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Catch up on all of the most popular stories that appeared on What’sUpNewp this week, April 3 – 9

10 – Middletown-based The Haven Collection closes $2.6 million seed round

9 – Newport Flower Show returning to Rosecliff in June, tickets are now on sale

8 – Groundswell’s expanded market opens April 15th

7 – Newport Restaurant Week returns, here’s a list of the 50+ restaurants participating

6 – The Newport Bachelorette Guide 2022

5 – This Day in RI History: April 2, 1952, Lynyrd Skynyrd Bassist Leon Wilkeson is born in Newport

4 – Sardella’s celebrating its 42nd Anniversary by offering original menu prices from the 1980s

3 – Rhode Island has just 1 billionaire, this is who it is

2 – What Sold: 23 Newport County real estate sales, transactions ( March 28 – April 1)

1 – Pay-by-plate parking system will replace parking meters in Newport

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...