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Newport is full of inspiring people, amiright? Entrepreneurs, scientists, artist, and fitness gurus; kick butt community members who embody everything about athletic culture. In honor of celebrating our local athletes, and those who are especially involved in our community, we have created our ‘Newport Mavens’. Since Newport is so small, a huge amount of our focus […]

Portsmouth Police and the Rhode Island State Police were on scene overnight for a standoff in the area of Boyds Lane in Portsmouth. Police said the standoff  began at about 9 p.m. on Sunday, reports have said the incident involved one individual in a home on or near Boyds Lane. It’s not clear what has led […]

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”. […]

One of the boaters that the U.S. Coast Guard were searching for last week was rescued on Sunday. U.S. Coast Guard Officials say Nathan Carman, 22, was picked up by a freighter about 100 miles off Nantucket, seven days after he and his mother, Linda, left for their fishing trip near Block Island. He was […]

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 […]

The Coast Guard suspended the search Friday for Linda and Nathan Carman after searching for six days and exhausting all search efforts. Initially, at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday, 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 […]

Cliff the coyote who has become well-known for roaming areas of Newport and Middletown is scheduled to be euthanized, according to sources. Thousands of residents have signed a petition, hoping that they can influence authorities that death isn’t the answer and encourage them to find another way to remove Cliff from the area. According to […]

The Coast Guard expanded its search Tuesday for two missing boaters near Block Island, Rhode Island to include an area roughly 100 miles south of Montauk, New York. Initially, at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday, 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 […]

Island Communities Receive $1 Million Grant for Clean Water Partnership The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Sen. Jack Reed have announced a $1 million grant to the communities of Aquidneck Island for an innovative new program to protect and restore fresh and salt water quality on Aquidneck Island. The three-year program was developed by the […]

Discover Newport has announced that Newport has been added to Arcadia’s North American Tour, the cruise ship is expected to arrive from New York on Tuesday morning. “Please note the addition of a world-class cruise ship coming into Newport tomorrow(Tuesday, September 20th) morning. Arcadia, which once sailed as the largest custom-built vessel for the British market, […]

The Coast Guard is searching for two missing boaters Monday morning who failed to return from a fishing trip near Block Island. At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector Southeastern New England received a report that 54-year-old Linda Carmen and her 22-year-old son Nathan Carmen failed to return from an offshore fishing trip.  They departed […]

Christened with a Cumberland Farms old-time milk bottle, the Lily Haseotes Bentas Center was officially dedicated Saturday afternoon (Sept. 17) on Salve Regina University’s seaside campus in honor of the convenience store chain’s chairman of the board. Bentas, a Cumberland native, has been a university trustee since 2007. The $8.7 million newly constructed 23,000-square-foot academic […]