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How ‘The Gilded Age’ Shot in Newport’s Historic Mansions, and Brought a Tourism Boom to the Wealthy Rhode Island Enclave
In the News By Brent Lang Variety.com ALISON COHEN ROSA “Stand back, I’m about to act,” Ashlie Atkinson, who plays gossipy Mrs. Fish on HBO‘s “The Gilded Age,” jokes as she prepares for another take of a luncheon scene that finds her giving side-eye to Mrs. Astor (Donna Murphy), the grande dame of the upper crust.…
Press Advisory: Aquidneck Island and NAVSTA Compatible Use Study Public Workshop
Press Advisory Please join us for a public workshop for the Aquidneck Island and Naval Station Newport Compatible Use Study. The study is evaluating opportunities to improve transportation, land use and water-related infrastructure as the installation and the Island community evolves over the next several years. The Newport County Development Council, in partnership with the towns…
Press Release: RI Commerce Corporation
Press Release Governor McKee and Rhode Island Commerce Mark Start of $52M in Statewide Broadband Infrastructure Projects FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 23, 2025 PRESS CONTACT Matthew Touchette 401-545-0626 PRESS RELEASE Governor McKee and Rhode Island Commerce Mark Start of $52M in Statewide Broadband Infrastructure Projects NEWPORT, R.I. – Today at the Newport…
Kinsale Twinning Marks 25 Years of Friendship – Newport This Week
IN THE NEWS Newport This Week: Kinsale Twinning Marks 25 Years of Friendship By Lynne Tungett An idea more than two decades ago has resulted in a lasting friendship as Newport is set to welcome a delegation of nearly 100 people from Kinsale, Ireland, for the 25- year anniversary of the Kinsale Sister City “twinning”…