To help diners discover the perfect backdrop for any celebration of love, OpenTable is sharing tips and resources, including date-night and city guides and its just-debuted list of the Top 100 Romantic Restaurants in America for 2024. The list includes two restaurants in Rhode Island, which are both located in Newport – Chanterelle (formerly named Bouchard’s Restaurant and Inn) and […]
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Puddingstone Music Series continues this month with Europe’s Fidelio Trio
The Puddingstone Music Series continues this month with another live concert following January’s sold-out performance at Newport’s Old Colony House. Like the previous concerts, this performance will combine performing and non-performing arts in an approachable, intimate 19th-century-style salon. Thursday, February 22 at 7:00 pm “Impressionism and Beyond” at Gardiner House (Lee’s Wharf, Newport). Visiting from […]
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Prescribed burns planned for Prudence Island
The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that depending on weather and wind conditions, it plans on conducting low-severity prescribed burns on state lands on Portsmouth’s Prudence Island beginning in late winter to early spring ahead of DEM’s Forest Fire Program’s spring prescribed fire season. DEM is also planning on prescribed burns during that time in […]
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CVS Health grows more cautious about 2024 as it deals with rising Medicare Advantage costs
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and TOM MURPHY Busy Medicare Advantage businesses have CVS Health and other insurance providers spooked about the new year. The health care giant said Wednesday that it was scaling back already cautious expectations for 2024 as it tries to understand why costs keep rising from the privately run version of the government’s […]
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Common Super Bowl prop bets in 5 charts
Super Bowl prop bets are a sport unto themselves. With two weeks between the NFL’s conference championship games and what has often been the biggest event in the United States besides the moon landing, there is almost too much time to dissect every angle of the tilt. So, aside from speculating on the outcome of […]
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Aquidneck Land Trust announces Art & Writing contest winners
The Aquidneck Land Trust has announced 24 student winners in the 2023 Aquidneck Land Trust Art & Writing Contest, held annually to promote the importance and value of the conservation of open spaces. Students at Aquidneck Island schools and those who reside on Island were invited to enter artwork or written work depicting their favorite […]
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Middletown Public Library to host free program on collecting nature for art and science
The Middletown Public Library is hosting a free program on Tuesday, February 22, 2024, that will teach attendees how to collect flowers, leaves, seeds, and other materials for scientific study and art projects. The event, titled “Collecting Nature for Art and Science: Learn how to collect flowers, leaves, seeds, and more for scientific study and […]
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Portsmouth Public Library to host kids’ activities during school break
The Portsmouth Free Public Library will be offering a variety of activities for children during their school break. This week, they announced the Hero Kids Roleplaying Game event that will take place on Wednesday, February 21. This event is a roleplaying game where children can become the heroes of their own story. They will be […]
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Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce announces Conversations with Women of Distinction series
The Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce is launching its new Conversations with Women of Distinction series, featuring a fireside chat with Erin Donovan-Boyle, CEO of the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce, as well as a woman of distinction from the Greater Newport Region each month. The series, sponsored by Newport This Week, will take place […]
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Best films turning 50 in 2024
The 1970s is a decade to be remembered both politically and cinematically. 1974, in particular, gave the world iconic slashers, pop samurai films, and psychedelic rock musicals, but also playful hangout comedies, unlikely buddy movies, and classic whodunits. This dazzling spectrum of cinematic choices shouldn’t be a surprise for a decade often characterized as a […]
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Legislative Outlook: Senator Dawn Euer (D – Dist. 13, Newport, Jamestown)
With the start of Rhode Island’s legislative session now a few weeks in, we reached out, as we have these past few years, to the area’s legislative delegation with a brief survey looking at their initiatives in the past session, and what they hope to accomplish in the 2024 session. We also asked about their […]
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City of Newport begins formal review of 27 applicants for city manager position
Newport City officials will begin to formally review applications from more than two dozen candidates for the city manager position on Monday, City officials announced. The announcement comes after the City Council concluded its January search of 27 applicants from 13 states. As part of the City Manager selection process, a three-member screening committee will […]
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Man sentenced to two years in federal prison for sending synthetic cannabis to Rhode Island jail
A federal judge has sentenced a Connecticut man to two years in federal prison after he arranged for the delivery of synthetic cannabis to the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Providence, Rhode Island. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha. According to the announcement, the man, who is not named in […]
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With 7 matches for the 2026 World Cup, Boston expecting huge economic boost
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Getting the chance to host seven matches for the 2026 World Cup was more than expected and offers a much-needed shot in the arm to the city’s economy, Boston officials said Monday. FIFA made the announcement Sunday, allocating the opener of the 39-day tournament to Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca […]
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Newport Gulls 2024 schedule released
On Sunday, January 28, the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) Commissioner’s Office released the 2024 Regular Season Schedule. The Newport Gulls will begin their title defense on Tuesday, June 4 as they board the ferry to take on the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks. 2024 will once again feature a 13-team league, divided into three divisions: […]
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Terry Francona will serve as honorary chair of the U.S. Senior Open Championship when it comes to Newport in June
Terry Francona, who managed Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox to two World Series titles and guided the Cleveland Indians to an American League pennant, has been named honorary chair of the 44th U.S. Senior Open Championship. The United States Golf Association (USGA) will conduct the U.S. Senior Open at Newport (R.I.) Country Club from […]
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Andy Summers, former Police guitarist, to perform solo at Jane Pickens Film & Event Center
Andy Summers, who rose to fame in the early 1980s as the guitarist with the multi-million record-selling rock band The Police, will be playing at the Jane Pickens Film & Event Center on Thursday, June 6, at 7:30 p.m. Summers’ contribution to the Police is often praised as his atmospheric depth of sound. He created […]
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Jamestown Arts Center appoints new executive director
The Jamestown Arts Center has appointed Christine Cocca as its new executive director, effective immediately. A resident of North Scituate, R.I., Cocca has served in leadership roles at cultural institutions in Providence, R.I., and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Cocoa’s career in the arts spans more than two decades. She has served as director of Black Goat Studios, […]
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Jayson Tatum scores 34 points to lead Celtics past short-handed Grizzlies, 131-91
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 34 points before sitting out the final quarter and the NBA-leading Boston Celtics cruised to a 131-91 victory over the injury-depleted Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night. Coming off a disappointing loss Thursday night against a Los Angeles Lakers team missing LeBron James and Anthony […]
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A decade after receiving a $4.2 million state grant, Opera House project still needs millions to complete restoration
It has been nearly a decade since Rhode Island voters approved a creative and cultural economic bond that provided the Newport Performing Arts Center $4.2 million, and it has been more than 22 years since the opera house renovation was first envisioned. When NPAC received the state grant, it was welcomed by then Board Chairwoman […]
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How gas prices have changed in Rhode Island in the last week
Higher oil prices have pushed the cost of a gallon of gasoline up ever so slowly in the past week. Midwestern and Gulf Coast states are still seeing gas prices below $3 per gallon, a trend that analysts warn may not last much longer. “We are in that time of year where pump prices begin […]
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Weekly Road Construction Report: Feb. 3 – 10
Here is the weekly road construction report for Rhode Island from the Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority February 4 – 10, 2024 Newport Claiborne Pell BridgeUpcoming improvements in the roadway between the old toll plaza and the bridge which are set […]
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Providence approves first state-sanctioned safe injection site in Rhode Island
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press A Rhode Island city has approved the first state-sanctioned safe injection site, a place where people can use heroin and other illegal drugs and be revived if they overdose. The Providence City Council voted Thursday to establish the site that will be run by a nonprofit and funded with money […]
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RIDOT provides an update on the Pell Bridge Ramps Phase 2 project
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) provided a weekly update today on the ongoing Pell Bridge Ramps Phase 2 project. Electrical work continues, requiring intermittent shoulder closures at the following intersections, Monday-Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Third Street/Admiral Kalbfus Road and JT Connell Highway/Van Zandt Avenue/Farewell Street. Drainage work will also continue along the […]