Along with our What’s Up Newp Holiday Shopping Guides, What’s Up Newp is highlighting local business and organizations this holiday season.
ICYMI – See our holiday shopping guides for gifts under $50, under $100, and over $100. Get ready to shop locally and gift away!
Scrimshanders
Newport Scrimshanders is a locally owned and operated business on Bowen’s Wharf in Newport, Rhode Island. Newport Scrimshanders has been on the Wharf for 25 years and offers a great selection of Scrimshaw Jewelry, Nantucket Baskets, Ivory Antiques, Custom Knives like these Folding Pocket Knives, and many rare scrimshaw collectibles.
Our Scrimshaw Ox-bone Knives by Rough Rider are reasonably priced and built for a lifetime of use. Resident artist and owner Brian Kiracofe has completed dozens of these knives, just in time for the holiday season. We also accept custom orders! E-mail us for details.
To purchase our Ox-bone Rough Rider Knives use the website link provided, or simply call our store at 401-849-5680 to set up a custom order. Our business hours are typically Sunday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Saturday, 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM. We are located at 14 Bowen’s Wharf, Newport,R.I, 02840.
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.