By: Clare Daly | Assistant Editor For 117 long days, 464 Thames Street sat vacant. The 5th Ward neighborhood, popular for its abundance of off-campus housing, was drained of hot dogs, burgers, and shakes that could be charged to a student’s equivalent of a tab— a Salve ID— until Wally’s Wieners opened their bright yellow doors to Newport on FebruaryRead More

By: Clare Daly | Assistant Editor Drawing ears had never been her strong suit, said Grace Parenti, ’22, but she thought that she might find success in sculpting them. She was right.  At the Best of Salve Students (BOSS) art show this past October, she was honored with the Best In Show award for a flat bowl with a detailedRead More

Two Newport media entrepreneurs share advice for burgeoning creatives As an undergrad at the University of Rhode Island, Sabrina Araujo Chamberlain was receiving a daily influx of emails concerning campus events, and thought to herself, why isn’t there a social media page that consolidates all these emails? From that thought, Chamberlain would go on to work in social media andRead More

After spending the last few years as a photographer, gallerist, and podcaster, fueled by a love of surfing and skating, Pat Murphy’s ready to further expand his endeavors. Murphy’s stories, peppered with “like” and spoken with a chill-yet-passionate cadence, tell the story of his unconventional rise to the center of the island’s art scene. Clare Daly: You talked with theRead More

According to Evan St. Martin, the best music is made with friends.  At a listening party to celebrate the photographer’s musical debut— a collection of five songs published under the name “Laden Valley”—  St. Martin and fellow photographer Dave Sarazen made a connection. Or, in St. Martin’s words, “That was when the bromance started.”  From that day, the pair becameRead More