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Bruce Newbury

The tastes of Rhode Island

This time of year is unsurpassed for tasting the very best of what Rhode Island has to offer as the summer bounty rolls in. On...
SOON ON 
THE MOVE: 
A pair of elephants lumber around their 2-acre habitat at Roger Williams Park Zoo. All three elephants that live at the zoo will be leaving next year because of increasing health issues as they age.
PBN PHOTO/
MICHAEL SALERNO

ANIMAL MAGNETISM: RWP Zoo left scrambling for money to boost attendance,...

It’s safe to say that nearly all of the hundreds of thousands of people who visit Providence’s Roger Williams Park Zoo each year make...
NIGHTLIGHT: This is an example of moonlighting along a driveway in Barrington. New England Landscape Lighting Inc. placed lights in the trees so the soft beam filters through the branches. 
COURTESY NEW ENGLAND LANDSCAPE LIGHTING INC.

Tech helps spark a boom In landscape lighting

From light bulbs to wiring, automation to smartphone-based controls, Christopher Beneduce’s world has changed quite a bit in recent years. When Beneduce, the president of...

Taking a tour?

When on vacation, do you often visit attractions within Rhode Island? Not often: 80% Somewhat often: 20% Very often: 0% What attractions do you visit in Rhode Island?...
VISITORS TO THE NEWPORT MANSIONS will be required to show proof of vaccination for COVID-19 beginning on Jan. 3, 2022, according to The Preservation Society of Newport County. Those who are eligible must provide proof of a booster shot starting Jan. 15, 2022, the nonprofit said. / COURTESY THE PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTY

Newport Mansions to require visitors to show proof of vaccination, booster...

NEWPORT – Visitors to the famous Newport Mansions will soon be required to show proof that they are vaccinated for COVID-19 and have received...
The 40,982-square-foot "Miramar" estate at 646 Bellevue Ave. in Newport was sold recently for $27 million, according to a city official. / COURTESY GUSTAVE WHITE SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

‘Miramar’ mansion in Newport sells for $27M, nearly matching record

NEWPORT – The sale of the Newport mansion known as "Miramar" came within $3 million of matching the record for biggest residential property sale...
MARBLE HOUSE is among the historical properties owned by the Preservation Society of Newport County that will be open on Friday. / COURTESY THE PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTY

Four Newport Mansions properties will be open Memorial Day weekend

NEWPORT — For the first time since the pandemic began, the Preservation Society of Newport County will have four of its properties opened this...
LIGHTING THE LAMP: Barnaby Evans, founder and executive artistic director of WaterFire Providence, lights a luminaria as part of the “Beacon of Hope” display at the WaterFire Arts Center to honor those 
who lost their lives due 
to COVID-19. / COURTESY WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE/ELAINE FREDRICK

KEEPING THE FLAME ALIVE: WaterFire, other arts groups key to R.I....

WaterFire Providence entered 2020 with big plans. The nonprofit arts organization was preparing to mark the 25th anniversary since the first fires were lit on...
BOTTLE OF VINO: Armando Bisceglia, owner of Bacco Vino & Contorni on Providence’s Federal Hill, serves wine to Sarah Long of Swansea on a Friday night. On Fridays and Saturdays, Atwells Avenue is closed to vehicle traffic so restaurateurs can set up tables outside along the street. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

TOURISM PIVOT: Struggling industry shifts focus closer to home

Ella Gonzalez is used to hearing families from faraway places bustling into the lobby of the Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina during the summer....
OVER 1 MILLION tours of the Newport Mansions were given by the Preservation Society of Newport County in 2019. Pictured above, one of the mansions, The Elms. / COURTESY PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTY

Newport Mansions draw more than 1M visitors in 2019

NEWPORT – The Preservation Society of Newport County hosted over 1 million tours for the fourth consecutive year in 2019, the nonprofit announced on...
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