Photo by Morgan Macia Here’s what you heard or missed on Day #3 of the 2015 Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park. SUNDAY HARBOR CHRISTOPHER PAUL STELLING CP Stelling-git Julia Christgau-vox Hardwork Horse Every Last Extremist Warm Enemy Brick By Brick Scarecrow Revenge Motherless Child 16 Tons JONES FAMILY SINGERS Bishop Fred A […]
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In Pictures: Day 2 of Newport Folk Festival
The Newport Folk Festival continued on July 25th at Fort Adams State Park with The Decemberists, Spirit Family Reunion, James Taylor Sufjan Stevens and many more. Recommended: 2015 Newport Folk Festival Set List: Saturday, July 25th Recommended: In Pictures: Day 1 at 2015 Newport Folk Festival What’sUpNewp Photographer Morgan Macia, also of Macia Photography, has provides us with a […]
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2015 Newport Folk Festival Set List: Saturday July 25th
Photo by Morgan Macia Here’s what you heard or missed on Day #2 of the 2015 Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park. SATURDAY HARBOR ANDY SHAUF God Bless the Peaceful Hometown Hero Swimming in a Cage Drink My Rivers Martha Sways Jenny Come Home Wendall Walker My Dear Helen LULUC Zoë Randell-git/vox Steve […]
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In Pictures: Day 1 of 2015 Newport Folk Festival
The 56th Annual Newport Folk Festival got underway at Fort Adams State Park on Friday, July 24th. Day 1 of the sold out festival featured Roger Waters, The Tallest Man on Earth, Haunt The House, Bahamas, The Lone Bellow and many more. Recommended: 2015 Newport Folk Festival Lineup & ScheduleRecommended: 2015 Newport Folk Festival Set List: Friday, July […]
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‘Slots’ Sign Will be Removed From Newport Grand
Twin River Management Group will be fulfilling a promise on Thursday, July 23 when they have the ‘Slots’ sign removed from the west-looking side of the Newport Grand Slots building. “I just heard the SLOTS sign on Newport Grand will be removed tomorrow between 8:30am -11:30am!! We appreciate the promise to do so is FINALLY […]
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Newport Among Top 8 ‘Beach Towns To Explore On Foot’
Huffington Post has consulted with Redfin real estate agents and looked at Walk Score data to find the best beach towns that can be explored on foot. Among those making the 8 best beach towns to explore by floor is Lahaina, Hawaii; Seaside, Oregon; Ocean City, New Jersey; Long Beach, New York; Newport, Rhode Island; Coronado, California; Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Santa Cruz, California […]
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Woody Allen’s ‘Irrational Man’ Will Open At Jane Pickens Theater on August 7th
‘Irrational Man‘, the latest film from Woody Allen, which was filmed throughout Newport and Rhode Island in 2014, will open at Jane Pickens Theater on August 7th. Starring Jamie Blackley, Joaquin Phoenix, Parker Posey, and Emma Stone, Irrational Man tells the story of a tormented philosophy professor who finds a will to live when he […]
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Video: Billie Jean King presented official International Tennis Hall of Fame Ring
Billie Jean King, ITHF Secretary Peggy Woolard, ITHF Chairman Christopher Clouser. All photos by Kate Whitney Lucey. Tennis legend Billie Jean King was among the honored guests at today’s International Tennis Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, during which she was presented with her official Hall of Fame ring. King, a 39-time Grand Slam champion and […]
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Google Earth Took Most Recent Satellite Images Of Newport at The Perfect Time
Google took new satellite imagery of Newport for Google Earth during a historic moment in the The City By The Sea’s history, during the 2015 Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover. Newport hosted the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover for the very first time from May 5 – 17th, 2015, the event was a great success and attracted […]
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Newport Folk Festival Releases 2015 Schedule
The Newport Folk Festival has announced the release of their 2015 schedule. To be among the first to see the schedule, download the “Newport Folk Festival” app on your iOS or Android smartphone. If you already have a version of the app on your smartphone, Newport Folk Festival encourages users to refresh or update their app to […]
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Sea Turtle And Shark Found On First Beach In Last 24 Hours
Less than 24 hours after a dead shark was found on First Beach in front of the Atlantic Beach Club, a large sea turtle has washed ashore. The turtle was discovered at approximately 11am on Tuesday morning was missing it’s right flipper and deceased. It is unknown at this time why both the shark and […]
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Shark Washes Ashore In Front Of Atlantic Beach Club
Marcos Henrique of Newport discovered something he wasn’t expecting to see while walking on Easton’s Beach just around 8 pm on Monday night, a dead shark was found just feet from volleyball nets at the Atlantic Beach Club. “I was hanging out with my family after the volleyball league at first beach and my wife found the shark”, Henrique told […]
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Horse Severely Injured at Saturday’s Newport Polo Match
Just moments after the horse was injured | Photo via Mike McDonald USA vs Ireland, the most anticipated face-off yet this season in the Newport International Polo Series, saw tragedy on Saturday afternoon. Just after Ireland had one of the quickest scores possible and just minutes into the match, there was commotion on the field […]
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Owners Of Midtown Oyster Bar Have Purchased Perry Mill Tavern
Perry Mill Tavern & Music Hall, formerly the Rhino Bar & Grille, has been sold. The property had been on the market for almost one year. The property was purchased by Surf Club LLC, also known as Larry Silverstein and Patrick Kilroy (co-owners of Midtown Oyster), from J.H. Enterprises LLC. The duo opened Midtown Oyster Bar […]