Ryan Belmore

Six Volvo Ocean Race teams will be on the start line of the HGC In-Port Race in Hong Kong on Saturday afternoon. MAPFRE, the overall race leader, is also at the top of the In-Port Race Series leaderboard, with Dongfeng Race Team just one point behind, and Team Brunel completing the current podium. The HGC In-Port Race […]

Tim Towey joined me on the Thursday edition of What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on AM 1540 WADK Newport to discuss all that’s the talk of the tavern down at Midtown Oyster Bar. Conversations and opinions were shared on the probable sale of the Armory on Thames Street, thoughts on the first wave of Newport Jazz Festival […]

Former RI supreme court justice, Robert Flanders, is challenging U.S. senator, Sheldon Whitehouse, in what promises to be a spirited campaign. Flanders, a Republican, sees himself as a centrist who can work across party lines. Bob Flanders joins me on this edition of The Open Forum on AM 1540 WADK.

There are only a few weeks left for individuals and businesses to take advantage of Rhode Island’s Tax Amnesty program, a way for delinquent taxpayers to save money on penalties and interest payment and avoid possible further action from the state. For the state, it is a way to collect some of the more than […]

Our year-round residents revel in the laid-back, slower pace of this season. They know winter is a perfect time for reflection, reading, study, and learning. It is also a time to renew friendships and meet new people at one or more of Newport’s cultural centers’ lectures, films, or seminars. The challenge always is navigating the […]

After a crash with a fishing boat last Friday, Vestas 11th Hour Racing has announced that they have notified Volvo Ocean Race that the team will not participate in the scheduled in-shore racing in Hong Kong and will not participate in Leg 5 of the race from Hong Kong to Guangzhou. The team published the […]

The Volvo Ocean Race will live stream on Twitter the eight remaining In-Port Races from the 2017-18 edition, beginning on Saturday 27 January in Hong Kong. Fans from all around the world will be able to watch the exciting live races and join the real-time conversation via @volvooceanrace on Twitter. In addition to the live In-Port Races, @volvooceanrace will […]

Providence, RI – Nonprofit organizations that serve residents of Newport County’s six cities and towns have until Feb. 15 to apply for $265,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation. “We are focused on serving the unique needs of the people in these communities. Collaborating with partners that have deep roots here gives us the resources and […]

With U.S. traffic congestion costing the average driver $1,400 per year and the U.S. ranked 13th in the world in road quality, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018’s Best & Worst States to Drive in. To determine the most driver-friendly states in the U.S., WalletHub compared the 50 states across 23 key metrics. […]

Providence, RI –  The Women’s Fund of Rhode Island (WFRI) has announced its 2018 grant cycle.   Since launching its grant program in 2001, WFRI has awarded more than $650,000 to organizations developing innovative programs that seek to promote gender equity and improve the lives of women and girls in RI.  This year, the WFRI […]

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2017 LCV Cities Tour” in Newport from October 21-27, 2017, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Cox cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The following history […]

On Saturday, February 10, 2018, from 10 to 12 PM, the Newport County YMCA’s Twice As Nice Preschool will host an Open House and Ribbon Cutting for our recently renovated facility. Registration for the 2018-2019 School Year will be open to the public during the open house. In 2017, Twice As Nice underwent an extensive remodel […]