Good morning, Newport! Today is Thursday, July 3, the 184th day of 2025. There are 181 days left in the year.
👉 Passing a new law restricting assault weapons took Rhode Island lawmakers more than 10 years, but it may offer a road map to other states looking to ease the proliferation of such firearms.
📺 Newport’s International Tennis Hall of Fame will serve as the backdrop for a national television spotlight next week as ESPN’s flagship program SportsCenter makes a stop in the City by the Sea as part of its ambitious “50 States in 50 Days” summer tour.
🚨 The Newport Police Department issued a traffic advisory Tuesday afternoon ahead of the city’s annual Independence Day fireworks celebration, warning drivers of parking restrictions designed to ease congestion during the popular event.
❓ Where have all the children gone? While the nationwide under-18 population fell by 1.4 percent from 2010 to 2020, and in Rhode Island, it dropped by 6 percent, the numbers are dramatically higher for the Newport area.
🗓️ On tap this week/weekend: Fourth of July festivities, Newport Classical, Newport Gulls, Newport Polo, and more. Here’s a look at what’s on tap for events, live music, and entertainment this week and weekend.
WHAT’S UP TODAY
Today: Patchy fog before 8 am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10 pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north after midnight. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 10 kt in the morning. Patchy fog before 8 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming N after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10 pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
The coastal water temperature is 65 degrees.
Sunrise at 5:16 am. Sunset at 8:22 pm. 15 hours & 5 minutes of sun.
High tide at 2:26 am & 3:02 pm. Low tide at 7:52 am & 9:13 pm.
The lunar phase is a First Quarter Moon.
Things To Do
1 pm: Watson Farm Walking Tours at Watson Farm
3 pm: Sakonnet Green Market at Sakonnet Vineyard
5 pm: Newport Artist Collective Salon Series at The Brenton Hotel
6 pm: Third Beach Yoga at Third Beach
6 pm: Wag Nation hosts Rita Hogan at Wag Nation
6 pm: newportFILM Outdoors at Fort Adams State Park
Live Music & Entertainment
JPT Film & Event Center: The Life of Chuck at 4:30 pm, National Lampoon’s Vacation at 7:30 pm
Landing: Justin Pomfret at 12:30 pm, Chelley Knight & The Dope Things at 4 pm, Straight Outta Rehab at 8 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Megan Chenot at 5 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: LuFFKiD at 9:30 pm
Newport Craft: Trivia at 7 pm
Newport Harbor Island Resort: Justin Pomfret at 6 pm
Newport Vineyards: Trivia at 6 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: The Grafters on the patio at 4:30 pm, DJ CNote in the pub at 9:30 pm
Ragged Island Brewing Company: Trivia at 6 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 8 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
Little Compton: Little Compton Pension Committee at 9 am
Middletown: Middletown Affordable Housing Committee at 6 pm
THE LATEST ON WUN
Passing a new law restricting assault weapons took Rhode Island lawmakers more than 10 years, but it may offer a road map to other states looking to ease the proliferation of such firearms.
DEM spokesperson Kimberly Keough confirmed to Rhode Island Current that the state park will remain open Friday night for viewing of the city of Newport’s annual pyrotechnics show in the distance without having to deal with loud noise.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit his first career grand slam during a five-run seventh inning and the Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Wednesday night.
Women’s professional tennis returns to the International Tennis Hall of Fame next week with the highest purse at the WTA 125 level.
Network’s coast-to-coast tour makes stop at historic tennis venue on July 7
Historic Little Compton winery marks 50 years with free Saturday concerts featuring diverse lineup of local and regional artists
West Narragansett Avenue to be closed to parking from 6-11 p.m. as city prepares for annual celebration
Record number of nominations highlights community commitment to preserving Newport’s architectural heritage
While the nationwide under-18 population fell by 1.4 percent from 2010 to 2020, and in Rhode Island, it dropped by 6 percent, the numbers are dramatically higher for the Newport area, according to the recently released 2025 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook.
By Deborah Ruggiero
Wilyer Abreu hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning Wednesday afternoon and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 in the completion of a game suspended by rain a night earlier.
The MARGARET Fund Partners with Hall of Fame Open to Champion Gender Equity in Tennis