A top five New England eatery, No doubt about it! Natalie Clunan writes for Only In Your State: Rhode Island has restaurants with spectacular views and restaurants with spectacular food. But if you’re seeking one restaurant that has both, the list of possibilities shrinks. One that tops the list is this pretty pond restaurant where the scenery and […]
Newport RI in the Summer!
Debbie and I have watched all spring/Summer as renovations of Serenity Inn in Newport have been completed. Just beautiful with magnificent location just up from our waterfront favorite dining hangouts Fluke and the Clarke Cooke House. Dick & Debbie
Neighborhood Watch
Chanler House, Newport: Dick Young’s Favorite R.I. Hotel
Debbie grew up literally in the Chanler’s backyard. When I first arrived in Newport in the early 60s, George Wien’s Newport Jazz Festival was at Freebody Park, just blocks away from the Cliff Walk Manor Hotel (pre-Chanler). Duke. Brubeck, Mingus and the Ray Charles Band were early stars at the Festival. Many of the jazz […]
Storm Greetings from Newport
Your Newport Summer Getaway, Part I
Debbie and I live in Newport, R.I. part of the year, not far from where Debbie grew up off the Cliff Walk and close to the best hotel/restaurant in Rhode Island, The Chanler at Cliff Walk. Our close second choice is Castle Hill Inn, with its rolling lawn overlooking the East Passage and Narragansett Bay. […]