Bike Newport’s 10-Spot Ride returns Saturday, Aug. 29, for its seventh year, with riders pedaling between secret locations across the city over 5.5 hours. The event pairs ten properties with 15 chefs and restaurants and 20 live musical performances, all reached by bicycle. Participants pick their own order and route and decide how long to […]
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Edward King House director Carmela Geer stepping down after 13 years
Carmela Geer, who has led the Edward King House Senior Center since 2013, will step down as executive director on Sept. 11 to become health services coordinator for the Town of Middletown. Under Geer’s leadership, the center expanded its programs and services, earned national accreditation through the National Institute of Senior Centers, and strengthened its […]
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MLK Community Center, Four Hearts Foundation host back-to-school clothing drive and giveaway
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center and the Four Hearts Foundation are teaming up for a back-to-school kids’ clothing drive and giveaway, collecting gently worn clothing for children of all ages in Newport County. The Four Hearts Foundation will host the donation portion Sunday, Aug. 9, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the […]
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Biking to Newport Folk and Jazz festivals hits record numbers across all six days in 2026
Cycling to the sold-out Newport Folk and Jazz festivals reached new highs across all six days of this year’s events, with Newport Jazz Festival seeing its most dramatic surge yet — up 34% over 2025 and 70% over 2024, according to Bike Newport. Combined totals for the two weekends: 5,144 bikes over Folk Fest (Friday […]
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Norman Bird Sanctuary’s 52nd Annual Harvest Fair returns October 3-4 with early bird tickets now on sale
Tickets are now on sale for the Norman Bird Sanctuary’s 52nd Annual Harvest Fair, returning to the sanctuary’s 300-acre Middletown campus on Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4. The two-day festival features live music, local food, artisan vendors, hayrides, games, children’s activities, and seasonal fun. More than 8,000 visitors are expected over the weekend. […]
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Newport Mental Health licensed to provide mobile crisis response for children and families across Rhode Island
Newport Mental Health has been officially licensed by the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families to provide Mobile Response and Stabilization Services, expanding access to community-based behavioral health crisis care for children, youth, and families statewide. MRSS provides 24/7 in-person crisis support, with trained clinicians responding wherever a crisis occurs — at home, […]
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Newport Show raises $4.6 million over nearly two decades for Newport Historical Society and Boys & Girls Clubs
The Newport Show wrapped up its 19th year last weekend at St. George’s School, drawing more than 1,000 visitors and adding to a cumulative fundraising total that has now surpassed $4.6 million for its two beneficiaries — the Newport Historical Society and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County. The annual antiques and fine […]
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Biking to Newport Folk Festival hits all-time high with more than 5,000 bikes over three days
Newport Folk Festival 2026 set a new record for bicycle arrivals, with Bike Newport reporting 5,148 bikes over the three-day sold-out event at Fort Adams State Park — the highest three-day total ever recorded. Friday led the way with 1,816 cyclists arriving by bike, the highest single-day count in the festival’s history. Saturday drew 1,720 […]
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Gansett Run Club bringing Ice Bucket Challenge back to Providence to benefit ALS Rhode Island
More than a decade after the Ice Bucket Challenge swept the internet and raised millions for ALS research, a Providence running club is bringing it back. Gansett Run Club, ALS Rhode Island, and Narragansett Brewery will host a community Ice Bucket Challenge on Wednesday, August 12, at the brewery’s Providence location at 271 Tockwotton Street. […]
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MLK Community Center hosts free dinner and art workshop next week
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center has two free community events on tap next week, including a sit-down dinner prepared by Stoneacre Hospitality and a poetry and art-making workshop led by a Jamestown Arts Center resident artist. On Tuesday, July 28, from 4 to 6 p.m., ceramic artist Kelly McDermott will lead participants […]
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Women’s Resource Center raises more than $85,000 at Seaside Celebration, with 100 supporters gathering on Newport Harbor
The Women’s Resource Center welcomed more than 100 supporters to its annual Seaside Celebration on Monday evening, raising more than $85,000 to support free and confidential services for survivors of domestic violence in Newport and Bristol Counties. Co-hosted by Elizabeth Leatherman and Susan Sipprelle on a tented dockside terrace overlooking Newport Harbor, the evening featured […]
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IYRS launches new Yacht Design program, training the next generation of designers on Newport’s working waterfront
IYRS School of Technology & Trades has launched a new Yacht Design program, giving students the chance to train as yacht designers in Newport — one of the world’s foremost centers for sailing, boatbuilding, and marine innovation. The project-based curriculum, led by veteran yacht design educator Roland Saucier, takes students through increasingly complex design projects […]
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Newport Restoration Foundation names Miramar restoration and Bailey’s Beach clubhouse among 2026 Doris Duke Historic Preservation Award honorees
The Newport Restoration Foundation and the City of Newport have announced the honorees for the 20th annual Doris Duke Historic Preservation Awards, recognizing two outstanding preservation projects in Newport County and a lifetime achievement honoree. The ceremony takes place Friday, September 11, at Rough Point. Tom Perkins receives this year’s President’s Award for lifetime excellence […]
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Women’s Resource Center hosts Seaside Celebration fundraiser July 20 at The Bohlin
The Women’s Resource Center will hold its signature summer fundraiser, Seaside Celebration, on Monday, July 20, at 5:30 p.m. at The Bohlin, 20 Commercial Wharf, on Newport Harbor. The event is co-hosted by Elizabeth Leatherman and Susan Sipprelle — the same Susan Sipprelle who recently wrote about RENEWport’s volunteer library program at Pell Elementary — […]
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Rhode Island Foundation is offering three composers $30,000 grants — applications due Aug. 10
Rhode Island composers have until August 10 to apply for $30,000 fellowships from the Rhode Island Foundation, with three grants available to emerging and mid-career musicians looking to advance their work. The grants come through the Foundation’s Robert and Margaret MacColl Johnson Fellowship Fund and are unrestricted — meaning recipients can use the money however […]
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Newport Restoration Foundation brings ‘Keeping History Above Water’ symposium back to Newport for its 10th anniversary
The Newport Restoration Foundation will host the 10th anniversary edition of its nationally recognized Keeping History Above Water symposium in Newport this fall, bringing together historic preservationists, policy planners, and community leaders for three days of sessions, site visits, and hands-on demonstrations. Keeping History Above Water: Looking Back, Moving Forward runs October 21–23 at locations […]
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Rhode Island Beer Club and Foolproof Brewing release Honey Hound to benefit animal rescue league
Rhode Island Beer Club has partnered with Foolproof Brewing Company to create Honey Hound, a limited-edition Honey Kölsch benefiting the Providence Animal Rescue League. The beer will debut Saturday, Aug. 1, from 5 to 9 p.m. at Foolproof Brewing Company in Pawtucket, with a portion of every pint and can sold supporting the rescue league’s […]
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Rogers High School student redesigns Fort Adams ‘Tunnel Rat,’ creates youth scavenger hunt
The Fort Adams Trust has launched a newly designed youth scavenger hunt booklet created in partnership with Rogers High School Career and Technical Center’s Advertising, Design & New Media program. Charlie Johnson, a ninth-grade student at Rogers and a participant in the Newport Area Career and Technical Center, led the redesign of the Fort Adams […]
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Winners crowned at 24th Clagett Regatta and 2026 U.S. Para Sailing Championships
Twenty-five sailors have completed three days of racing at the 24th C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta and 2026 U.S. Para Sailing Championships, capping five days on the water in Newport that began with a two-day coaching clinic. The 13 sailors in the 2.4mR class and six boats in the Martin 16 class […]
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Golfers brave the elements to raise funds for Newport Mental Health
Despite a few passing showers, golfers teed off for the annual Drive for Mental Health Charity Golf Tournament, presented by Horan Building Company, raising funds to support behavioral health and substance use services in Newport County. Held at The Aquidneck Club on June 22, the tournament benefited Newport Mental Health’s Annual Fund. Players embraced the […]
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Little Compton conservationist Abigail Brooks receives Rhode Island’s highest land trust honor
The Rhode Island Land Trust Council has awarded Abigail Brooks of Little Compton the Peter Merritt Award for Land Conservation, the council’s highest honor for volunteer service, recognizing more than two decades of commitment to protecting the land and character of her community. The award was presented at the council’s annual meeting on June 22 […]
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Potter League launches ‘Stars, Stripes & Second Chances’ adoption event as shelter reaches capacity
With its Animal Care & Adoption Center at capacity, the Potter League for Animals has launched its “Stars, Stripes & Second Chances” adoption event, offering 50% off adoption fees for all adult dogs and cats from June 26 through July 2. The discount applies to all adult dogs and cats 6 months and older. The […]
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AARP commits $143,000 in grants to strengthen Rhode Island communities, including Bike Newport
AARP has announced that nine organizations across Rhode Island will receive 2026 Community Challenge grants, including Bike Newport, as part of a national effort to make communities more livable for people of all ages, especially older adults. The grants, totaling $143,000 in Rhode Island, are part of an $8.3 million commitment by AARP nationwide — […]
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Charlie Holder Sr. Memorial race raises $32,000 for Newport County YMCA and MLK Community Center
A rainy start didn’t deter 357 participants from running and walking in the third annual Charlie Holder Sr. Memorial Race on Saturday, May 9, an event that raised $32,000 for two Newport County organizations. This year’s race added a new 10K alongside the 5K run/walk and virtual options. Again presented by BRS Building Company, the […]
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Norman Bird Sanctuary and Salve Regina expand conservation partnership, launch Kiernan Scholars Program
The Norman Bird Sanctuary and Salve Regina University welcomed 75 guests on June 16 for an evening of public engagement and scientific insight, celebrating a growing collaboration that is advancing ecological research and hands-on conservation training on Aquidneck Island. The program featured a lecture by Dr. Jameson Chace and the announcement, by sanctuary Executive Director […]