☀️ What's Up Today: Tuesday, Aug. 19

Good morning, Newport! 👋 Today is Tuesday, Aug. 19, the 231st day of 2025. There are 134 days left in the year.

🎾 This year’s International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF) Induction Celebration will have a distinctive look and feel from past ceremonies. What’sUpNewp’s Veronica Bruno has a look at the revamped Induction Weekend, which will feature fan celebrations, celebrities, and a concert.

🎉 Newport Public Schools will celebrate the opening of its new 167,000-square-foot Rogers High School with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, August 22nd, at 10:00 AM, followed by public tours until 12:30 PM. The event at 15 Wickham Road will feature U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Superintendent Colleen Jermain, Mayor Charles Holder, and other local officials, with the entire Newport community invited to attend. The state-of-the-art facility boasts fully integrated Career & Technical Education programs, advanced science labs, a commercial kitchen for culinary students, and will house the Seaside Cafe restaurant opening to the public in October, along with donated artwork from local Newport artists and a modern security system.

🎒 Speaking of schools, Newport Public Schools will welcome students and families back for the 2025-26 school year with a free community celebration next month. The annual Back to School Bash will take place Tuesday, Sept. 2, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Elks Lodge #104, located at 141 Pelham St. The event is open to all K-12 students, families and community members in the Newport Public Schools district.

Have a great Tuesday,

-Ryan Belmore | Publisher, What’sUpNewp

There’s a lot to be excited about ITHF’s new Induction Weekend centered around tennis legends Maria Sharapova and the Bryan Brothers.

Trevor Rogers took a shutout into the seventh inning, and Gunnar Henderson had a solo homer and an RBI triple on Monday night to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 6-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

The lawsuit filed Monday in Rhode Island federal court seeks to block the Justice Department from enforcing conditions that would cut funding to a state or subgrantee if it refuses to honor civil immigration enforcement requests, denies Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers access to facilities or fails to provide advance notice of release dates of individuals possibly wanted by ICE because of their immigration status.

Puddingstone Music continues concert series momentum with Sept. 7 performance featuring baroque and modern compositions

Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.

Sept. 27 ‘Sail for Hope’ race around Jamestown will support veterans sailing program, boating safety initiative and local sailing access

19th century coaches took over the roads throughout Newport over the weekend, a rare, cherished sight thanks to the Preservation Society of Newport.

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