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As What’sUpNewp reported first earlier this week, Charles Osgood and the CBS News Sunday Morning crew were on location in Newport earlier this week to host the shows annual broadcast “devoted to the people, places and things that change our lives by design”. Scenes from the show included The Breakers and Marble House. Show Recap – Up next: “By […]

This is a daily look at where and why Newport is being mentioned locally and around the globe over the last 24 hours or so, for the latest news from What’sUpNewp, check out All The News. This story will be updated throughout the day to include new mentions and news. CBS News – The Breakers and Marble HouseCBS […]

The Miss Rhode Island Scholarship Organization crowned its new Miss Rhode Island and Miss Rhode Island’s Outstanding Teen at the Casino Theater in Newport on Sunday evening. Out of the more than 20 contestants, Shruti Nagarajan was crowned Miss Rhode Island 2016 and Kate Depetro took the crown for Miss RI Outstanding Teen 2016. While this […]

This post was originally published on May 16th at 2:10 p.m. CBS News Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood is filming at The Breakers and the Marble House this week. The Breakers is closed today (Monday, May 16th) and Marble House will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday, May 17th) as crews film an episode on “design” that will air […]

This is a daily look at where and why Newport is being mentioned locally and around the globe over the last 24 hours or so, for the latest news from What’sUpNewp, check out All The News. This story will be updated throughout the day to include new mentions and news. CBS Local – Eye On Weather: Hurricane Bob […]

Here’s our weekly roundup of open houses taking place on Aquidneck Island over the weekend, happy home shopping! Need real estate help or a reliable agent? E-mail us at Ryan@whatsupnewp.com, we’d be happy to put you in touch with a preferred and reliable real estate agent that can fulfill your needs. The following information has […]

Discover the best events, activities and things to do during this weekend in and around Newport, RI. Here’s where to find live music, comedy and entertainment this weekend – Where to Find Live Music, Comedy and Entertainment This Weekend: May 20 – May 22 Friday, May 20th All Day – Marble & Glass Corvette WeekendAll Day […]

The Miss Rhode Island Scholarship Organization will be crowning its new Miss Rhode Island and Miss Rhode Island’s Outstanding Teen in picturesque Newport! The pageant will be held at 4:00 p.m. at the historic Casino Theater, 9 Freebody Street, Newport, RI on Sunday, May 22. Tickets are available online and can be purchased at http://PayPal.me/MissRhodeIsland. When ordering, please specify […]

This is a daily look at where and why Newport is being mentioned locally and around the globe over the last 24 hours or so, for the latest news from What’sUpNewp, check out All The News. This story will be updated throughout the day to include new mentions and news. ABC 6 – Providence being considered for 2017-2018 […]

Newport Fire Department and mutual aid services responded to 5 Jackson Road in Newport for a 2-alarm fire around 1pm on Friday afternoon. Newport Patch has reported that  One Firefighter Hurt in Newport Fire. According to NBC 10, the home was built in the 1880’s and the fire is under investigation (Fire in Newport historical home under […]

This is a daily look at where and why Newport is being mentioned locally and around the globe over the last 24 hours or so, for the latest news from What’sUpNewp, check out All The News. This story will be updated throughout the day to include new mentions and news. JamBase – Graham Nash To Play Newport Folk […]

Planet Aid is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its Rhode Island Donation Center in Newport, the Center has helped divert nearly 700,000 pounds of textiles and other goods from the regional waste stream in the past year. Planet Aid is celebrating the one year anniversary of its donation and recycling facility at 7 West Main Road, Newport, […]

This story was originally published on March 15, 2016. The National Corvette Museum, with the assistance of the Corvette Club of Rhode Island, will host “Marble and Glass Corvette Weekend” in Newport, May 19-22, 2016. According to a representative at the National Corvette Museum, as many as 200 corvettes could participate in the activities that […]

This is a daily look at where and why Newport is being mentioned locally and around the globe over the last 24 hours or so, for the latest news from What’sUpNewp, check out All The News. This story will be updated throughout the day to include new mentions and news. Tablet Magazine – Read Every Word of This […]

Today on The Open Forum on WADK, we celebrated polo and art. Galloping into the WADK studio today to talk about the 25th season of Newport Polo, was Newport Polo’s founder and President Dan Keating. It wasn’t that many years ago that on a late Saturday afternoon you could drive down the long road to […]

Newport Festivals Foundation has been awarded a $100,000 grant by The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) to support the continuing success of the Newport Jazz Festival. The grant will be used to reinforce the festival’s capacity to maintain strong, ongoing relationships with artists as well as to invite emerging artists to perform; encourage musicians to create […]

Providence police have charged a Newport man in last week’s murder of a local man in the city’s West End, according to The Providence Journal. Jose Medina, 42, was arrested Tuesday night on a warrant for the murder of 50-year-old Patrick F. Douglas, who was fatally stabbed at dawn on May 9 near Elmwood Avenue […]

This is a daily look at where and why Newport is being mentioned locally and around the globe over the last 24 hours or so, for the latest news from What’sUpNewp, check out All The News. This story will be updated throughout the day to include new mentions and news. Providence Journal –  Providence police arrest Newport man […]

Trésor Estate Sales of Newport announces the Carriage House Contents sale at the splendid French-style chateau, “The Orchard,” home of TED creator, Richard Saul Wurman and best-selling novelist, Gloria Nagy.   The estate sale, featuring more than 1,000 items, is on Saturday May 21 & Sunday May 22, 9am – 3pm.  “The Orchard” is located at 180 Narragansett Avenue, Newport.  This sale has a […]

Rhode Island’s federal delegation today announced more than $1.8 million in grant funding for oceans research and coastal data archives at the University of Rhode Island (URI). “A thorough understanding of our oceans, marine life, aquaculture, and coastal areas is crucial to preserving these precious resources, and I’m pleased URI is being awarded these federal […]

Tyler’s Two Cents: Thoughts from Behind the Bar is a weekly lifestyle column, written by Tyler Bernadyn, that will appear every Tuesday on What’sUpNewp this summer.  Since the 1650’s, the pineapple has represented a symbol of hospitality in Newport, Rhode Island.  Captains returning from the Caribbean would place the fruit on their doorsteps to signal a safe […]

A 69-year-old Portsmouth man was killed in a domestic homicide incident that took place earlier on Monday evening at an apartment on East Main Road in Portsmouth. The Portsmouth Police Department has provided the following information to What’sUpNewp regarding the incident; On May 16, 2016 at 7:17 p.m., Portsmouth Police responded to 3028 East Main Road for the report […]

This is a daily look at where and why Newport is being mentioned locally and around the globe over the last 24 hours, for the latest news from What’sUpNewp, check out All The News. This story will be updated throughout the day to include new mentions and news. PATCH – Group Tackling Newport’s Health Equity Gap Gets Second […]

Earlier today, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro named Jim Reed to serve as HUD’s New England Regional Administrator. Reed grew up in Newport and is a 1966 graduate of Rogers High School and for more than a decade served as Executive Director of The Housing Authority of Newport, where he managed […]

A federal judge ruled on Monday, May 16th that Touro Synagogue will remain in the care of Jeshuat Israel, their Newport keepers. The Providence Journal reports “U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell Jr. declared Newport’s Congregation Jeshuat Israel the rightful caretaker of Touro Synagogue and its religious artifacts. In doing so, McConnell named Congregation Jeshuat trustee […]

On today’s busy Monday edition of The Open Forum on WADK 1540 AM, we caught up with John Rodman, Christopher Carbone and Joe Dias. 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – John Rodman, Director of Museum Experience at Preservation Society of Newport County, joined me to chat about all that’s happening and new at the Newport […]

Many know Fort Adams and Fort Adams State Park for the Newport Folk Festival, Newport Jazz Festival, Volvo Ocean Race and as always a great place to spend the day taking a tour, having a picnic or watching the sun set over Narragansett Bay. Unfortunately, there’s been an important part of Fort Adams, known as […]

This is a daily look at where and why Newport is being mentioned locally and around the globe over the last 24 hours, for the latest news from What’sUpNewp, check out All The News. This story will be updated throughout the day to include new mentions and news. NECN – Oldest US Synagogue, Located in Rhode Island, to […]

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus shared that Joe Cardona’s request to return as Long Snapper for the New England Patriots in 2016 has been approved on the Dan Patrick Show on Friday, May 13th. Cardona split time between the New England Patriots and the Naval Preparatory Academy in Newport during the 2015/2016 NFL season. There were […]

The 2nd Annual Rhode Island Scholar Athlete Awards were held on Sunday evening at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick. 75 student-athletes from across Rhode Island were expected to be honored at the 2016 Rhode Island Scholar Athlete Awards, the Keynote Speaker scheduled for the event was Tim Wakefield. The 13 high schools participating in the event included […]

This is a daily look at where and why Newport is being mentioned locally and around the globe over the last 24 hours, for the latest news from What’sUpNewp, check out All The News. This story will be updated throughout the day to include new mentions and news. Patch – Broadway Businesses Might Lose Front Entrance Access Next […]

Heather Abbott, a 2003 graduate of Providence College and Newport resident, whose injuries in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing led her to establish a foundation which helps amputees obtain prosthetic devices, will present the Commencement Address at Providence College’s Ninety-Eighth Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 15, 2016. The ceremony will take place at 11:00 a.m. […]

Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority Hosts the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association’s Maintenance & Roadway Operations Workshop The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority is hosting the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association’s  (IBTTA) Maintenance & Roadway Operations Workshop May 15th through May 17th at the Hyatt Regency Newport and at Fort Adams State […]

Here’s our weekly roundup of open houses taking place on Aquidneck Island over the weekend, happy home shopping! Need real estate help or a reliable agent? E-mail us at Ryan@whatsupnewp.com, we’d be happy to put you in touch with a preferred and reliable real estate agent that can fulfill your needs. The following information has […]

In order for the Newport School District to receive 35% reimbursement on the Rogers High School Roof project that was approved by voters in November 2014, Rhode Island Department of Education requires the district to notify the community twenty working days in advance of the request for a variance. Colleen Burns Jermain, Superintendent of Newport […]

This is a daily look at where and why Newport is being mentioned locally and around the globe over the last 24 hours, for the latest news from What’sUpNewp, check out All The News. This story will be updated throughout the day to include new mentions and news. WPRO – Miss Rhode Island and Miss Rhode Island’s Outstanding […]

In case you missed it, it was a free-form kind of Friday on The Open Forum today on WADK 1540 AM. Despite some technical errors to start the show (you’ll hear the awkwardness), we were able to catch up with a lot of guests about a variety of topics. 12:45 p.m. – Representative Carson dialed […]

With the overwhelming success of the shred-a-thon held at the Middletown Police Department on May 5th, Attorney General Kilmartin has scheduled a second free shred-a-thon event at the Middletown Senior Center on Thursday, May 19th, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., or until capacity. The event will take place in the rear parking lot of […]

The Expressive Arts Institute at Salve Regina University, which is celebrating 20 years of successfully implementing a holistic approach into the training of skilled professionals, is accepting applications for its foundation course being offered in three 3-day-weekend sessions from May 20-22 to July 8-10; and Aug. 12-14. This introductory training course is designed to provide […]

Newport Newswire is a daily look at where and why Newport is being mentioned locally and around the globe over the last 24 hours, for the latest news from What’sUpNewp, check out All The News. This story will be updated throughout the day to include new mentions and news. The Independent – The nitro effectComcast Sportsnet New […]

Newport Police Department, Newport Fire Department, State Bomb Squad and the U.S. Navy responded to Fort Adams State Park today when a visitor to the park discovered what’s believed to be an antiquated explosive device. At 1:28 p.m. today, Navy EOD was in the process of containing what they believe is some form of a land mine […]

Today’s show included a discussion with Sailors For The Sea and a whole lot of updates on local news and the latest on what’s happening, new and to do in and around Newport, R.I. Shelley Brown, Education Director for Sailors For The Sea, joined me on The Open Forum from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. […]

When the Miss RI Pageant is held in Newport, for the first time in the competition’s history later this month, three contestants from Newport will take to the stage to compete for the title of Miss Rhode Island America. More on that here – New ‘Miss Rhode Island’ and ‘Miss Rhode Island Outstanding Teen’ Will be […]

Performance Physical Therapy’s newest location at 66 Valley Street, inside the popular Newport Athletic Club is now open for business! Performance Physical Therapy, a Rhode Island based state-of-the-art, physical therapist-owned practice, has announced that they have opened their 10th clinic at Newport Athletic Club. Performance Physical Therapy and Newport Athletic Club have partnered to create a unique […]

Upon completion of principal photography of filming for “The Discovery “in and around Newport over the last two months, Robert Redford has shared his thanks and gratitude with the City of Newport and its residents through an open letter. May 6, 2016I have had the privilege of working on two films in Newport the first time […]

Newport Newswire is a daily look at where and why Newport is being mentioned locally and around the globe. For the latest news from What’sUpNewp, check out All The News. Delaware Online – Fate of presidential yacht debated in Delaware courtPatch – Carson Keeps Plugging Away at Review of Botched Tourism …Patch – Historic William Street Home Sells […]

The Rhode Island State Police will hold its 25th Annual Memorial Ceremony on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at State Police Headquarters in North Scituate. The ceremony will begin at 11:00 a.m. in front of the Headquarters Building. In 1962 President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15th as Peace Officers’ Memorial Day and […]

Captain Richard Bailey, who joined Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island as a board member in 1998 and later served as the founding ship captain, has departed the organization to join the schooner Spirit of South Carolina. His new command, though based in Charleston, South Carolina, is a frequent visitor to Newport and New England waters. Spirit […]

A look at where and why Newport is being mentioned today, locally and around the globe; Note: This is very much a live blog, this story will be updated throughout the day when/if more stories come out regarding Newport. Rhode Island Monthly – Rhode Island Journalists Honored for Diverse ReportingButler Eagle – Researchers hope to find Cook’s […]