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Newport’s Classic Yacht Regatta

And they’re off… The Classic Yacht Regatta, an early September tradition, was founded in 1980 by New England yachtsmen to raise awareness of the many glorious classic yachts (by some…

“Newport, A Lively Experiment”: Interview with Rockwell Stensrud

Newport has proven its amazing ability to evolve over 375 years and remain vital, as well as viable. As times and tastes changed, our town has continued to remain a bellwether.…

Ferns, an Elegant Addition to a Garden

Taking refuge in my shade garden one early evening, spent from the unusual intensity of the day’s heat, it was the ferns with their cool elegance that brought me a…

A Picnic in the Garden: All About Pattern

A Picnic in the Garden: All About Pattern

September is truly the most beautiful month in Newport, a perfect outing for a small garden picnic. And under the canopy of grand old beech trees, Alice and Jim Ross…

8 Sophisticated, Cool Cocktails

Just in time for the final fling of summer – Labor Day Weekend – a collection of 8 intriguing and sophisticated cocktails. Dare I say inspiration first came from the …

Newporter Profile: Art Dealer Jessica Hagen

From time to time in the ‘pages’ of Private Newport, I will feature a Newporter Profile, someone who contributes to our City-by-the-Sea in some fashion. Today’s spotlight: Jessica Hagen, owner…

Coaching Weekend

Living the Downton Abbey Life: Highlights of Coaching Weekend

  Living in Newport gives one the sense of existing in another place in time – and then the much-anticipated Coaching Weekend comes along to reinforce that magical impression.  An…

Yacht

Yacht Hop in Newport Harbor: The Boys & Girls Club Fundraiser

Newport hosts some of the most scrumptious sailing vessels of the summer – sleek racing sailboats, large motor yachts the size of floating homes and America’s Cup J boats and 12…

Private Gardens in the North Carolina Mountains

I’ve had not one, but two opportunities to be in the North Carolina mountains this summer. What a wonderful counterpoint to Newport –  vistas of rolling mountains versus long  ocean views –…

Downton Abbey Comes to Newport: A Weekend of Coaching

The dramatic and much-anticipated production that is Coaching Weekend returns to Newport in just a few days. For your pleasure, here is a preview, straight from the pages of my…