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On this July 4, when the U.S. celebrates Independence Day, the spirit of cooperation with “ye olde country” is alive and well in the Transatlantic Race 2019. Co-organized by the Royal Yacht Squadron, New York Yacht Club, Royal Ocean Racing Club and Storm Trysail Club, the race is a friendly reminder of the tight bond […]

Motorists traveling over the Mount Hope Bridge this holiday evening will enjoy the sights of red, white and blue necklace lights illuminating the bridge. In honor of the Fourth of July, The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) says they have installed the necklace lights that will temporarily light up the bridge for the holiday celebrations. […]

ith the Irish coast just 200 nautical miles away for race leader Wizard at 1500 UTC today, the front runners in the Transatlantic Race 2019 might seem to be on the home straight, but there remain many hurdles and potholes ahead before they cross the Royal Yacht Squadron finish line this weekend. VIEWThe YB Race TrackerAt present […]

via Save The Bay Thanks to the support of Philip Weinstein, the Harold A. Winstead Charitable Trust and other sponsors, Save The Bay has established the Swim The Bay Scholarship. First-time Swim participants, aged 15-21, who pledge to raise $200 can apply to receive a $200 match towards the event’s $400 fundraising minimum. The Swim, […]

via EFC Newport What do five time Olympic gold medalist speed skater and Evangelical Friends Church (EFC) Newport have in common? Both believe that there is something “Beyond the Gold” of medals and fame! In the coming weeks, coaches and  instructors at the EFC Newport Sports Camp will focus on this important lesson of striving […]

Content brought to you by What’sUpNewp and Blackstone Caterers. I can tell you first-hand that planning a wedding sounds much easier than it actually is. With my own wedding planning well underway for a June 2020 walk down the aisle in Newport, I asked my friends at Blackstone Caterers to share some of their tips for […]

Head to the Newport Visitors Information Center by Monday, July 8, because time is running out to take advantage of the local discount for tickets to the Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Investment Managers. Local discount tickets are just $55.00 for General Admission to the concerts at Fort Adams State Park on Friday, August […]

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center welcomed over 120 guests on the evening of Monday, June 17th, 2019 for its annual Keeper of the Dream celebration Each year, the MLK Community Center bestows the Keeper of the Dream awards on individuals or groups whose outstanding commitment and contribution most embody the ideals of […]

For the last three days the frontrunners in the Transatlantic Race 2019 have been striding across the North Atlantic at 20-plus-knot speeds, eating up the miles to Cowes in the strong southerlies – exactly the dramatic conditions and high octane experience their crews signed up for. VIEWThe YB Race TrackerSadly, the big speeds and ‘yeehaa’ […]

Lori DiPersio, who served as Executive Director of the Women’s Resource Center of Newport and Bristol Counties for 14 years, will retire on Friday, July 5 board of directors president Nicole Benjamin, Esq. announced today. Jessica Walsh, the Center’s longtime Director of Prevention Services, has been named the Acting Executive Director. DiPersio’s retirement is the […]

What’s one of the simplest, high-impact ways to save water and help protect the Aquidneck Island watershed? Using a rain barrel to collect storm water on your property!   Thanks to Coca-Cola, the Eastern RI Conservation District (ERICD) has 35 used syrup containers for participants to turn into rain barrels. ERICD is sponsoring a rain […]

Whoa! June was quite the busy month for us here at What’sUpNewp and for just about everyone and everything in and around Newport. Here’s a look back at the most-read stories from us in June, in case you missed anything. (You all apparently love fireworks.) 1 (Most-Read) – Fireworks, food trucks and live music on […]

David and Peter Askew’s Wizard (above) continues to set a blazing pace across the Atlantic, leading the fleet of 12 yachts competing in the Transatlantic Race 2019.On Saturday, Wizard, the canting keel VO70 that won the 2011-’12 Volvo Ocean Race as Groupama 4, hooked onto a low-pressure system delivering strong southerly winds between 25 and 40 knots, and took off […]

Lila Delman Real Estate has announced the sale of 5 Courageous Circle in Bristol for $1,600,000. John Repoza, Lila Delman Broker Associate, represented the seller. This transaction marks the highest sale in Bristol year-to-date, according to data maintained by Rhode Island Statewide MLS.*  “I am thrilled to have effectively communicated the rarity and value of […]

 via 12 Metre World Championships The Newport Trophy Regatta, hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club and held this weekend (June 29-30) for ten 12 Metres, gave a sneak preview of the intense racing to come in July’s 12 Metre World Championship, where 21 of the historic boats will compete. The regatta was started by Ida Lewis Yacht […]

Life in the Transatlantic Race 2019 can be summed up by paraphrasing a familiar survival-of-the-fittest saying: sometimes you’re the keel, sometimes you’re the minnow. VIEWThe YB Race Tracker This year’s race across The Pond has been so uncharacteristic that the 120 sailors will be forgiven for feeling like they’re a school of minnows. Instead of […]

This story was originally published on June 28th at 6:43 pm. The Portsmouth Police Department has provided another update on the vehicle that was found in the Lawton Valley Reservoir in Portsmouth on Friday. “On June 28, 2019 at approximately 3:00 pm the Portsmouth Police were called to the Lawton Valley Reservoir for a report […]

The Transatlantic Race 2019 continues to be a slog upwind for the 13 boats racing towards Cowes, Isle of Wight, England. Aside from the three lead boats, who this afternoon were in following winds on top of a low pressure, there have been scant few opportunities to put up fuller, off wind sails as the […]

Content brought to you by What’sUpNewp & William Raveis Newport On the market for a home in or around Newport? Here are nineteen open houses taking place in Portsmouth, Jamestown, and Newport over the weekend, good luck! 65 Cedar Lane, Jamestown – $725,500 Open House – Saturday from 11 am to 12 pm 15 Stockholm […]

The conditions on the open Atlantic Ocean are far from white knuckle, but the tactics playing out in the Transatlantic Race 2019 are never more interesting. VIEWThe YB Race TrackerIt’s perhaps due to the lack of screaming conditions that the action is so compelling. Rather than dodging waves and squalls, the fleet is scampering around […]