Formerly Katrina’s Bakery, Russell Morin Catering & Events recently opened CRU Cafe Newport in the Casino Terrace plaza. The new cafe has a clean, contemporary style that a lot of visitors from New York City, Boston and other cities will definitely feel comfortable in. The cafe will serve a different menu each week created by […]
Read MoreI’ve either driven past Redwood or stopped in briefly to drop posters at the front desk, but I never went on a proper tour until last weekend with my parents. The Redwood Library and Athenaeum is the oldest library in the United States. Chartered in 1747 and built in 1750, it’s actually older than the […]
Read MoreHope is one of the six new restaurants participating in Newport Restaurant Week. Located on Broadway, Hope has been an extremely popular spot for locals to grab a drink or listen to live music in the basement, Hope Underground, since it opened last fall. Here’s a look at what you can get for the $35 […]
Read MoreBonne anniversaire to the French Film Festival, which is celebrating its tenth year in Newport! I did miss the festival last year, but I went the year before in 2013 for a class and loved it. My goal for this year’s festival is to watch all of the films… we’ll see how that goes. The […]
Read MoreI decided to enter Newport Life Magazine’s 5th Annual Writing Contest with a fictional piece and it ended up getting published in the March/April 2015 issue. Considering how much I had to condense this piece to fit the 750-word count, I think it came out decently, but you can read it and judge for yourself… […]
Read MoreAs much as I would love to be optimistic about New England’s endless snowfall, I cannot wait for the warmer weather to come around. The Secret Garden Tour has announced the dates for its 2015 Spring and Fall self-guided walking tours of nearly a dozen of the most beautiful gardens located in historic Newport, Rhode […]
Read MoreI don’t know anything about cars–all I know is that I can pick out the most expensive car by sheer instinct, just like how I manage to find the most expensive pair of heels at a store. The Audrain Automobile Museum on Bellevue Avenue, located down the street from the International Tennis Hall of Fame […]
Read MoreThe one upside to being snowed in is kicking into productivity hyperdrive. Since I’m the type of person who gets easily distracted by being out of the house, being forced to stay inside makes me focus on things I tend to put off… I am contributing writer for The Newport Blast and I haven’t written […]
Read MoreJust like The Duck & Bunny, Plum Point Bistro is another restaurant I’ve wanted check out for a while: Located on scenic 1A, just minutes from the Jamestown Bridge, Historic Casey Farm, and beautiful coastline of Southern Rhode Island. Plum Pt. Bistro combines an inviting 1930’s vintage “”bistro vibe””, with a lively bar, and […]
Read MoreFor the past few days, I’ve been happily snowed in reading A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888/1889, drinking hot cider and cabernet sauvignon, and eating toasted French baguette with melted brie… Nonetheless, cabin fever eventually possessed me and I needed to go for a drive. I stopped at The Middletown Historical Society/Paradise Valley Park, then made […]
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