Good Morning! It’s Friday, January 31, 2025.
Portsmouth High School’s varsity girls basketball team is now 7-5 for the season after a tough 54-30 loss to Ponaganset on Thursday night. What’sUpNewp photographer Justin Walker was there and shares a recap and photo gallery of the game.
You may not have noticed, but three-time Newport Folk Festival performer Sharon Van Etten and her band, The Attachment Theory, have been hanging out in Westerly all week. What’sUpNewp’s Ken Abrams caught up with Van Etten and bandmate Devra Hoff ahead of her show at the United Theatre tomorrow night. Read More
Newport Polo has unveiled its 2025 Season Schedule. Their box office opens tomorrow. Read More
Last night, the City of Newport hosted a public forum on the future of Easton’s Beach. Did you attend? What did you think of the forum? Comment below and share with us.
ICYMI: Newport City Council hosted a workshop on the Capital Improvement Program on Wednesday night. You can watch the 1-hour and 28-minute meeting in its entirety here.
Looking ahead, Newport City Council has the following workshops coming up;
Wednesday, Feb. 5: Workshop with the Planning Board
Thursday, Feb. 6: Workshop Easton's Pond
Thursday, Feb. 20: Workshop Lead Remediation
It’s a good weekend to see a movie at The JPT as they screen three 2025 Oscar-nominated films - Wicked, Nosferatu, and A Complete Unknown. Schedule
THE LATEST
Gyselle Mairs scores 18 points for Portsmouth as team drops to 7-5 record; next game set for February 3
International matchups and themed events highlight 34th summer of world-class polo
Mark Scheifele scored his 30th and 31st goals of the season and the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets beat the Boston Bruins 6-2 on Thursday night.
Connor Withers and Rafael Pinzon each had 18 points, and Bryant beat UMBC 92-86 on Thursday night for its seventh straight win.
Newport Folk Festival veteran and her band The Attachment Theory to open tour in RI after a week of rehearsals at historic theater
Four-day festival to showcase city’s food scene with celebrity chefs, wine tastings, and comedy events
Four-course meal featuring unique pairings and local brews set for February 18 as part of Newport Winter Festival
Rep. Lauren Carson has released her 2025 Constituent Survey. The survey is open to all Rhode Island District 75 residents until February 12.
No arrests were made, according to Newport Police Department.
Son and mother from Rhode Island among those lost.
RECENT LOCAL OBITUARIES
WHAT’S UP TODAY
Weather: Rain, mainly after 11 am. High near 43. South wind 11 to 16 mp,h becoming light in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. The chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch possible. Tonight - Rain, mainly before 4 am. Low around 33. Light and variable wind becoming north at 6 to 11 mph after midnight. The chance of precipitation is 90%—new precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Marine: SSW wind 9 to 14 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 kt. Rain. Seas 1 ft or less. Tonight - Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Rain, mainly before 4 am. Seas 1 ft or less. The coastal water temperature is 36 degrees.
Sun, Moon & Tide: Sunrise at 6:57 am. Sunset at 5 pm. High tide at 8:50 am & 9:16 pm. Low tide at 2:06 am & 2:41 pm. The lunar phase is a Waxing Crescent.
Things To Do
10 am: Baby Playtime at Newport Public Library
8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
Bally’s Tiverton: Live DJ at 8:30 pm
Busker’s Irish Pub: Live music at 8 pm
Johnny’s Restaurant at The Atlantic Resort: Lainey Dionne at 7 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Nosferatu at 7:30 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Eddy’s Shoe at 8 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Angelus Hall at 9:30 pm
Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co.: DJ Madhouse at 5 pm
Ragged Island Brewing: Grace Cooper-Hall at 5:30 pm
Speakeasy: Live music at 9:30 pm
The Firehouse Theatre: The Bit Players at 8 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 8 pm
VFW Post 5390: Dance and Jam Session at 7 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
Portsmouth: School Committee – Personnel Subcommittee at 9:30 am
EXTRA! EXTRA!
Rhode Island Current: Barrington teen killed in DC plane crash with mom had an ‘encyclopedic knowledge of figure skating’
The Public’s Radio: Sen. Linda Ujifusa on responding to Trump, leadership in the RI Senate, and how to make progress on healthcare challenges
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