Think Cali holds the monopoly on surfing in the continental US? Kook, please. “California surfing is garbage,” says Peter Panagiotis, pointing to the Golden State’s hyper-crowded waters and beaches with their overly rude surfer dude ‘tudes. His aka is Peter Pan — a sobriquet very apt for the young-at-heart 75-year-old, who started at 13, and … Read more
Model Hailey Bieber’s makeup and skincare brand, Rhode, is being snapped up by Elf Beauty for about $1 billion, giving the budget cosmetic retailer access to a celebrity-endorsed product line that has become hugely popular among Gen Z and millennials. Elf said on Wednesday it would pay Rhode shareholders $800 million in a combination of cash and … Read more
A Rhode Island man credited Chick-fil-A for saving his life as he shed 132 pounds eating the popular fast-food chain’s Spicy Southwest Salad for lunch every day for over a year. Tom Carroll, a 6′ 2” digital content producer for a local radio station in Boston, started the journey in July 2023 when he stepped … Read more
Model Hailey Bieber is exploring a sale of her makeup brand Rhode that could be worth more than $1 billion, according to three people familiar with the matter. Bieber has tapped investment bankers at JPMorgan Chase and Moelis to find a buyer for the cosmetic brand that she launched in 2022, two of the sources said, requesting anonymity as the … Read more
Scooter Braun realized “All Too Well” that he didn’t score an invite to the party of the summer. The 43-year-old took to social media to troll Taylor Swift after the singer threw a star-studded bash at her $17 million Rhode Island mansion over the weekend. Braun posted a photo of the Max documentary “Taylor Swift vs Scooter Braun: Bad Blood” and … Read more
Congratulations are in order for Mr. and Mrs. Christian McCaffrey. The star San Fransisco 49ers running back married Sports Illustrated Swimsuit alum Olivia Culpo in her native Rhode Island on Saturday, as seen in photos by Vogue posted on Instagram. Culpo, who announced her engagement to McCaffrey, 27, last April, wore a gorgeous long-sleeve crepe … Read more
This Rhode Island pizza joint serves up a pie to gobble for. Fellini’s Pizzeria offers a Thanksgiving pizza each year that’s so popular patrons need to place their orders months in advance. Throngs of customers will then stand on long lines the day before Thanksgiving for the chance to buy a slice if they missed … Read more
She knew you were trouble when you walked in. Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island home had an uninvited guest over the July 4th weekend, TMZ reported. Police in the upscale coastal town of Westerly arrested Kimberley Meyer, 54, on one misdemeanor count of trespassing, after being summoned to the opulent beachfront mansion by Swift’s security team. … Read more
Now that’s a good breakfast! Longtime “SNL” star Kenan Thompson took a break from filming “Good Burger 2” in Rhode Island on Saturday to surprise local cops with a delivery of coffee and donuts. Thompson, 45, and Newport Mayor Xaykham Khamsyvoravong stopped by the Newport Police Department with the morning snacks and posed for pictures with … Read more
Hailey Bieber is keeping up with Kylie Jenner’s beauty biz playbook. The 26-year-old supermodel was inducted into Forbes “30 Under 30” list for her skincare line Rhode, which reportedly has a 700,000 person waitlist, namely for her popular peptide lip gloss that sells out in seconds. The glaze craze is reminiscent of Kylie Jenner’s ubiquitous … Read more