Good morning, Newport! I’m Ryan Belmore, publisher of What’sUpNewp. Here’s what you need to know for Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
A new 24/7 pop-up food pantry opened Sunday at the Leonard Brown House, providing immediate access to food and essentials for island residents facing food insecurity. Read more
A Newport housing advocate who has spent decades fighting for underserved families received a new roof Tuesday through a partnership between local and national organizations. Read more
The Newport City Council will meet tonight in the council chambers at City Hall to address a packed agenda featuring holiday event approvals, infrastructure investments, and traffic planning initiatives. Read more
What’sUpNewp’s Tyler Bernadyn has a look at the 24 homes that sold across Newport County last week. Read more
What’sUpNewp’s Gerry Goldstein and Frank Prosnitz regular columns are here. Prosnitz - Just my Opinion: If it walks like a duck … it’s antisemitism. Goldstein - Parallels too frightening to ignore.
Today in Newport
Weather Forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. West wind 13 to 17 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind 11 to 13 mph.
Sun & Tide Information
Sunrise: 6:30 a.m., Sunset: 4:28 p.m. Daylight: 9 hours & 57 minutes
High tides: 1 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Low tides: 6:54 a.m. & 8:38 p.m.
Lunar phase: Last Quarter Moon.
Things To Do
All Day: Newport Restaurant Week throughout Newport & Bristol Counties
5 p.m.: Creative Nonfiction Workshop at Jamestown Philomenian Library
5 p.m.: Fashion and Theatricality in Cushing’s Staircase at Newport Art Museum
5 p.m.: Juicy Market - Artisan & Makers, Brews, & Fun at Newport Craft
6 p.m.: Carols of Birds, Bells, and Peace from Ukraine at Redwood Library
6:30 p.m.: Fermentation Class at Forty 1 North
Organizing an event? Add it to our community calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
Buskers - Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 p.m.
Fastnet Pub - Trivia at 9 p.m.
Newport Vineyards - Trivia at 6 p.m.
The JPT: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere at 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
The Quencher - Karaoke at 9 p.m.
Newport County Government
Jamestown: Housing Authority at 9 a.m., 250th Commission at 4:30 p.m., Harbor Management Commission at 5 p.m.
Little Compton: School Committee at 6 p.m.
Middletown: Economic Development Advisory Committee at 4:30 p.m., School Committee at 5 p.m., School Building Committee at 5 p.m., Planning Board at 6 p.m.
Newport: City Council at 5:30 p.m., City Council at 6:30 p.m.
Portsmouth: School Committee at 7 p.m.
Tiverton: Cemetery Commission at 7 p.m.
Find more meetings here.
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