Newport Classical opens its chamber season Sept. 18 with a quartet that plays banjos and mandolins too
Twelve Friday concerts at the Dearborn Street recital hall run through June; Austin’s Invoke opens with a program built around the nation’s 250th
Blood center asks for donors over Labor Day weekend after a thin summer
RIBC came up nearly 900 donations short during Labor Day week last year; everyone who gives Sept. 2-9 is entered in a daily $500 gift card drawing
New York Yacht Club challenges America’s Cup governing body
Club asks New York’s attorney general to review whether the new America’s Cup Partnership can be squared with the Deed of Gift; the U.S. challenger for 2027 represents Sail Newport
Jane Pickens runs a week of 1960s cinema starting Friday, opening with a Beatles tribute band
Ten films over seven days, three with live music; a festival pass covers the whole run
Letter: Keith Hoffmann is the best candidate for Rhode Island Attorney General
Four Aquidneck Island and East Bay legislators endorse the former Neronha deputy ahead of the Sept. 9 primary
RENEWport volunteers return to Pell for a second year of morning greetings
Greeters start Wednesday with the first day of school; library volunteers begin in October, and the group is looking for more of both
Newport spends more per resident on police and fire than any other Rhode Island community
RIPEC report puts city first statewide in both police and fire spending per capita, at nearly double the state average, though the group notes the measure doesn’t count visitors or seasonal residents
This Day in History – August 31, 1954: Hurricane Carol makes landfall in Newport
While the storm was less powerful than the ’38 hurricane, Carol was still able to destroy many of Newport’s coastal attractions, such as the Merry-Go-Round at Easton’s Beach and Johnny’s Atlantic Beach Club.
This Day In History: August 31, 1881 – Inaugural US Men’s Single Tennis Championships Is Played in Newport
The inaugural U.S. National Championship took place on August 31, 1881 at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island.
Your Newport County weather forecast: 7 days on land and sea
Updated throughout the day with the latest from NOAA’s National Weather Service
Austin Wells homers twice in 9-run eighth, Heliot Ramos homers in fifth as Yankees rout Red Sox 16-1
The Yankees won for the 10th time in 14 games and scored their most runs this season. New York also finished with 18 hits for its second-highest total.
What Sold: Newport County real estate market finds more balance as August comes to a close (August 24 – 28)
The latest available July data from RI MLS puts the median sale price in Newport County at approximately $740,000, with homes selling in a median of 39 days.
Teton Gravity Research ski film screens at the Jane Pickens on Nov. 11
“Actually, It Is Rocket Science” includes footage shot at Jay Peak, Vermont, and features East Coast skiers
Easton’s Point home sells for $6.2 million, Middletown’s highest since 2023
The renovated five-bedroom on Tuckerman Avenue sits across from Purgatory Chasm, near Second Beach
Roger Federer brought to tears during his induction into International Tennis Hall of Fame
Roger Federer was brought to tears numerous times during his induction speech at the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Red Sox run themselves into 1-0 loss at Yankee Stadium in series opener
Ceddanne Rafaela and the Boston Red Sox ran themselves right into a 1-0 loss at Yankee Stadium.
Sip & Guzzle wraps up two-day residency at The Vanderbilt
New York City’s Sip & Guzzle brought a taste of the Greenwich Village cocktail destination to Mary Street for a late-summer collaboration that felt like a natural fit for both brands.
Newport meets Palm Beach at BD Field Saturday, with an all-white dress code and a Barbados trip hidden in the turf
Fifteenth edition of the city rivalry closes out August during Newport Polo’s 150th season
Sailed away on the Block Island Ferry
Late August on the island with family, friends and a baby who won’t be a baby much longer — and why 12 miles offshore still rewards you for not being in a hurry
On the Market: The last weekend in August brings opportunity across Newport County (Aug. 29 – 30)
Saturday carries the heavier open house schedule this weekend, with opportunities across Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth and Tiverton.