2024 NLG Holiday Events Preview
It’s beginning to feel a lot like a magical time of year! Small business owners, non-profit organizations, and town employees are working hard to decorate the town with sparkling lights and greenery from the downtown appointed Christmas Tree to the signature tree lined streets and custom storefront window displays. Christmas is a month-long celebration complete […]
Fenders, Festivals, Fruit & Fireplaces – NLG October Newsletter 2024
Have you purchased your mums, gourds, and pumpkins yet? Fun fact: More than half the United States population buys at least a pumpkin this month. Bowen’s Wharf in downtown Newport has the most beautiful autumn display set up where you can sit on a haybale and snap the most colorful seasonal photo. Other displays throughout […]
Food & Wine, Farmers Markets, Family Activities & Fire Safety – NLG September Newsletter 2024
There is a clarity about September. The sun seems brighter, the sky bluer, the white clouds take on marvelous shapes, the moon is a rising gold apparition, and the stars sparkle through the lengthening nights. Bask in the glory of what has always been my favorite month of the year and take in some wonderful […]
Bonfires, Bike Paths, Boats, & Bylaws – NLG August Newsletter 2024
August brings quite a few emotions with it. It feels celebratory and festive—it is still summer, after all, and a time when many of us take vacations—but there’s also a feeling of nostalgia and sadness as the season winds down. In short, August is bittersweet. It feels heavy and light at the same time, and […]
Tennis, Tours, Tacos and Taxes – NLG July 2024 Newsletter
Once again, the fireworks are in full glory across many counties in Rhode Island. Pick a town below that works best for your location! July is such a beautiful, uplifting month with so many inside and outside activities to enjoy. Change is inevitable and though we have some established events, there are some new twists […]
Wine Garden, Walking Trails, Wharfs & Weathervanes…NLG June Newsletter 2024
Oh, June. We have high hopes for dry, warm sunny weather. Just to follow up on our great finds of local lobster rolls, it has been announced that the Easton’s Beach Snack Bar has relocated to Second Beach. We also wanted to add another fantastic breakfast sandwich collaboration with Mission and Le Bec Sucre that you will most certainly […]
Crash Test Dummies, Chowder, Champagne & Crawl Spaces – NLG May 2024 Newsletter
May is designated as the month of mindfulness and meditation which makes perfect sense after dealing with winter weather these past few weeks! I suppose variety is the spice of life anytime of the year and we sure do have a wide variety of activities sure to please everyone in your family, circle of friends, […]
Macarons, Meditation, Microwaves & Movies – NLG March 2024 Newsletter
Welcome to March, the month that gives us the last day of winter and the first day of spring. As a follow up to our February newsletter, 22 Bowen’s Wine Bar & Grille won the best beef burger in the Burger Bender competition and while we congratulation them on a job well done our personal favorite was […]
Winterfest, Wine Dinners, Wood Burning Fireplaces & Weather-Stripping – NLG February 2024 Newsletter
Now that we have turned the page on the 65-day long month that we call January, February is coming in strong with a packed schedule that is sure to get you out of the house! With the return of a full Winter Festival and the Burger Bender (yes, there was a year in which we […]
2023 Holiday Events Preview
Holidays at the Mansions Holiday Evenings at The Mansions November 18, 2023-January 1, 2024 The Breakers, Marble House & The Elms Dressed for the Holidays Daily 10am-4pm Gilded Age houses in all their festive finery, glittering with gold and sparkling with silver. Throughout each house, ornately decorated Christmas trees, garlands, wreaths and fresh floral arrangements are […]