Happy Monday from Your Survival Guy. Hope you had a great weekend. As I mentioned to you Friday, this was boat show weekend in Newport. The weather was beautiful. Wish you were here. And if you are here, it’s still not too late to pop in and see me for a cup of joe. With […]
Your Seats Await at Newport’s Castle Hill
Your seats await at Newport’s Castle Hill where you can watch the boat traffic come and go along Narragansett Bay. This is the entrance to Newport. Everyone passes Castle Hill whether it’s after a long journey crossing the Atlantic, returning from the Newport/Bermuda race, a weekend cruise to the Vineyard, or a day sail out […]
How to Stay Safe on a Road Trip during Coronavirus
As Dick and I head back to Newport, after a most civilized lockdown in Key West (Rt. 1 in the Keys has been closed to all non-residents since mid March), we aren’t especially concerned about our trek back to New England. We’ll be following common sense guidelines as we travel to Palm Beach, Beaufort, Charleston, […]
Newport RI Landlord Cuts Tenants’ Rent in Half for April
“We’re really in partnership with all of our tenants here, we do a lot of things together.” Those are the words of Bartlett Dunbar, President of Newport, RI based Bowen’s Wharf Company. The company has decided to cut its tenants’ rent in half in April to help them get through the coronavirus shut down. WJAR’s […]
Matunuck Oyster Bar: The Delicious Pond Restaurant In Rhode Island
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. […]