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An Invitation to Newport Summer Fêtes: 12 Entertaining Details

There’s no end to opportunities to party the night away during Newport in the summer.…

In the Garden: Designing with Stone

In 2002 I photographed this garden for my first book, Private Newport: At Home and…

Realizing a Dream: The Creation of the Parterre Bench

When something has been a dream for so long, it begins to take on mythic…

Newport’s Iconic Ocean Views

Newport’s renown owes a great deal to its beauty. What makes it so distinctive? The…

Hostess Gifts: The Creme de la Creme from Newport Shops

It’s July and Newport is now in full swing — the clubs have had their…

The Works of Hunt Slonem: A Distinct & Delightful Charm

Newport in the summer enjoys a gracious plenty of captivating visitors — last week it was…

The Newport Farmer’s Market

What would summer be without its farmer’s markets? We’re fortunate in Newport to have one…

Bunny Williams: On Garden Style

The Newport Flower Show is always a much-anticipated start to the “summer season,” but it…

What’s Out There: The Best of Fourth of July

Flirty and Frisky for the Fourth It’s as easy as 1-2-3-4 First — What to…

A Must-Have Garden Accessory: The Parterre Bench

From that long ago Thanksgiving weekend in Ireland…to the house-building, garden-creating project in Newport…to the…

11 Wedding Details a Bride Won’t Want to Overlook

Attending a masterfully choreographed wedding this past weekend in North Carolina was not only a…

Newport Tastemaker: Terri Conners, Executive Director of newportFILM

Unstop-ably  chic, fun, smart, and quick-witted, Terri Conners, Executive Director of newportFILM, is a do-er extraordinaire.…

What to Wear: The Newport Flower Show Weekend

What to Wear: The Newport Flower Show Weekend

What are you wearing?? It’s the question asked around the world. With scores of friends coming…

Nick Mele

Newport Society: Moments in Time

The summer “season” has started in Newport. Its progress is gracefully slow, presenting a good…

Welcome to my June Garden

Spring has been very late, cool and wet, but when it popped (on a few…