The Buzz

Emily Loftus with friends smiles beside her seascape paintings at the Brenton Hotel during the Newport Artists Collective’s Salon Series.

Buzzing Around Newport: Emily Loftus’ Seascapes Shine at the Brenton Hotel Salon Series

Marvin Abney and Louis DiPalma honored as Preservation Champions at Rosecliff Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island.

Chairmen Abney and DiPalma honored by Preservation Society of Newport County

Photo of Scales & Shells seafood restaurant on Thames Street in Newport, recently purchased by Nick Schorsch’s Audrain Heritage Restaurant Group.

Audrain Empire Expands Again — Schorsch Reels In Thames Street’s Scales & Shells

A U.S. Coast Guard crew hauls a red navigational buoy onto the deck of a patrol vessel off the New England coast, part of maintenance work on the region’s maritime safety system.

Coast Guard Halts Plan to Remove Hundreds of New England Navigational Buoys After Public Outcry

Japanese taiko drummers perform during the Japan America Friendship Festival in Newport’s Touro Park.

Newport to Welcome Shimoda Delegation Months After Rogue Council Faction Tried to Kill Program

Rhode Island Tourism impact 2024

Rhode Island Tourism Hits Record 29.4 Million Visitors in 2024, Generating $6 Billion in Spending

Mayor Will Flanagan stabbing suspect

Cops Nab Suspect in Stabbing of Former Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan

Photo of Raymond Botelho smiling outdoors with his son Bryce, symbolizing strength and hope ahead of his kidney transplant.

Ray Botelho Found A Kidney Donor — Now He Needs Our Help!

Fall River Police respond after former Mayor Will Flanagan was stabbed and hospitalized in serious condition Monday evening.

Former Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan Stabbed, Hospitalized in Serious Condition After Attack

Driver filling car at gas pump

U.S. Gas Prices Drop Below $3 Per Gallon for First Time in Four Years

Rhode Island linebacker A.J. Pena celebrates a sack during the Rams’ 58–17 victory over UAlbany

Rhode Island Routs UAlbany as Pena Sets Sack Record, Farrell Throws Four TDs