☀️ What's Up in Newport: Friday, March 28

Friday, March 28, 2025

Good Morning, Newport!

⚓ The Newport Historical Society continues to build momentum in the development of its Center for Black History at the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House, which is on track to open in the summer of 2026. [What’sUpNewp]

⚓ Giusto is gearing up to host a dinner as part of the Jacques Pépin Foundation’s nationwide fundraiser. [What’sUpNewp]

⚓ Neighbors are demanding action after the recent stabbing at a home in Newport. [WJAR]

⚓ Are you concerned about speeding and traffic safety around Newport's south end, including the Fifth Ward and Ocean Drive neighborhoods? If so, the City invites you to join the Newport Police Department for a South End Community Meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 31st at Salve Regina University's O'Hare Academic Center. Discussion will include subjects including speed cameras, speeding, and other enforcement measures, and all are welcome to attend.

⚓ Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Marc Cohn will perform live tonight at The JPT. WUN’s Ken Abrams caught up with Cohn ahead of the show. [What’sUpNewp]

GasBuddy projects states in the Northeast could see the most significant spike in fuel prices as a result of potential tariffs, possibly by 20 to 40 cents per gallon, as this region relies heavily on Canada’s New Brunswick refinery.

July 18, 1939 – March 23, 2025

Wilyer Abreu hit a three-run shot in the ninth inning for his second homer of the opener, powering the Boston Red Sox past the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Thursday.

Local partnerships grow, design firm engaged, and promotion through regional speaking engagements continues

Featuring symbolically charged, introspective paintings, the exhibition invites viewers to reflect on ambition, memory, legacy, and loss.

Dancing at Forty Steps, Jukebox of Genre, Masked Ball, and more.

Asked by a reporter on Wednesday about the call by Wicker, of Mississippi, and Reed, of Rhode Island, for an inspector general probe at the Pentagon, Trump replied, “It doesn’t bother me.”

Chef Kevin O’Donnell to host five-course tasting menu with guest chefs, blending signature styles and classic French cuisine in honor of culinary legend

New album will not be released on streaming platforms – and that’s point

39-year-old Providence man charged with assault after fleeing scene in red Honda CRV

The Newport Police Department has provided the following arrest and dispatch logs from 7 am on March 26 through 7 am on March 27, 2025.