Tag: The Breakers
Newport mansions again surpass 1 million visits in 2018
NEWPORT – For the third consecutive year, the Preservation Society of Newport County welcomed more than 1 million visitors to the Newport Mansions. The...
Newport Mansions again surpass 1 million visitors in 2018
NEWPORT – More than one million vists to the Newport Mansions were made over 2018, the third consecutive year such a feat has been...
Commerce RI releases 4 new “Fun-Sized” ads
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. released four new ads from the “Fun-Sized” tourism campaign Wednesday.
The new 10-second ads feature The Breakers, the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular...
Horse-drawn carriages return to Newport for Weekend of Coaching
NEWPORT – Authentic 19th-century horse-drawn carriages will be on parade for view to the public for free throughout Newport in the Preservation Society of...
2017 sees largest grant total in vBCF’s 32-year history
PROVIDENCE - At $10.7 million in grants, 2017 tops the van Beuren Charitable Foundation's 32-year history as the year in which the most funds...
The Breakers welcome center opens
NEWPORT — After years of acrimonious battle, a welcome center for tourists opened quietly Thursday afternoon at The Breakers mansion with a ribbon cutting...
Preservation Society of Newport County releases spring program schedule
NEWPORT – In conjunction with its “Bohemian Beauty: The Aesthetic Movement and Oscar Wilde’s Newport,” the Preservation Society of Newport County has released a...
Newport Music Festival to feature 42 concerts for its 50th anniversary
NEWPORT - To celebrate its 50th anniversary this summer, the Newport Music Festival will feature Joshua Bell, A Far Cry and Imani Winds among...
Newport Mansions exceed 1 million tours for second consecutive year
NEWPORT – The Preservation Society of Newport County gave 1,017,586 tours of its 11 historic properties last year, the second consecutive year it has...
Nat Geo Traveler names Newport among 30 best small U.S. cities
PROVIDENCE - A Jan. 16 ranking published by National Geographic Traveler counts Newport among the 30 Best Small U.S. Cities according to "unconventional metrics"...
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