
Our First Blast
A quick run-down of news for Newporters.
Billionaire Oracle founder Larry Ellison is out as CEO of Oracle. No word yet if this will have any effect on Ellison’s Newport estate, Astors’ Beechwood Mansion, or the BMW/Oracle Sailing team.
If you’ve been under a rock the last 24 hours, Newporter Mat Franco won America’s Got Talent last night.
Global property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider CoreLogic ranked Rhode Island as the #2 state at risk of property loss from natural hazards.
RI Monthly has a great write-up on Rhode Island craft beer brewers.
In a 2012 report to Gov. Chafee, Christiansen Capital Advisors LLC predicted a financial hit to RI of $150 million if Massachusetts opens three resort casinos and a slot parlor…and Newport Grand would be lucky to survive.
If you’re wondering what all that naval hardware is doing docked by Newport Naval Station, the International Seapower Symposium being held at the Naval War College.
The Newport Jazz Festival has announced its dates for it’s 61st year (July 31-August 2, 2015)
ICYMI, Jim Morrison predicted the current state of American music…back in 1969.
Compiled by Tristan Pinnock, Blast Aggregation Correspondent
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