now holding open hours and is available by appointment
Newport, RI – The Newport Historical Society Museum & Shop inside the Brick Market at 127 Thames Street, Newport, RI, is now holding open hours and is available by appointment. The Museum & Shop will have open hours Tuesday through Friday from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am to […]
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Alex and Ani permanently closes store on Bowen’s Wharf
Alex and Ani has permanently closed on Bowen’s Wharf. Adrienne Krueger, Marketing Communications Manager for Bowen’s Wharf, told What’s Up Newp on Thursday that in June the decision was amicably made between Bowen’s Wharf and Alex and Ani that Alex And Ani would vacate Bowen’s Wharf at the end of the month. Krueger told What’s […]
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Be Green Kids Consignment Sale to take place at Longplex Sports Center June 25 – 28
Tiverton, RI – Newport County’s largest kids’ consignment event, the semi-annual Be Green Kids Consignment Sale, will take place June 25-28, 2020, at Longplex Sports Center in Tiverton. Confirming this new date and new location is a victory amid the challenges faced by the small business community during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Our consignors and shoppers shared […]
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The Newport Show going virtual in 2020
The Newport Show, one of the country’s leading events for collectors of decorative arts and antiques, has announced that is going virtual in 2020. “The Management of The Newport Show, the Newport Historical Society and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County have decided, with great reluctance, that they will not hold the 2020 Show […]
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Non-essential retail businesses order closed March 30 – April 13
Governor Raimondo announced today several new executive orders including an order that all non-essential retail businesses must close starting on Monday, until April 13. The Governors says that his does not apply to manufacturing or other industries and that authorities will be doing doing spot checks on manufacturers, retailers, etc. In accordance with Governor Raimondo’s […]
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Island Outfitters launches Rally for Retail
At a recent press briefing on Rhode Island’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, Governor Raimondo stressed the importance of supporting businesses by shopping local whenever possible. Putting that sentiment into action, Island Outfitters has launched Rally for Retail, a campaign that encourages community members to virtually “shop” at their favorite brick-and-mortar stores by purchasing gift […]
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Aquidneck Growers Market closed on Saturday
If visiting the Aquidneck Growers Market on Saturday mornings is part of your Saturday morning routine, you’re not going to enjoy this news. Aquidneck Community Table (ACT) has announced that “due to the City of Newport’s COVID 19 management concerns, the market location at Easton’s Beach has been closed in response to the Governor’s restrictions […]
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Grocery stores offering shopping hours for at-risk population
Passing on this info for those who need it.via R.I. Office of Healthy Aging
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Newport Gallery Night returns on March 12th
Start off your spring by getting out to see the latest exhibitions around town. The Newport Gallery Organization is hosting Newport Gallery Night on March 12th, 2020 from 5:00 – 8:00 pm at participating member galleries, museums and cultural institutions. There are a number of exciting new member galleries including Skuteundfish, Beach Studio, Jeff Soderbergh […]