CRANSTON LAWN PARTY CALENDAR BEGINS EARLY

Newport’s summer season has not yet properly announced itself, yet the Cranstons are already said to be “testing the grounds,” which in Newport society seldom means anything as simple as walking the lawn.

ODD JOBS OFFERED, ODD JOBS TAKEN

With summer homes reopening, employment in Newport has become as seasonal as the roses.

TEA GOSSIP: WHO’S HOSTING WHOM AT NINE GABLES?

Newport’s drawing rooms are waking up with the season, and with them comes that annual flutter of cards, calls, and carefully phrased invitations that travel through town with the same speed as rumor and twice the certainty.

A Gentle Art Returns

A quiet custom, nearly lost to modern hurry, is making its return among certain elderly residents this spring: the hiring of a steady voice to read aloud in the afternoon hours.

MOTORIST STRANDED: A COMMON STORY THIS SPRING

NEWPORT, R.I., May 12, 1926 — It is becoming a familiar little drama along our streets and lanes this spring: a motorist arrives with a confident air, a good suit, and a full tank, only to be brought low by a stubborn engine and the quiet fact that Newport is not a town easily impressed.

Faces & Places

“Each time a person passes by you and you say ‘hello’, imagine that person turning into a candle. The more positivity, love and light you reflect, the more light is mirrored your way.Sharing beautiful hellos is the quickest way to earn spiritual brownie points.

Lens one or lens two?

The big picture window I am looking out of at this moment reveals clear blue skies and leafless trees perfectly still.Twenty-four hours from now, this view will be flipped.Strong winds, blowing dust, and a fire danger are forecast.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“To flee vice is the beginning of virtue, and to have got rid of folly is the beginning of wisdom.”~ Horace, Epistles TRANSLATION:Doing what is right starts with walking away from what is clearly wrong. Growing wise starts with dropping stupid habits.THINKING POINT:Horace is being brutally simple.

VOTING BEGINS DONE YOUR HOMEWORK?

Early voting for the Texas March 3, 2026 primary election begins Tuesday, Feb. 17 and runs through Friday, Feb. 27, according to the Texas Secretary of State.A primary election is where each political party selects its nominees for the November general election.