How Stressed Out is RI?

The Wall Street Journal online has an cool housing stress map (link below) that shows the relative distress of cities and towns across the US.  It takes into account the percent of mortgaged homeowners spending 30% or more of household income on owner costs, the percentage of the population not working and the percentage of […]

No America’s Cup? No Problem!

Amidst all the lamentations about losing the America’s Cup to San Francisco, I can’t help thinking that the loss might actually have a positive impact on Newport as a sporting place to race. Already, local yacht clubs have introduced new races to recognize the sailing achievements of amateurs with a healthy love of the sport […]