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Orange Leaf, home to “America’s Frozen Yogurt”, has closed their location at 198 Thames Street in Newport.

Orange Leaf has been serving frozen yogurt on Thames Street since July 28th, 2012.

A sign on the door of their on November 6th stated that location has closed and to visit their other locations in Rhode Island.

A message on Orange Leaf Newport Facebook Page shared the following

“We would like to inform the Newport community that we are closing our doors today for the last time. We want to thank all of you for your patronage these past few years and have enjoyed serving you. We have loved being a part of the community!”

Orange Leaf operates more than 300 locations Nationwide and in Australia, in Rhode Island they have locations in Warwick, East Greenwich, Bristol, Johnston and Westerly.

The 1,200 square foot space is currently available for rent for $3,700 per month.

Ryan Belmore

Ryan Belmore is the Owner and Publisher of What'sUpNewp.  He has been involved with What’sUpNewp since shortly after its launch in 2012, proudly leading it to be named Best Local News Blog in Rhode Island by Rhode Island Monthly readers in 2018, 2019, and 2020 and an honorable mention in the Common Good Awards in 2021.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Potter League For Animals. He previously served on the boards of Fort Adams Trust, Lucy's Hearth, and the Arts & Cultural Alliance for Newport County.

In 2020, he was named Member of the Year by LION and won the Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County's Dominque Award.

He is a member of Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the North American Snowsports Journalists Association.

Born and raised in Rhode Island, he spent 39 years living in Rhode Island before recently moving to Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife and two rescue dogs. He still considers Rhode Island home, and visits at least once a month.

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