Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Artist Reva Golden completed the mural at Newport Bicycle over the weekend.
Have you noticed that Dr. Marcus Wheatland Boulevard is a lot more colorful lately? Artist Reva Golden — recently moved back to Boulder, CO., after completing the work — completed a mural on the street-side wall of Newport Bicycle last Sunday, owner Christina Erwin said. The mural depicts the best of both bicycling and Newport, including a bicyclist, the Newport Bridge, waves and the Route 138 sign. Golden's artwork was completed just in time to inspire the community to participate in Bike Newport’s second annual Bike to Work Day, taking place all day on Friday, May 18.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Big Brothers Big Sisters opened their second Rhode Island center in Middletown on Friday.
It's official - Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ocean State (BBBSOS) has a home in Middletown. The new donation center celebrated its grand opening at the Airport Plaza at 1341 West Main Road in Middletown on Friday. The center is the second location in Rhode Island, where Aquidneck island residents can drop-off donations of gently used clothing and small household items. The location will also be headquarters of the Military Mentoring Program that will launch this summer. Welcome, BBBS!
Monday, May 14, 2012
Aquidneck Land Trust announced today the 2012 recipients of its Merritt Neighborhood Fund grants.
This year's 2012 recipients of the Aquidneck Land Trust's Merritt Neighborhood Fund grants include several Newport schools. This year, ALT's Merritt Fund has given $7,250 in grant awards to local neighborhood groups, schools and community associations for the preservation and use of small open spaces. Fourteen organizations from Aquidneck Island's three municipalities have received grants: Methodist Community Gardens, Norman Bird Sanctuary, East Bay Community Action Program's NFCOZ and Head Start, Portsmouth Garden Club, Portsmouth Playground Committee, The Pennfield School, Sustainable Aquidneck, Friends of the Middletown Public Library, Rogers High School, St. Michael's Country Day School, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Middletown Tree …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Kevin Hagan's Law Talk debuts this Saturday morning on WADK 1540.
Newport lawyer Kevin Hagan is about to hit the airwaves. Hagan’s new half-hour talk radio show, Law Talk, debuts this Saturday at 9:30 a.m. on WADK 1540 AM. His show will focus on constitutional law and current events issues like healthcare reform, immigration and how law affects society, especially Newport County, he said. “I’m going to talk about local issues that affect Newport in terms of cases that come up,” he said, adding he will discuss high-profile local criminal, zoning and civil cases. For his first foray into radio, Hagan will discuss the crisis of how too many law students are currently in law school. “There are more students in law school than there are lawyers. What does that do to the legal community,” he said, previewing …
Mokka officially opens today on Thames Street.
Lower Thames Street is about to get a caffeine buzz. Mokka, a new coffee shop founded by career chef Jack Corey, is scheduled to open its doors on Friday, May 10. “I’ve always wanted a coffee house,” he said two weeks ago, admist a sawdust-strewn floor and power tools scattered around the room. Even with the shop half completed at the time, the Arab vibe shone through in colorful prints and décor. Corey said the Lower Thames area lacked a certain type of community gathering place, which he aims to fill with his shop. He said he hopes it becomes a place where people check in early in the morning and still want to come back later that night. “We’re going to start small and see what the neighborhood wants.” The menu, however, will be anything…
Friday, May 4, 2012
US Labor Department’s OSHA proposes more than $117,000 in fines to Newport contractor for cave-in hazards at a Middletown work site.
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed fines totaling $117,740 against Newport-based Raymond J. Cawley Contracting Inc. for allowing cave-in and other hazards while workers were excavating at 28 W. Main Road in Middletown to replace a sewer line. An OSHA inspection found two workers in an eight-foot-deep trench improperly shored or sloped to prevent sidewalls from caving in. Excavated materials were placed at the edge of the trench, which also lacked a sufficiently tall ladder that workers could use to exit swiftly and safely. Additionally, the workers were not wearing protective helmets, which exposed them to being struck by an operating backhoe’s bucket and the material falling out of it…
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The 31st Annual Chowder Cook-Off is looking for Stuffed Quahog Recipe Contest entries.
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Wednesday, May 2
The 31st Annual Schweppes Great Chowder Cook-Off, to take place on Saturday, June 2 at the Newport Yachting Center, announces a Call for Entries for its inaugural “The Right Stuffie” Stuffed Quahog Recipe Contest. For those that have a classic or innovative stuffed quahog recipe that friends and family just can’t get enough of, organizers of the Great Chowder Cook-Off want to hear about it – and taste it! Newport Waterfront Events Facebook fans will select one winner from all the submissions with the honoree receiving a VIP upgrade for the Great Chowder Cook-Off, a $100 Newport Restaurant Group gift card and a Chowder Cook-Off swag bag. Recipe entries are now being accepted online at facebook.com/waterfrontevents until May 25. …
The second annual Bike to Work Day has been set for May 18.
After much success during last year's first Bike to Work Day event, Bike Newport has scheduled the event again for May 18. Residents can join the effort to make Newport a more bikeable city but leaving their cars at home and riding to the office for one day. Bikers can leave their bikes at one of the many bike racks donated by several businesses around the city. For people who want to participate in Bike to Work Day, but live out of town, there will be a park and bike service at Newport Grand. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS All activities at Washington Square (unless otherwise noted) All activities are free (unless otherwise noted) 6:00am - 9:30am: Commuter Breakfast 10:30am: Special Event: Bicycle tour to Newport Mansions with Mansion historian John …
Friday, April 27, 2012
Newport Patch needs your help with this week's Readers' Choice poll.
Next week's Readers' Choice poll will determine where to take mom out to brunch this Mother's Day, and I need your help! What businesses should be included in the poll? Where do you go for Mother's Day Brunch? So far, I have Perro Salado, One Bellevue, Franklin Spa, Spiced Pear, Ocean Breeze Cafe, Corner Cafe, Hungry Monkey, Tallulah on Thames, and White Horse Tavern. Did I leave anyone out? Want to nominate a business that should be included in our poll? Send your nomination to newport@Patch.com or comment in the section below. This will allow us to be sure we don't leave anyone out.
Stephanie Frazier Grimm's entry was accepted into the Huffington Post's "What do you want to do before you die?" contest.
Ask any child where they would want to spend their birthday. Chances are they won’t say, “in a hospital.” But for children who have no choice, Stephanie Frazier Grimm, owner of Couture Parties, wants to make the milestone a little bit easier to bear. When she saw a tweet that the Huffington Post was holding a contest with the cast from MTV’s The Buried Life posing the question, “What do you want to do before you die?” Grimm knew she had the answer. In her entry, Grimm shared the story of her Godson Christian, who was in the NICU after being born eight weeks premature. Christian’s mom, also Grimm’s best friend, said she could not imagine celebrating the new-born’s birthday in the hospital a year later. It was that moment when Grimm was …
Brian Cunha
3:52 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012
Good for Kevin. He is hasd working and performing a public service. There are countless legal matters in the city and on the Island that need someone to explain what is going on in understandable language. I wish him the best. more ›