When Anne Hamilton established the Newport Antiques Show in 2007, locals were enthusiastic about the idea, in no small part because of the show’s charismatic founder. “In reality, we were taking a big leap of faith, because we were staging a major show, in our small community, in the summer, which is not typically when the most important shows are […]

With a presentation on July 11 by summer resident scholars Patrick Connolly and Elanor Taylor, the public philosophy program at the Whitehall House Museum is in full swing. There will be a series of George Berkeley scholars and philosophers at the historic house through Sept. 1 who will talk with visitors on subjects related to existence and consciousness. They will […]

As a neighbor of the Newport train tracks and a former volunteer for the Old Colony & Newport Railway, Peter Martin has been closely watching the improvements being made at the southern end of the line that runs along the west side of Aquidneck Island. “This is good for me as a property owner,” Martin said, pointing out that the […]