Kick-off Your New England Summer at the Newport Oyster Festival

May 9, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

It’s going to be a shucking amazing weekend in Newport The Newport Oyster & Chowder Festival at Bowen’s Wharf will be held Saturday, May 20, and Sunday, May 21: Taste your way around the Ocean State! Sip a refreshing cocktail and enjoy oysters and chowder from local growers and vendors on the waterfront all weekend long. […]

11 Rhode Island Hotels Voted ‘Reader’s Choice’ in Luxury Travel

May 3, 2023.Reading time 11 minutes.

Rhode Island hotels and resorts made several lists in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2017 Reader’s Choice Awards (Updated 2023)

Holidays at The Breakers in Newport, RI

December 28, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

A very merry holiday tour of The Breakers, Newport’s most celebrated Gilded Age cottage

P.S. by Macaron Hoarder’s Top 9 Instagram Photos in 2017

December 6, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

Check out behind-the-scenes of @mialupo’s Top 9 Instagram photos in 2017

Newport, Rhode Island in 64 Photos

August 2, 2017.Reading time 15 minutes.

A selection of my favorite pictures of living in and visiting Newport, Rhode Island #lovewhereyoulive

2017 French Film Festival Lineup at Salve Regina University

March 26, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

Fun fact: the Salve Regina’s French Film Festival was one of the things that helped me rekindle my passion for French culture. I started taking French classes in elementary school. I stayed with it through high school, even took AP level classes as an upperclassman. Learning vocabulary and pronunciation were not difficult for me at […]

The Best Places to Eat for Newport Restaurant Week

March 17, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

Start off spring in Newport, Rhode Island with Newport Restaurant Week

Winner Winner

January 7, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

The ultimate comfort food joint in Newport Just like its sister restaurant Mission—which is known for having the best burger on Aquidneck Island or, more arguably, the best burger anywhere—Winner Winner elevates your favorite comfort food favorites to a new level. In the same spirit as Mission revolutionized the burger, Winner Winner serves up fried […]

Christmas at The Ocean House

December 26, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

A few snapshots of Christmas cheer in Watch Hill I’ve always heard that the Ocean House is beautiful year-round—especially in the summer—but it was such a surreal experience enjoying the hotel and beautiful beach views with the family for Christmas. My cousin and her family hosted Christmas day in the Narragansett Suite. Only Taylor Swift’s […]

A Gilded Holiday Weekend in Newport, RI for Governor’s Ball

December 5, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

Originally posted December 5, 2016, the blog post may have been edited for clarity and updated with relevant information and links. For Salve Regina University’s 40th Annual Governor’s Ball, I pulled out all of the stops to make it a special weekend in Newport, Rhode Island. About Salve Regina University’s Governor’s Ball Every December, Salve […]