Tag: City of Newport
America250-Enduring Success: O’Neill-Hayes Funeral Home
(Editor’s note: This is the sixth installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of...
Discover Newport launches new sponsorship initiative
NEWPORT – Discover Newport is launching a new grant program to fund projects that promote overnight tourism economy in Newport and Bristol Counties.
The region’s...
Businesses work to get back to normal after record snowfall, albeit...
PROVIDENCE – Short-staffing, work backlogs, power outages and, of course, mountains of snow greeted workers and employers as business began reopening across the state...
Heritage Restaurant Group to buy Jo’s American Bistro in Newport, expand...
NEWPORT – The restaurant group led by Nicholas Schorsch is adding another establishment to its growing portfolio.
Heritage Restaurant Group on Monday announced it will...
Judge Judy Sheindlin sells ‘Bird House’ in Newport for $15.3M
NEWPORT – Television personality and retired judge Judy Sheindlin has sold her estate at 70 Beacon Hill for $15.3 million to Seaspray Newport LLC,...
Ocean Lawn Lane home in Newport sells for $7.9M
NEWPORT – A 9,524-square-foot stone and shingled home that was once part of the historic Firestone Estate recently became the city’s highest sale since...
Casey’s Marina in Newport being sold for $21M
NEWPORT – Grand Banks Yachts Ltd. has signed a purchase-and-sales agreement to acquire Casey’s Marina and an additional waterfront building on Spring Wharf for...
R.I. Commerce Corp. unveils 5-year strategic tourism development roadmap
PROVIDENCE – State tourism officials have released a five-year strategic plan to continue the growth of visitation to the state, while interconnecting and identifying...
Vanderbilt hotel being sold to Heritage Hotel Group
NEWPORT – The Heritage Hotel Group is finalizing its acquisition of the historic Vanderbilt Hotel on Mary Street.
The agreement – still subject to certain...
Salve Regina moving forward with construction on new student residence hall
NEWPORT – Salve Regina University, city officials and area neighbors have finalized an agreement to build a new student residence hall on the corner...
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