What's Up in Newport: Thursday, November 13

Good morning, Newport! I’m Ryan Belmore, publisher of What’sUpNewp. Here’s what you need to know for Thursday, November 13, 2025.

Newport City Council’s Regular Meeting last night ran for approximately 2 ½ hours. You can watch the meeting here.

Newport School Committee will host a Regular Meeting this evening at 6:30 p.m. Among the items on the docket are administrative policies, an RFP for a superintendent search, and acceptance of a grant in the amount of $17,500. Docket

A manager at North End Pizzeria was arrested Tuesday on charges he secretly recorded employees in the restaurant’s restroom and distributed some of the footage on social media, police said. Read more

IYRS School of Technology & Trades will host its 20th annual Career Day on Jan. 24, 2026, from 9 a.m. to noon at Restoration Hall. Read more

Today in Newport

Weather Forecast

Today: A slight chance of showers after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 50 degrees. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37 degrees. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sun & Tide Information

Sunrise: 6:32 a.m., Sunset: 4:27 p.m. Daylight: 9 hours & 55 minutes
High tides: 2:01 a.m. & 2:29 p.m. Low tides: 8:48 a.m. & 9:25 p.m.
Lunar phase: Waning Crescent.

Things To Do

All Day: Newport Restaurant Week throughout Newport & Bristol Counties
9:30 a.m.: Baby Bookworms Storytime at Newport Public Library
6 p.m.: Stephanie Burt-Taylor’s Version at Charter Books
6:30 p.m.: Owl Prowl at Norman Bird Sanctuary
7 p.m.: Ask E. Jean with newportFILM
7 p.m.: Newport Ski Club Meeting at Fenner Hall
Organizing an event? Add it to our community calendar.

Live Music & Entertainment

Antonio's Pizza By The Slice: Trivia at 6 p.m.
Narragansett Cafe: Megan Chenot at 5 p.m.
Newport Craft: Trivia at 7 p.m.
Newport Pickleball Club: Music Bingo at 7 p.m.
Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia at 6 p.m.
The JPT Film & Event Center: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere at 3:30 p.m., Clueless 30th Anniversary Party at 7 p.m.
Wharf Southern Kitchen: Bingo at 6:30 p.m.

Newport County Government

Jamestown: Fort Getty Ad Hoc Committee at 1 p.m., School Committee at 6 p.m.
Little Compton: Harbor Commission at 6 p.m.
Middletown: Outreach Committee at 5 p.m., Comprehensive Community Plan Update Committee at 6 p.m.
Newport: Housing Authority at 3 p.m., School Committee at 6:30 p.m., Waterfront Commission at 6:30 p.m.
Portsmouth: Planning Board at 7 p.m.
Tiverton: Building Code Board of Appeals at 6 p.m., Economic Development Commission at 6 p.m.
Find more meetings here.