Helena Touhey

It’s that time of year when the days are growing longer, warmer and sunnier, and the great outdoors beckon. It’s also the time of year when a few steps out the door are a reminder of the tolls of winter: a porch that needs to be sanded and stained, a…

There was a time when Liza Burkin would ride her bicycle to the farmers market, with a doggie cart affixed to the back which she used to bring home shopping and to transport food scraps for compost to the Aquidneck Growers Market in Newport and…

Like many Newport residents, Maria Colon was hoping to channel some of her time and energy into safe and healthy outdoor exercise in this season of social distancing. So, in late March, she reached out to Bike Newport about its bike donation program,…

A walk down Charles Street in Newport on any afternoon of late would be quieter than usual, the old white house at its center a bit more serene this April than in springtimes past. Somewhere inside, no more than five people are gathered, taking phone…

Zoom—everyone is on it these days—even your local farmers. In recent weeks, a collection of farmer friends who live around the state have been getting together—virtually, of course—and devising a plan to do what they do best: provide fresh, local…

Mar 20, 2020 at 12:01 AM Thanks to its diverse canopy of trees, Newport is like a museum of American horticulture and landscape design. On a quiet corner of The Point neighborhood in Newport sits a home within a home. Both have a formal entrance and…

Carving Out a Niche to Keep an Old Family Farm in Business There’s a moment each year when Sarah Partyka returns to the greenhouses at The Farmer’s Daughter, awakening them from a winter slumber. As she opens each door, Sarah is greeted with a warm…