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In an update to the precautionary shellfish harvesting closure announced on Saturday, October 8th for Narragansett Bay, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced on Sunday, October 9th that shellfishing is also prohibited in all waters of Mt. Hope Bay, Kickemuit River and the Sakonnet River north of a line from Sachuest Point […]

Landings Real Estate Group, a premier real estate development company headquartered in Newport, Rhode Island, is preparing for the revitalization of the property located at 595 Thames Street recently purchased for $1,000,001. What’sUpNewp brought you the news first back on August 13, 2016 that the property had sold. Plans for the property, originally home to […]

Newport’s famed Cliff Walk accounts for over $90 million in direct, indirect and induced annual spending in the City, according to a recent study by the Cliff Walk Commission. In 2015, the Cliff Walk Commission, in a desire to determine what economic impact visitors to the Cliff Walk have on the Rhode Island and Newport […]

Promising plenty of chills and thrills for the whole family, Buttonwood Park Zoo is busy preparing for its annual “Boo at the Zoo” which starts next Friday-Sunday, October 14th-16th from 6:00-9:00 p.m. and then continues the weekends of the 21st–23rd and 28th–30th. The event, sponsored by Bristol County Savings Bank, is an opportunity for families […]

Newport Vineyards CarnEvil is shaping up to be the region’s premiere Halloween event, and tickets are going fast. The vintage carnival-themed bash takes place Friday, October 28th 7-11pm, and will feature a costume contest with prizes, circus sideshows and music. A $75 ticket includes Creepy Cocktail Hour, nosh food, tarot card readings and circus performances. […]

A 326-year old gravestone, which went missing from Newport approximately 37 years ago, was recently returned to Newport after being discovered in a suburban Philadelphia yard . In August of 2016 a suburban Philadelphia homeowner, Stephanie Pallas, was re-landscaping her property when she unearthed a stone that was in the way.  She carefully uncovered the […]

What’sUpNewp and Caleb & Broad Are Coordinating “100 for $100”, An Effort To Rally Local Business Owners To Help Support and Feed Our Hungry Newport County Neighbors. This story was originally published on October 1st, it is updated throughout the day to add businesses and a new total. If you hadn’t heard, the food pantry […]

Cliff the Coyote was finally tranquilized and captured on Wednesday morning near Annandale Road in Newport, according to multiple sources. Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RI DEM) is expected to be released in a undisclosed location off of Aquidneck Island. Due to the an online petition and public outcry for Cliff in September, Councilman Florez asked […]

The team at Newport Vineyards is excited to be in harvest mode. On Sunday, they pressed the Sauvignon Blanc and yesterday inside the winery, they were busy pressing the Cayuga grapes. During harvest season, the wine making team typically starts work at 6am and works well into dinner hours, said Cassandra Earle, Director of Marketing and […]

The Rhode Island Board of Elections has recommended that local cities and towns increase the number of election officials working at their polling places on Nov. 8. The recommendation, which was sent to the 39 municipalities on Sept. 22, calls for an increase in the number officials who check-in voters at the polls, called Supervisors. […]

John Michael Kosterlitz, a professor at Brown University, is among three scientists that has been awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences  ”for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter” Kosterlitz, J Michael The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in […]

Sam Bradner, a principal of Peregrine Partners LLC will discuss his company’s plans for the future of the four-acre site in the heart of downtown Newport at Friends of the Waterfront’s (FOW) Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 13 at 6 p.m. at Newport Public Library. Peregrine bought the Newport Yachting Center site, home to the […]

This story has been updated. Newport Police Department is currently on scene at the Newport Gateway Center after a  suspicious device was found on the sidewalk of America’s Cup Avenue near the building, according to an informed source. The Newport Gateway Center, the city’s transportation and visitors center, was evacuated. At approximately 2:30 p.m., staff […]

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 […]