At one point Wednesday morning, a long line of vehicles formed just outside the former Admiral Benbow Inn on East Harding Avenue. The Admiral Benbow, later renamed the Regency Inn, was a staple in ...

Touted as an upscale, $1 million-plus property in the 1960s, the Admiral Benbow Inn off South Market Street was once a magnet for freeway travelers and conventioneers. But who was Admiral Benbow, ...

Photo courtesy Peter Mumford”In the beginning, there was the Admiral Benbow Inn…”That’s how the history of this week’s review subject–the Heartland Cafe and the newly recovered Benbow Room–kicks off.

NEWPORT, R.I. -- The former Admiral Benbow Inn here reopened as the Adele Turner Inn following renovations. The 146-year-old structure, listed in the National Registry of Historic Places, is said to ...