Polar Pineapples

Here’s what Newport was reading, talking about and most interested in during February 0f 2016!

16 – UPDATED: Restaurant Deals, Discounts and Special Offers

15 – On The Move: Keeping Track of What Newport Businesses Are Opening, Closing and Relocating

14 – Barking Crab Will Become The Boat Yard Bar and Grill

13 – Hope on Broadway is Now Officially For Sale

12 – Now Hiring in Newport: Salvation Army, newportFILM, Bank Newport and More…

11 – Fundraising Page Set up For Rusty’s Bar & Grill after Valentine’s Day Fire

10 – Winter Storm Live Blog: Tracking Newport’s Closures, Delays and Cancellations (Feb. 8)

9 – Report: Newport Has Least Safe Crime Index, Highest Crime Rate in Rhode Island

[the_ad_group id=”217″]

8 – UPDATED: Area Fire Departments Respond to Fire on Wave Ave in Middletown

7 – Rogers High School Receives Third Anonymous Threat This Week

6 – Two New Restaurants Coming Soon to Bellevue Avenue

5 – Now Hiring: 50 Companies Currently Offering Employment in Newport (Feb. 21)

4 – Flo’s Clam Shack Will Be Featured on Travel Channel’s “Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations” on Tuesday

3 – Polar Pineapples, Rhode Island’s Largest Ice Bar, Will Open This Weekend In Newport

2 – 3-Alarm Fire Engulfs Stonor Lodge on Bellevue Avenue

1 – Paul Gordon, B-52s Guitarist/Keyboardist and Newport Native, Has Passed Away

[the_ad_group id=”217″]

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...