Good morning, Newport! Today is Thursday, Oct. 16, the 289th day of 2025. There are 76 days left in the year.
The Preservation Society of Newport County has announced tickets are now on sale for its annual Halloween and holiday celebrations at the Newport Mansions.
Champ Soleil, one of only nine intact estates remaining from Newport’s Gilded Age, has come to market with an asking price of $22 million.
Pivotal Brewing Company announced Tuesday on Instagram that it is looking to transition its Newport location to new ownership, just five months after fully opening.
Temporary snow fencing will be installed in coming weeks across several paths at Second Beach as part of an off-season sand preservation effort.
Thanks for reading,
Ryan Belmore, Publisher
Today in Newport
Weather Forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Marine Forecast
Today: NNW wind 13 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: N wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Sun & Tide Information
Sunrise: 6:57 a.m., Sunset: 6:04 p.m. Daylight: 11 hours and 6 minutes
High tides: 3:23 a.m., 3:59 p.m. Low tides: 10:05 a.m., 11:05 p.m.
Lunar phase: Waning Crescent.
Things To Do
8 a.m.: 2025 DF95 National Championship at Fort Adams State Park
11 a.m.: Colonial Jewish Walking Tours at Loeb Visitors Center
12 p.m.: Finding Horace Pippin at The Newport Art Museum
4 p.m.: Behind the Walls at Rough Point
6 p.m.: Liz Gotauco - F*cked Up Fairy Tales at Charter Books
6 p.m.: O’Baby Benefit at O’Brien’s Pub
6 p.m.: Fall for Lucy’s Hearth at The Newport Art Museum
7 p.m.: Love + War with newportFILM
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: Patrick Gaynes 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: Downtown Abbey: The Grande Finale at 1:30 p.m., Scary Movie 25th Anniversary at 7:30 p.m.
Newport County Government
Little Compton: Harbor Commission at 6 p.m., Ad Hoc Homestead Exemption Committee at 7 p.m.The Preservation Society of Newport County has announced tickets are now on sale for its annual Halloween and holiday celebrations at the Newport Mansions.
Middletown: Senior Citizens Board of Directors at 2 p.m., School Committee at 5 p.m., Comprehensive Community Plan Update Committee at 6 p.m.
Newport: Public Library at 4 p.m., City Council at 5:30 p.m.
Portsmouth: Parks & Recreation at 5:30 p.m., Conservation Commission at 6 p.m.
Tiverton: Zoning Revision Committee at 5 p.m., Building Code Board of Appeals at 6 p.m.
Find out more about these meetings here.
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