Good morning, Newport! 🗓️ Today is Friday, Aug. 8, the 220th day of 2025. There are 145 days left in the year.
Gov. Daniel McKee has recognized Newport Mental Health for its crisis response following a tragic June incident in Portsmouth that killed a 15-year-old student and critically injured a 17-year-old.
Forty-seven Marines from the USS Arlington toured The Breakers mansion Thursday morning as part of celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
It’s back to the drawing board for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority. The agency’s Board of Directors voted Thursday morning to table a proposal that would have slashed or reduced services on the majority of its bus routes, all in the hope of repairing a $10 million hole in the agency’s budget for fiscal year 2026.
Reminder: The Mount Hope Bridge will close to all traffic for four days starting Thursday evening as crews work to resurface the span connecting Bristol and Portsmouth.
On tap this weekend: Aquidneck Night Out, Wet Paint at Newport Art Museum, Race 4 Chase, and more. Things to do this weekend.
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-Ryan Belmore | Publisher, What’sUpNewp
WHAT’S UP TODAY
Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSE 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tomorrow: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SE 5 to 7 kt in the morning. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
The coastal water temperature is 70 degrees.
Sunrise at 5:47 am. Sunset at 7:54 pm. 14 hours & 6 minutes of sun.
High tide at 7:42 am & 8:02 pm. Low tide at 1:30 am & 1:12 pm.
The lunar phase is a Waxing Gibbous.
Things To Do
10 am: Safe Harbor Race Weekend
12 pm: Rogers Invitational Golf Tournament at Green Valley Country Club
4 pm: Cheers to 30 Years VIP Tour & Tasting at Newport Vineyards
5 pm: AmpSurf Learn to Surf Clinic at Second Beach
5 pm: Friends of the Waterfront Concert Series at King Park
6 pm: Full Moon Mini Retreat with The Sacred Center at Common Fence Point Community Center
7 pm: Wet Paint Preview Party at Newport Art Museum
8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
Busker’s Irish Pub: Live music at 8 pm
Johnny’s Restaurant: Stu Krous at 7 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Bad Shabbos at 4:30 pm, Eephus with Q&A at 7:30 pm
Landing: John Erickson at 12:30 pm, Blistering Ego at 4 pm, Straight Outta Rehab at 8 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Neal & The Vipers at 8 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Spiffy Entertainment at 10 pm
Newport Harbor Hotel: Alger Mitchell at 4:30 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: John Erikson on the patio at 4:30 pm
One Pelham East: DJ at 11:30 pm
Ragged Island Brewing: Princess June at 5:30 pm
Speakeasy: Justin Pomfret at 9 pm
Sunset Cove: Sydney Carbone at 5:30 pm
The Firehouse Theater: The Bit Players at 8 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
Middletown: Pension Trust Fund Investment Committee at 10 am
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