Ryan Belmore

A historical documentary based on the rum runner shoot out of 1929 will be filmed later this year in Newport and across Rhode Island, and will feature the  1920’s Newport Rum Runner “Black Duck”. The dramatized documentary film centers around the life and exploits of Charles Travers who, at age 23, was captain of the […]

Nipun Aggarwal and Karin Kaplan, of Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Sensors and Sonar Systems Department, and Kristin Giles, of the Platform and Payload Integration Department, have won the Career Communications Group Women of Color Magazine’s Technology Rising Star Award. This annual award program recognizes women who have demonstrated exceptional achievements in the […]

The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) has announced that they will host a 50th Anniversary celebration for the Newport Pell Bridge. Construction on the bridge began on April 5, 1966, and it was officially opened to traffic on June 28, 1969. To mark the bridge’s opening, a dedication ceremony was held presided over […]

The Newport Car Museum unveiled its limited edition 2018 Ford GT to a large crowd on Saturday, August 4. Buyers of the $450,000 (MSRP) “supercar” are handpicked by the automaker. Auction prices of the cars at resale have been upward of $1 million. Only 1,000 are set to be built through 2020. (This is #109 of 138 […]

We kicked off the week with a quick recap of Newport Jazz Festival and with an interview with musician Estar Cohen that I had a chance to record over the weekend. Nick Garrison, Owner and Founder of Foolproof Brewing Company, then joined me to chat about this weekend’s Augtoberfest up at the brewery and more. […]

It was the Discover Newport edition of The Open Forum on AM 1540 WADK on Monday and I filled in as host. Andrea McHugh, Senior Communications Manager, and Evan Smith, President and CEO,  from Discover Newport were among my guests. Topics ranged from the upcoming celebration of the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Pell Bridge, to […]

The historic rose garden at Rosecliff (1902) has been restored with the help of two generous gifts totaling $95,000 from the V.J. Palmieri Charitable Trust. “We are very grateful to the V.J. Palmieri Trust for its generous funding of this project,” said Preservation Society CEO and Executive Director Trudy Coxe.  “Preserving the landscapes of our […]

Lila Delman Real Estate has announced the sale of 11 Roseneath Avenue in Newport for $1,050,000. Kate Leonard, a Sales Associate, represented the seller. “Located in the Fifth Ward yachting district near King Park and the yacht clubs, this house offered a perfect yard for outdoor entertaining with a swimming pool, a fire pit, and a lovely terrace […]

Photo: SSV Oliver Hazard Perry under sail. (Credit Jan Forest) In July, Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo signed legislation making Sailing School Vessel (SSV) Oliver Hazard Perry the Official Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador of Rhode Island. The 200 foot, three-masted Class A Tall Ship is the first ocean-going full-rigged ship to be built in the U.S. in […]

On the heels of yet another massively successful Folk Festival at Fort Adams, Newport has even more terrific events to come this season. On Wednesday morning, I joined Brendan Kirby on The Rhode Show on WPRI to chat about Newport Folk Festival, Newport Bridgefest, and Newport Jazz Festival. See the full story – Events Galore In The […]

At 6:45 am on Saturday, Augusut 4, the first of five waves of swimmers and kayakers participating in Save The Bay’s 42nd annual Swim will embark on a 1.7-nautical-mile journey across Narragansett Bay in the nonprofit organization’s biggest fundraising event of the year. Approximately 500 swimmers and 200  kayakers will begin their passage at the […]