Newport, RI saw lots of excitement in 2019. From celebrity weddings and world class events, to gas outages and the worst Newport City Council in history. To earthquakes, new restaurants, and miracle pets, through it all, Newport, RI remains the gem of the East Coast!
Here are the biggest and most read local stories in Newport, RI for 2019!
25 – THE JULY 4TH FIREWORKS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 13TH WILL NOW BE ON JULY 2ND
24 – SHERYL CROW TO PLAY THE 2019 NEWPORT FOLK FEST
23 – JAMESTOWN’S SIMPATICO RESTAURANT LISTED FOR SALE FOR $2.7 MILLION
22 – BREAKING: WATERBROTHERS IS MOVING BACK TO 39 1/2 MEMORIAL BOULEVARD!
21 – THE REEF DEBUTS NEW INTERNATIONALLY-INSPIRED MENU
20 – THE GURNEY’S NEWPORT SKATING RINK OPENS FRIDAY!
19 – GUILLAUME AND MOLLY DE RAMEL DONATE $25,000 TO MLK CENTER TO HELP FEED THE NEWPORT COMMUNITY
17 – A-MANO PIZZA + GELATO FOOD TRUCK OPENS IN NEWPORT!
16 – JOHN LEGEND IS PLAYING AUDRAIN’S NEWPORT CONCOURS & MOTOR WEEK!!!
15 – NEWPORT CRAFT NOMINATED FOR USA TODAY’S TOP 10 CRAFT RUM DISTILLERIES IN THE U.S.
14 – VIDEO: JESSE JAMES AND COCO REUNITED!
13 – THE 40 BEST INSTAGRAMMERS IN NEWPORT, RI
12 – 2.0 EARTHQUAKE RECORDED OFF OF NEWPORT ON SUNDAY NIGHT
11 – CARPIONATO GROUP PROPOSES $100 MILLION REDEVELOPMENT OF THE NEWPORT GRAND CASINO PROPERTY
10 – ARGUABLY THE WORST NEWPORT CITY COUNCIL IN HISTORY BANS BADLY NEEDED NORTH END REDEVELOPMENT
9 – GURNEY’S NEWPORT ADDS NEW OUTDOOR HEATED IGLOOS FOR A COZY NEWPORT WINTER!
7 – RHODE ISLAND RANKED MOST SEX-CRAZED STATE IN AMERICA!
6 – ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR ARRESTED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT INVOLVING A STUDENT
4 – ‘THE BACHELORETTE’ TO START SHOOTING IN NEWPORT THIS WEEK
3 – WAIT, DID ORACLE BILLIONAIRE LARRY ELLISON JUST BUY SEACLIFF FOR $11 MILLION???
2 – 10,000 GALLONS OF UNTREATED RAW SEWAGE DISCHARGED INTO NEWPORT HARBOR
1 – ACTRESS JENNIFER LAWRENCE IS GETTING MARRIED IN NEWPORT
