Newport, Rhode Island is a fascinating city in a fascinating state. It is a town that's packed with incredible restaurants, bars, hotels and boutiques. Six months of the year, it's a playground resort where everyone parks their yachts and tourists flock to spend their money. The other six months, it can get a little lean...but locals have become accustomed to the boom and bust cycle. Full of snark and irreverence, The Newport Blast is an online publication that loves Newport, but doesn't take it as seriously as the rest. We concentrate on the fun and then occasionally find ourselves speaking truth to power.