Tyler Bernadyn

Buying a home, especially for the first time, can be an overwhelming and intimidating process.  It is often filled with terms and situations that are unfamiliar and questions that can’t be answered without the help of some professional conveyancing solicitors.  It is also most likely the largest financial decision someone has made at this point […]

Is there a better way to start your day than enjoying a fresh brewed espresso, sitting on the end of a historic wharf looking out into Newport Harbor?  For twenty years Alyssa Gladchun has owned and operated Newport’s most scenic coffee shop, The Coffee Grinder, located at the end of Bannister’s Wharf, adjacent to the […]

It’s been a few months since I last posted on WhatsUpNewp.  With a busy summer schedule, it’s difficult to find time to research, sit down and produce.  However, there are circumstances in life that call for attention and the devastation that occurred to the Virgin Islands in wake of Hurricane Irma fits this bill.  I’ve […]

Last March, Newport became the second community in Rhode Island to ban single-use plastic carryout bags. This initiative was well-received by the community and is an important step in the war against plastic pollution. Now it’s time to take a stance against another unnecessary single-use plastic item, straws. Each day, more than 500 million plastic […]

Times they are a-changin’ here in Newport, Rhode Island. Over the last few years, there has been a lot of moving and shaking with local businesses here in the city by the sea. And as the wheel turns, so the progression continues. Last week, Bucci’s Liquor Store sold. Located in The Point, the store had […]

It has been roughly three and a half months since I last published an editorial on WhatsUpNewp. In that absence, I spent a month living and working in St. John, came back home to Newport and settled back into my daily routine. While away in the Caribbean, I flirted with the notion of publishing an […]

When I sat down to write this editorial, I honestly had no clue where to start. For many of us, this past year has been a whirlwind, to say the least. Personally, 2016 was a year that marked a lot of change in my life, both good and bad. I was able to travel and […]

Welp, it’s here, the most anticipated drinking day of the year, Thanksgiving Eve. Tonight is the night where you have the opportunity to reconnect with old friends that are back in town for the long holiday weekend. {Editor’s Note:  Unlike the majority of Tyler’s editorials, this one is meant to be playful and fun. For […]

This week has been tumultuous to say the least.  The chaos and confusion stemming from Tuesday’s Presidential Election results have caused a significant amount of unrest across the country.  Last night, protests erupted into violent acts of mayhem throughout a number of cities across the United States seemingly leaving us less united than ever anticipated. […]

If you’ve ever worked behind a bar in Newport, Rhode Island, you’ve answered these questions before. “Where do I go?”  “What do we do?”  “Where do we eat?”  It’s like clockwork.  I find myself making a list for guests almost on a nightly basis in the summertime, which I actually enjoy doing contrary to popular […]

There are many things that make Newport a great place to call home. My previous editorials have examined many of these benefits from sunsets to sandy beaches, but today’s is perhaps the most important. When considering all the blessings and resources that Aquidneck Island has to offer, the most superlative of these is our sense […]

It’s pretty crazy that in this big scary world with all that’s going on in politics and national news that a coyote can drum up so much attention and controversy here on Aquidneck Island.  For those of you not prone to keeping up on local news, a juvenile coyote nicknamed “Cliff” has made himself comfortable […]

Tyler’s Two Cents: Thoughts from Behind the Bar is a weekly lifestyle column, written by Tyler Bernadyn.  Dear Summer, I know that I will miss you far more than you will miss me. Once again, you have come and blessed my life with 12 weeks of love and laughter, only to leave me again in […]

This past June, I attended my five-year reunion for Providence College.  It was a nostalgic event to say the least as I was reunited with classmates I had not seen in years.  Our accommodations for the weekend were our old dorm rooms and once we had everyone back together, it was like nothing had changed […]

I had originally planned to write a different article this week but a series of events that occurred over the past few days changed my initial direction.  With so much negativity in the press, it is easy to forget about all the good that surrounds us on a daily basis. The current state of American […]