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Photo Credit: Richard Klofac If you’re in Newport or Southern New England later this week, there is a fair chance to see some “shooting stars” with the annual Draconid meteor shower. The meteor display, which peaks overnight on Thursday, October 8th and Friday, October 9th is caused by the remains of a comet raining down on Earth. […]

A PARKING BAN will be in effect on Broadway in order to pave the corridor. Broadway from Marlborough Street to Cranston Avenue: West side angled parking NO PARKING ANY TIME until 8 PM Friday, October 9, 2015. East side parallel parking NO PARKING from 5 AM to 8 PM Thursday and Friday, October 8 and […]

Business Insider and Point2Homes have compiled a list of the most expensive homes currently for sale in every state, plus Washington, DC. The 51st most expensive home in the United States and most expensive home in North Dakota is an 8,727-square-foot home with five bedrooms that would set you back about $2.78 million. Coming in at 9th on […]

Governor Gina M. Raimondo has announced a three-firm marketing team to design and execute a top-notch statewide tourism and business attraction campaign. Engaging this team will build on efforts ongoing across state government to revitalize the state’s economy and put Rhode Islanders back to work. The Commerce Corporation Board voted to allow the Commerce Corporation to […]

Photo by Marial Maher/Visual Manor Here are the twelve Newport stories that got you and everyone else talking in September on WhatsUpNewp.com. 12 – 30 Photos of the Rare Supermoon Lunar Eclipse Over Newport, RI 11 – Pushing Boundaries in Newport Real Estate 10 – POLL: Who Serves Up Your Favorite Lobster Roll in Newport, RI […]

Another day/week/season and Newport luckily finds itself on another great list. This time around Newport has been mentioned by Huffington Post as one of the 10 Most Beautiful US Towns to Visit in the Fall. Joining Newport among the list is Stowe, VT; Woodstock, NY; Beacon, NY; Bethlehem, PA; Vail, CO; Hood River, OR; Port Townsend, […]

The Newport Open Space Partnership is embarking on a master plan for the long-term sustainability and stewardship of the trees, parks, and open spaces in Newport. This will be Newport’s first citywide open space planning effort since Olmsted’s 1913 ‘Proposed Improvements for Newport.’ The core partners are the City of Newport, the Newport Tree & Open […]

Tonight’s lunar eclipse featured the “biggest” full moon of 2015, therefore it was called a “supermoon eclipse.” The last such eclipse happened in 1982, and the next won’t occur until 2033. Here’s some of our favorite Instagram shots that have been taken over the last few hours of the rare supermoon lunar eclipse over Newport, RI…. [the_ad_placement […]

Trent Theroux jumped into the water off of Fort Adams State Park around 7 a.m. on Saturday, September 26th; ahead of him was an attempt to swim around Aquidneck Island to benefit RISE Above Paralysis. As the crow flies, Aquidneck Island has a circumference of 37 miles. However, because of the shifting tides and navigational requirements the […]

Without a doubt, some of the best views in Rhode Island are right here in Newport. That is perhaps why harbor/ocean views can increase the value of a property by a million dollars. Oh Newport, this is why we love you — redefining luxury unlike anything else. Arch Street Development and Behan Bros. have transitioned a […]

Here’s a look at the 10 most expensive home in Newport, RI that are currently for sale and could be yours, all together the 10 homes add up to more than $120 million. Yes, there’s a difference of more than $40 million between the 10th most expensive home on the market and the most expensive […]

Hundreds of cultural institutions across the country will offer free admission to their museum for Smithsonian‘s Museum Day Live on Saturday, September 26, 2016. In the spirit of the Smithsonian Museums, which offer free admission every day, Museum Day Live is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums across the country […]

Students from Trinity Christian Academy, in Johnston, Rhode Island, visited Coast Guard Station Castle Hill in Newport, Rhode Island, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. Petty Officer 1st Class Logan Mooneyham and Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Thompson, from the station, give a tour of Narragansett Bay. Students are gathered on the deck of a 45-foot Response Boat–Medium to […]

On September 26, Trent Theroux is going to attempt to swim 40 miles around Aquidneck Island to benefit RISE Above Paralysis. As the crow flies, Aquidneck Island has a circumference of 37 miles. However, because of the shifting tides and navigational requirements the swim will be closer to 40 miles. The swim will start at historic […]