Ryan Belmore

As expected, September was one of the busiest months when it came to events, fundraisers and activities around the City-By-The-Sea. While covering dozens of events and posting hundreds of stories in the month of August, it’s the news that’s unexpected, original and breaking news that saw the most traffic on www.whatsupnewp.com. More than 57,000 unique […]

Here’s a look at the 12 most expensive home in Newport, RI that are currently for sale and could be yours, all together the 12 homes add up to more than $85 million. Yes, there’s a difference of more than $15 million between the 12th most expensive home on the market and the most expensive […]

Looking for a new house to make a home on Aquidneck Island? Here are 34 Open Houses taking place this weekend in Portsmouth, Middletown and Newport. All open houses come from www.riliving.com; Newport 298 BROADWAY . Newport, RI / 02840 $299,000 MLS# 1134596 Type: Single Family Neighborhood: HOSPITAL Beds: 3 Beds Baths: 2 Full / […]

“Timbres Away” as St. Mary’s Church Dismantles its Massive Pipe Organ for Restoration in Canada After 58 years of non-stop service and glorious sound, St. Mary’s Church massive pipe organ is being dismantled for a trip to Quebec, Canada to be overhauled by its original builder, the Casavant Frères Company. This is the first time […]

Cliff was one step closer to finding a new home, but Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management unfortunately ran out of time. UPDATE: In a previous version of this story, we quoted Dr. Numi Mitchell of The Conservation Agency who stated that RIDEM was now in charge of the rescue operation and ultimately would decide […]

National Coffee Day, an occasion that is used to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, is celebrated in the United States on September 29th. Also celebrating National Coffee Day on September 29th is Australia, Canada, Scotland, Belgium, England, Ethiopia, Hungary, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, United States, Japan, Austria, Romania, Philippines and Taiwan. Take […]

Initially, at about 6:30 p.m. on September 18th, Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector Southeastern New England received a report that 54-year-old Linda Carman and her 22-year-old son Nathan Carman failed to return from an offshore fishing trip. They departed Ram’s Point Marina in Point Judith, Rhode Island Saturday evening in the Chicken Pox, a 31-foot center […]

RIMAP TO ANNOUNCE FIELDWORK PROGRESS IN THE SEARCH FOR THE LORD SANDWICH ex ENDEAVOUR    The Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP) will announce recent fieldwork progress in the Search for the Lord Sandwich ex Endeavour at 10 a.m., Thursday, September 29, at the Hyatt Hotel on Goat Island, Newport, RI. RIMAP reported in May its […]

Queen Mary 2, “The Last Great Ocean Liner”, will maker her first and only 2016 stop in Newport, RI on Wednesday, September 28th. Queen Mary 2 (QM2) is Cunard’s flagship and revered by many as the most magnificent ocean liner ever built, she has a capacity of 2,695 passengers and 1,253 officers and crew. On […]

At their regularly scheduled meeting on September 28th, the Newport City Council will vote on a resolution that would look to create a new city park on theNavy Hospital property. “There are many reasons to be excited about this resolution. Not the least of which is that the Navy Hospital property is one of the few […]

TEDxNewport has announced the speaker line-up and details for its event on Saturday, November 5th at the historic Jane Pickens Theater, 49 Touro St., from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m EST. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, will feature 13 local voices as well as TED Talk videos under the theme “Tides of Change”. […]