Good Morning. It’s Thursday, October 24, and today, we’re covering last night’s Newport City Council Meeting, a record-breaking fish story in Newport, Shucked at PPAC, and more.
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What’s Up Today
🚢 Next up on the cruise ship schedule is the Enchanted Princess and Silver Shadow on Sunday.
☀️ Weather: Isolated showers between 8am and 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Light northwest wind becoming north 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
⚓ Marine: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming N 6 to 11 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Isolated showers between 8am and 9am. Seas 1 ft or less.
🌑 Sun, Moon, & Tide: Sunrise at 7:08 am, sunset at 5:50 pm. Low tide at 7 am and 9:45 pm. High tide at 1:56 am & 2:30 pm. The lunar phase is a Last Quarter Moon.
⛵ Happening Today: Meet Me at St. Louis at Casino Theatre, a talk on The Floating Palaces of Art Deco: A History of Transatlantic Ocean Liners, The Bit Players take on Hotel Viking, and more. [WUN]
What To Know
Newport City Council Recap
Newport City Council met for just over two hours at Pell Elementary School last night; here’s a quick recap;
💰 Newport City Council accepted a communication from the Newport School Building Committee that they will need to request an additional $2.9 million from the Council to complete Rogers High School. [WUN]
⛗ The City Council approved a resolution regarding changes to Admiral Kalbfus Road. [WUN]
🐘 City Council voted to accept a gift - Leela The Elephant from Art & Newport, organizers of the Great Elephant Migration. [WUN]
More coverage from the meeting will come throughout the day.
What’s Up Out There
News
🔨 The Middletown Public Library is launching a new service called the “Library of Things,” allowing library card holders to borrow a variety of tools, games, and equipment. [WUN]
🐟 An angler from New Jersey reeled in Newport earlier this week, a record-breaking tautog. [WPRI]
👉 Christie’s Americas’ Chairman Emeritus Stephen Lash is bringing his love of ocean liners and the era of art deco to Redwood Library today. WUN’s Veronica Bruno recently spoke to Lash. [WUN]
📰 EastBayRI reports that Portsmouth Town Council is defending the ’21 voter-approved school bond. [East Bay]
💰 A jury in Rhode Island has reached a verdict in the case of Nathan Bruno, who took his life at age 15 in 2018 while attending Portsmouth High School. [GoLocalProv]
Arts, Culture, & Life
🌽 Shucked recently kicked off its national tour at Providence Performing Arts Center, which runs through Sunday. WUN’s Frank O’Donnell has the review. [WUN]
🎭 Meet Me In St Louis opens today at the Casino Theatre. The show by Salve Regina University’s Department of Music, Theatre and Dance runs through Sunday. [WUN]
👻 The Rhode Island State House will transform into a spooky haven for trick-or-treaters on Tuesday, October 29. [WUN]
🆓 Newport County Days: The Preservation Society of Newport County is inviting Newport County residents to visit open houses and properties for free on Oct. 26 and Oct. 27. [WUN]
🎃 Happening This Week/Weekend: Harvest Festival, Newport County Days, Halloween happenings, and more. [WUN]
Business & Nonprofit
📺 Child & Family recently joined The Rhode Show to talk about their programs and their Taste of Newport fundraiser. [WPRI]
👉 Reminder: RITBA customer service will be unavailable from Oct. 25 to Oct. 28. [WUN]
Election
✍️ In a Letter To The Editor, Lauren Gueli of Newport endorses Elizabeth Cullen for the Newport School Committee. [WUN]
✍️ In a Letter To The Editor, Bill Seiple of Middletown endorses Dennis Turano for Middletown Town Council. [WUN]
Environment & Health
🌌 Brown University astronomers captured stunning images of a once-in-a-lifetime comet and vibrant auroras across the skies above Rhode Island. [Brown]
⚡ Rhode Islanders looking to save energy and money can learn about programs offered by the state Office of Energy Resources during a virtual forum hosted by the Aquidneck Island Climate Caucus on Oct. 27. [WUN]
Food & Drink
🫛 It’s the last week of the season for Aquidneck Growers Market on Memorial Blvd. and at Embrace Home Loans. Their winter market kicks off at Stoneacre Garden on Nov. 2 and runs every Saturday through April 26 from 9 am to 12 pm. [ACT]
Obituaries
People & Profiles
🎤 Trudy Coxe, CEO & Executive Director of The Preservation Society of Newport County, will join WUN for a conversation today at 12:30 pm. Watch live or anytime afterward. [WUN]
🌽 Escobar Farm is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its two-mile-long corn maze. [WLNE]