🚧 Newport Performing Arts Center revises strategy

Good Morning! It’s Friday, December 20.

🆕 The Newport Performing Arts Center (a.k.a. the Opera House) has revised its strategy and scaled back its budget, all aimed at construction resuming in 2025. What’sUpNewp’s Frank Prosnitz has the story this morning. Read More

🏀 The Rogers High School boys basketball team is still searching for its first league win after falling to Moses Brown 55-40 last night at The Hut. What’sUpNewp’s Justin Walker was at the game and has a full photo gallery and recap. Read More

🙏 Thanks to everyone who turned out for What’sUpNewp & The JPT’s annual National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Party at The JPT over the last two nights. We appreciate you!

🎸 Livingston Taylor takes the stage at The JPT tonight. Grab tickets here.

❄️ Today is the last full day of Fall. The Winter Solstice arrives at 4:21 am tomorrow. Tomorrow will also mark the “shortest day” of the year, with just 9 hours and 10 minutes of sun. Thankfully, days begin to grow longer and longer, beginning Sunday.

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New $10 million plan prioritizes 700-seat auditorium, pushes non-essential elements to later phase.

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Quakers secure 55-40 victory at The Hut.

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Zach LaVine scores season-high 36 points to help the Bulls hold off the Celtics 117-108

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Members discuss community engagement, public safety, and housing initiatives.

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Weather: A chance of showers, mainly after 11 am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 41. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. The chance of precipitation is 50%—new precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Marine: NE wind 8 to 12 kt. There is a chance of showers, mainly after 11 am. Seas 1 ft or less. The coastal water temperature in Newport is 48 degrees.

Sun, Moon & Tide: Sunrise at 7:08 am. Sunset at 4:18 pm. High tide at 11:26 am and 11:56 pm. Low tide at 4:06 am and 4:56 pm. The lunar phase is a Waning Gibbous.

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