Hotel Viking

A look at where and why Newport is being mentioned today, locally and around the globe;

Note: This is very much a live blog, this story will be updated throughout the day when/if more stories come out regarding Newport.

  1. PJ Media – Ship Ahoy! Captain Cook’s Lost Vessel Found Off Coast of Rhode …
  2. Patch – Community Pays Respect at 2016 Aquidneck Island Police Parade
  3. Patch – Broadway Work Inches Along
  4. ScuttleButt Sailing News – Moose McClintock: Honoring a Legend
  5. WPRI – Parade celebrates police, honors fallen officers and their families

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...