Meet Elena Wilcox: Born in Russia, master’s in literature
Home: “Born, raised and educated in Arkhangelsk, Russia, I came to visit friends in the United States more than 20 years ago, and I decided to stay.” Family: “I met my husband here in the U.S., and eventually moved to Newport with him. We have two sons, ages 21 and 12, and a 16-year old [...]
Read More →Beachfront and beautiful on Tiverton’s Sakonnet shore
The Nannaquaket peninsula is a short detour off Route 24, and you are there moments after passing the handful of coffee shops, restaurants and boatyards that constitute downtown Tiverton. But once you cross that bridge over Nannaquaket Pond, just shy of Evelyn’s, Tiverton’s iconic clam shack, you know you’ve arrived somewhere special. Riverscape is a [...]
Read More →Meet Alyce Wright: Sailor, traveler, Newporter, Realtor
Why Rhode Island: “I came here in 2004 to compete in the Newport to Bermuda race. On my way to Newport from the airport, I got a call saying that the race wasn’t going to happen — at least it wasn’t going to happen for the team I was planning to race with. By the [...]
Read More →Modern luxury in a home from Newport’s Revolutionary days
Newport was an early colonial powerhouse, one of the most important centers of maritime trade and commerce through the late 17th and early 18thcenturies. When the British occupied the city from 1776 to 1779, driving out half its residents, they not only permanently damaged the maritime trade, they also burned half of the clapboard houses [...]
Read More →Watch the sun set from the privacy of Poppasquash Point
Ever since the first great “cottage” went up on Bellevue Avenue, Newport has been America’s worst-kept secret hideaway. Bristol’s Poppasquash Point is not only private and quiet, but with much more attractive price points (relative to Newport and Jamestown), you can get a lot more for your money without sacrificing luxury, comfort, or stunning waterviews. [...]
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