Washington Square and Long Wharf Mall each welcomed new neighbors over the last few days.
Sephora
Sephora hosted Grand Opening at their new location at 49 Long Wharf Mall on Friday, doors opened at 10 am. Sephora’s regular hours will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Services that will be offered at Sephora’s new Newport location include beauty services, mini-makeover, beauty classes and other store events.
After a successful Summer of 2015 at 106 William Street, lululemon athletica once again returned to Newport, RI and opened up a Pop-Up Shop for the Summer of 2016.
For the Summer of 2016, the Pop-Up Shop is located at 17 Touro Street (Washington Square) and will open on Tuesday, May 24th at 10 a.m.
Karen de Bruin of Middletown, director of the URI Honors program, was recognized by the Consul General for her promotion of the French language and the influence of the Francophonie.
Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Providence-Fall River-Warwick (RI only) metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of December 4.
Newport County continues to be one of the more vibrant hubs for real estate activity in the state, and our community saw 16 homes change hands in the past week based on information sourced from the Rhode Island MLS database.
A storm dropped a mix of rain and snow on parts of New England with some locations recording more than a half-foot (15 centimeters) of snowfall on Monday, knocking out power for tens of thousands of customers and causing slick roads that contributed to a fiery propane truck crash in Vermont.