Lynne Tungett

Enjoy the bounty of fall and the offerings of Restaurant Week at one of Newport’s most panoramic waterfront restaurants at the OceanCliff Hotel, where executive chef Stefan Bebe Jr. has composed a menu highlighting seasonal and regional specialties. One item is Bebe’s honeynut squash bisque. If you’re not fa­miliar with honeynut, a hybrid of butternut squash, that’s probably because it’s <a href="https://www.newportthisweek.com/articles/in-the-kitchen-with-oceancliffs-stefan-bebe-jr/">[…]</a>

Plant-powered Sprout and Lentil is powered by Carmen Foy, who be­lieves in “food with a mission.” She brings decades of culinary experi­ence and talent to the 100-percent certified vegan restaurant that she and her husband, Matt Sole, run on Aquidneck Avenue in Middletown, tucked away from view behind java staple Custom House Coffee. Nearing their fifth anniversary since opening in <a href="https://www.newportthisweek.com/articles/in-the-kitchen-with-carmen-foy-24/">[…]</a>

Greg Gizzi, past president of Forum Lodge #391, Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America, will be the Grand Marshal of the Italian Heritage Parade, set for Oct. 14. The announcement, made at the forum’s John Panaggio Ziti Night, took him by surprise, but he said he is proud to have been selected. Gizzi has expanded the pride he <a href="https://www.newportthisweek.com/articles/this-weeks-conversation-with-greg-gizzi/">[…]</a>

The community came together in a powerful way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Lucy’s Hearth on Sept. 5 at the annual Fall for Lucy’s fundraiser, held at the Atlantic Resort at Wyndam Newport. Due the outpouring of support and generosity of the donors and attendees, $160,000 was raised. “It was truly inspiring to see so many people; neighbors, donors, <a href="https://www.newportthisweek.com/articles/02840-last-week-71/">[…]</a>

Middletown’s Todd Stiles realizes his path in life was largely influenced by the famous French ocean explorer, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, despite growing up hours from the ocean in Western Massachusetts. He was certified as a scuba diver while still in high school, and went on to attend Roger Williams University to obtain a degree in marine biology. It was during his <a href="https://www.newportthisweek.com/articles/this-weeks-conversation-with-todd-stiles/">[…]</a>

Mark Hayward, district director of the Rhode Island Small Business Administration, believes that Small Business Saturday is even more im­portant than Black Friday. “It is the local, independent businesses who are supporting the dance recitals, Little League and soccer teams,” he said. “For every dollar spent locally, we know it will be reinvested back into

With Rosh Hashanah approaching on Sept. 15, Newport’s Touro Synagogue, the home of the oldest Jewish synagogue in the country, is facing a major milestone. Barely one week following the reading of George Washington’s famous letter, “To Bigotry No Sanction, To Persecution No Assistance,” Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Maureen B. Keogh ruled on Aug.

Alex Donlan (Photo by Kim Fuller) After starting work on his naval architecture degree, Alex Donlan completed the Yacht Design program at the Landing School and earned a bachelor’s degree in Engineering at Southampton Solent University in 2017. Since then, he has worked on a wide range of projects, including cold-molded and custom carbon construction

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The group that has proposed restoring the Alfred Vanderbilt Memorial fountain has decided the monument should remain in its current location. The topic was discussed at the Off Broadway Neighborhood Association’s (OBNA) meeting on April 28 at the Parlor, when Rico Santi, head of a group of restorationists, and Paul Szapary, Vanderbilt’s great nephew, brought

Approximately 300 Newport and Middletown residents received their first dose of the Moderna vaccine on Feb. 20 on the opening day of the joint vaccination site at the Community College of Rhode Island. Additional first dose vaccine days are scheduled for the next three Fridays, weather permitting, as organizers expect to vaccinate 1,200 of the nearly 3,000 eligible residents. “Our <a href=“https://www.newportthisweek.com/articles/inoculations-at-ccri-a-community-effort/”>[…]</a>

Veronica Mays and her husband, Dereke, who will celebrate their 33rd wedding anniversary on Valentine’s Day, now live in Portsmouth, where their former two-car garage is her studio space. Quilting is no longer a hobby but an artistic calling, she says. Her “Black Lives Have Always Mattered to Me” quilt exhibit is her response to the current climate. She says, <a href=“https://www.newportthisweek.com/articles/this-weeks-conversation-with-veronica-mays/”>[…]</a>

Zulekha and Stephen Ludwig For the 28th year, the annual “Keeper of the Dream” awards were presented on June 19 at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, which has served the Newport community for 96 years. “We are here tonight to recognize those with special connections that embody our namesake, and [Dr. King’s]

As a child growing up on the Point, Adrienne Haylor made weekly visits to the library on Saturdays with her family. At that time, the library was still located at the Edward King House. Since those early days, Haylor went on to become an employee of the John D. Rockefeller Library at Brown University, in Providence, and the Murray State <a href="https://www.newportthisweek.com/articles/a-lifetime-of-passion-for-libraries/">[…]</a>

NUWC Division Newport engineer Dr. John DiCecco works with a student at Thompson Middle School on a remotely controlled unmanned undersea vehicle called the SeaPerch. (Photo by Jim Travassos, ICI services) In a recently released economic impact study, it was reported that the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Newport employee base of nearly 3,200 workers