Style & Shop

Your brick-and-mortar choices to buy scented candles, potpourri, and air fresheners in Newport, Rhode Island just got a lot smaller. Earlier this month and without any public notice, Yankee Candle closed its store located at 36 America’s Cup Avenue/Long Wharf Mall in Newport. “On background I can confirm we have closed the Yankee Candle store at […]

Newport, RI – Loren Hope, a Rhode Island-based jewelry company featuring seasonal and timeless jewelry exclusively handcrafted in the United States, will be opening their first brick and mortar location in Newport in Spring 2019. Loren Barham, Founder and Creative Director Founded in 2005, by artist Loren Barham, also Creative Director, Loren Hope offers contemporary jewelry […]

Newport, RI – At a press conference and community gathering this morning at Empire Tea & Coffee on Bellevue Avenue, The Newport County Chamber of Commerce reminded residents to THINK LOCAL and SHOP SMALL in advance of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and their 2018 Holidays by the Sea initiative. Holidays by the Sea will begin on Small Business, Saturday, November […]

RIB & RHEIN, a fashion and lifestyle boutique for men and women, abruptly and permanently closed their store on William Street earlier this week after 10 years in business. “It’s our 10-year Anniversary and we have an announcement to make.We sadly regret to inform you that the Newport Flagship Boutique is closing as of November 1st. After […]

In an effort to connect the community with locally owned and run businesses in northern Newport County, the vendors and EFC North worship campus at Patriots Plaza in Portsmouth will be opening their doors this Saturday, August 25 from 9am to noon for a family friendly Open House. This casual event will give folks an […]

On April 19, 1998, the Lasky family opened the Helly Hansen Newport store on Thames Street in Newport. The Lasky’s and the team at the Helly Hansen invite customers and the public to join them in celebrating this 20–year milestone from 5 pm to 8 pm on April 19th, 2018 at the store, located at […]

Retail real estate can be sometimes hard to find in downtown Newport. Retail real estate with a patio, parking in the rear, heavy foot traffic and possibly of having between 1,095 sq. ft. or 2,300 sq.ft. is almost impossible to find. Two spaces in the heart of Newport on busy Thames Street, formerly home of Newport Cotton […]

Bridge to Fitness held an especially created group exercise class on Saturday, November 11th to raise almost $1,000 to benefit the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center (MLK Center).  The fitness facility inspired group exercise class trainers, Rachel Alexander and Lauren Freitas, to come up with a unique and early November fundraising event with the […]

Newport-based Lemon & Line has announced that they have been chosen as an official accessory for the 2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race. Partnering with preeminent European rope manufacturer Gottifredi Maffioli, the line supplier for the Volvo Ocean Race fleet, and Musto, the event’s official kit supplier, Lemon & Line will manufacture the Official Volvo Ocean Race […]

It appears that North Sails has closed their retail location in the heart of Newport at 172 Thames Street. On Monday evening and Tuesday morning, What’sUpNewp observed a U-Haul out in front of the business being loaded with contents, merchandise, and fixtures from the store. On Tuesday afternoon, the store was completely empty with no […]

The 2nd Annual Newport Holiday Stroll is set to take place Friday, December 1st – Sunday, December 3rd and Friday, December 8th – Sunday, December 10th. Following a successful inaugural event in 2016, the Newport Holiday Stroll is looking to add more “holiday cheer and reason to shop, dine and be here” to The-City-By-The-Sea in […]

After 5 years on Long Wharf in Newport, The New England Harbour Club (The NEHC) is closing its doors for the final time this weekend. Ros Leach, a manager at The NEHC, tells What’sUpNewp that the stores lease has come to an end and the decision was recently made by ownership to close. The store, located […]