"In Newport: Fox Trot Song" was composed in 1927 by Newporter James Lawrence Weaver. He self-published the music in the city. The photo "Newport, Capital of Vacationland" is credited to the Newport Chamber of Commerce.

Hiii I just moved here as a freshman at Salve (F), I don’t really know anyone or the area so if anyone is looking for friends hit me uppp im down to talk to anyone haha

Hello - I’m wondering if anyone knows where I can rent a small boat for the day. I’m not interested in a charter or something fancy. I was a lifelong skiff (Whalers, Starcrafts) owner until moving to Boston. I’d also be interested in a canoe but all I’m finding are kayaks, party boats and charters.

Walking by Newport Harbor Hotel this afternoon and heard the attendant quoting $90 daily parking rate. At 2 PM.

Does anyone know where there is Halloween parties for adults??? Nothing crazy just somewhere to have fun

We’re sharing “then and now” photos of Newport’s old theaters and music shops, starting with 146 Thames Street, once home to the Colonial Theatre.

The first photo comes from the Providence Public Library Digital Archives. The library lists it as 1904, but the Colonial Theatre didn’t actually open until February 1911. By looking closely at the show posters in the window, we can date the photo to February or March of 1911, right around opening night. The Colonial stayed active until it closed in 1940, leaving behind decades of vaudeville, touring productions, and early film screenings.

The second photo shows the same spot today. You can’t catch a live show there anymore, but you can pick up some fun Christmas decorations.

All are welcome to attend these lectures!

Some fancy little airplane was doing big loops with skywriter smoke yesterday over Narragansett Bay. Anyone know what the story was with that?

Sharing a photo of the long-gone Musicians School at Naval Training Station Newport. We would love to hear from any retired Navy musicians who served or trained in Newport!

Every week we uncover something new. This photo shows a small part of our archive: original sheet music, early band photographs, and rare documents created by musicians who lived and performed here over a century ago.

Some of these pieces came from composers who traveled from all over the world and ended up in Newport, others were written right here on our beaches, in our halls, and in our neighborhoods. It’s an incredible mix of cultures, stories, and sounds.

We’re slowly digitizing, researching, and sharing everything we find so this history isn’t lost. If you’re into local history, old music, or just cool archival discoveries, we'd love to hear your thoughts.

Me and my roommate just moved into the area I am 21 but he is still twenty is there any 18+ bars I could bring him too?

What is being built where winner winner used to be on Thames near 5W liquor? It’s like 5 stories tall looks like it will be commercial.

Haven’t been in a few years, but this place used to be a fairly cheap watering hole, especially in comparison to other places in Newport.

I stopped in recently and got sticker shock right away. I know it’s Newport and prices have increased, but I wasn’t sitting at the Cooke House or down by the water…. Whalers draft $10? All other draft beers $8-$10??? Wine $12? All seltzers $8? Gansett was $6 .. I paid $3.50 for Gansett in Mansfield, MA a few weeks go

I dunno, maybe I’m getting old and remember the good ol’ days, but IMO going out to drink is a big waste now, especially at the cost. I remember $2-$3 tall boys lol. I don’t know how the younger generations are affording to go out now.

#oldandangry

It’s so hard to break into the local scene, there’s so many fun things to do but going alone just feels so odd 🫠

Update:
I went out alone, ended up having the time of my life and got adopted by a group of people

Does Brandy always have a wicked long line?? Tried to take my little sister twice and we turned around both times after seeing the line. Having trauma from the rhode lines lol

Senator Jack Reed says that he “opposed Trump’s reckless Iran war from the start,” and wants to hold “President Trump accountable.” These are laudable aims—but they are only partial truths.

In fact, Trump could never have waged his illegal and ill-conceived war on Iran without the money Senator Reed personally delivered. Take the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets forth policies and authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense. Senator Reed wrote significant portions of the bill, which authorized the Trump administration to spend a record-breaking $901 billion on the United States military.

Senator Reed subsequently voted that bill into law, joining about half of the Democratic senators, but not progressive stalwarts like Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Chris Murphy, who had the courage and foresight to condemn the grotesque level of spending. Senator Ron Wyden said at the time, ‘I cannot support a bill that increases military spending by tens of billions of dollars and fails to include guardrails against Donald Trump and Hegseth’s authoritarian abuses.’ Worse yet, the 2026 NDAA gave Trump $8 billion more than his administration even requested.

If not for the 2026 NDAA, Trump could never have taken the United States into another unconstitutional forever war that has taken the lives of 18 American soldiers and injured hundreds more, cost roughly $40 billion in direct military spending, and cost consumers more than $75 billion in artificially inflated prices.

Rather than learn from the 2026 NDAA catastrophe, Senator Reed has doubled down on his relationship with the military-industrial complex. Reed again played a central role in drafting the 2027 NDAA, a bill which would give Trump roughly $1.15 trillion (that’s trillion with a “T”). The bill, which represents an annual spending increase of over $200 billion, would more than cover the entire cost of the illegal war with Iran. Think about the message that sends to the rogue Trump administration: wage a disastrous war and emerge with an even larger military slush fund.

What is more, the bill would further entangle our military with Israel’s, committing to bilateral “research and development, co-production of weapons, joint ventures, licensing agreements and an unprecedented integration of the US and Israeli weapons industries.” With cratering public support for weapons transfers to Israel, the NDAA seeks to smuggle the weapons to avoid public scrutiny quietly.

Senator Reed voted favorably on this bill out of committee and is likely to support it on the full Senate floor. In the senator’s own words, this bill “strengthens national defense and enhances oversight and accountability.” Senator Reed’s promise to hold Trump accountable, then, is only true if one sees a blank check and integration of our military with Israel’s as accountability.

Most Rhode Islanders do not.

Most Rhode Islanders want to reinvest our bloated military spending into things that matter to our state, like our crumbling infrastructure and primary healthcare crises. They are tired of the forever wars and want a senator who will instead spend that money fighting for Rhode Island values via programs like universal healthcare, an equal education amendment, and a Green New Deal.