Photo courtesy of Patrick Murphy of The Kings Lens. Camden Murphy is a 22 year old Rhode Island native. When his left side brain isn’t busy working behind the bar at Midtown his right side brain is creating imagery through sounds. He is a writer, a rapper, and a lover of all things positive. A […]
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Newport’s ‘Boss Lady of the Week”: Kyla Maher
Kyla Maher is the Owner of Long Time Sun Apparel, whose flagship store is located at 198 Thames Street, in Newport, Rhode Island. Long Time Sun is a boutique (physical and virtual) that began with the intention of selling high vibrational clothing and has since grown into a yogic paradise. The items for sale at Long Time Sun […]
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Newport’s ‘Boss Lady’ of the Week: Erika Young
Erika Young started Lazuli Handcrafted early in 2014, defining her work as “boho-minimalist stone & crystal jewelry made by a geologist with a creative soul”. Some of Erika’s best selling pieces are her raw crystal stacking rings and her turquoise half-moon necklaces, representative of her career as a Geologist. Her jewelry is mystical and nymph […]
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Tyler’s Two Cents: Grand Ma, Shorties & Stories
Tyler’s Two Cents: Thoughts from Behind the Bar is a weekly lifestyle column, written by Tyler Bernadyn, that will appear every week on What’sUpNewp this summer. If I had a nickel for every time I was asked “what’s with all the Grand Marnier?,” I’d be comfortably retired by now. The spirit’s presence in Newport is […]
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Freak the Folk, CLIF Style
I know that we have already melded into the Newport Jazz Festival and we folk’d on pretty hard here at What’s Up Newp as far as coverage. BUT, I would like to write a very belated dedication (and quasi love letter) to CLIF Bar & Company for their work last weekend. If any of you festival goers […]
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Newport’s ‘Boss Lady’ of the Week: Samantha Zigbuo
Samantha Zigbuo (or ‘Sam Zig’ as I like to call her) gave birth to her collection, Gypsy with a Zip Code, in 2015. Sam is a Rhode Island native and after some gypsy-ing around has returned to her roots. Currently living on Aquidneck Island, Sam creates her pieces seaside. The way she talks about jewelry […]
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Sole Food, Teysha Weaves the Way
There are always so many intriguing vendors at Newport Folk Festival. You can find anything from hand drawn and embossed stationary to jewelry made of sterling cutlery. What caught my eye most this year was a booth selling crafted boots made from handwoven textiles. The company is called Teysha (Tay-sha), based in Austin, Texas, selling footwear and […]
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Newport’s ‘Boss Lady’ of the Week: Q and A with Meg Heriot
Meg Heriot isn’t a Newport native but she certainly has made her [water] mark on this town. She enjoys long walks on Second Beach, picking up other peoples garbage and giving hugs to strangers. It is unlikely that she will throw anything away, which is what makes her perfect at her job – she is […]
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Newport’s ‘Boss Lady’ of the Week: Q and A with Jennifer Field
Known to many as “Jenni”, Jennifer Field and her partner (in crime, life, and business) Jennifer Sunderland are Newport’s Boss Ladies of the week. Owning and operating their very own business on North Main Street in Tiverton, J and J surely have been innovative over the years. Their modest one room shop, Curated, is warm […]
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Newport’s ‘Boss Lady’ of the Week: Q and A with ‘Juicy’ Jessica Patricio
Jessica Patricio, also known as: “Juice”, or, “Juicy Chef Jess” is a raw vegan chef, born and raised in Newport, Rhode Island to two Portuguese parents. Growing up in a family, and society, where her dietary and career choices are far from ordinary, her lifestyle has formed her into her own boss – and she likes […]