Newport Gets Green Hotel

Rhode Island’s upscale summering destination and the home of a mainstay folk festival is now home to an eco-friendly hotel. The LEED registered Forty 1° North opened this summer, boasting upscale rooms, docking space for boats, and two restaurants, including Christie’s, a Latin Asian fusion restaurant.  The hotel offers views of Newport Harbor and Thames Street and [...]

Nourishing Neroli

The oil of the bitter orange appears a safe and nourishing natural essential oil that continues to creep into the cosmetics sector. According to the U.S. government unit National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, topical uses of neroli, the oil derived from the bitter orange flower, include fungal infections such as ringworm and athlete’s [...]