Good Morning,
~ Newport City Council hosted a workshop last night with the Planning Board and Smart Growth America to discuss equitable development in Newport. Watch it here.
~ Newport City Council is back at it tonight with a regular council meeting at 6:30 pm. Among the items on the agenda are a Special Events License for a Fireworks Display at Bailey’s Beach Club on July 3; Food Truck Licenses, Permits, and ordinances; a Resolution approving the issuance of $106,500,000 General Obligation bonds for Pell School addition and new Rogers High School, and a liquor license transfer (Mission is transferring its Class BL license to Boru). Watch the meeting live on What’s Up Newp or our Facebook Page as it happens.
~ The Newport Performing Arts Center continues its free online music series with a performance by classical guitarist Victor Main this evening at 8 pm.
~ Secretary of State Gorbea is reminding Rhode Island voters who requested a mail ballot for the March 2 statewide special election that all ballots must be received by the Board of Elections or placed in a secure elections drop box by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2. Ballots postmarked on or before March 2 but received after the deadline will not be accepted. Voters also have the choice of voting early in-person or voting at the polls on Election Day.
~ Food News: Zeldas reopens for the season on March 4.
~ More Food News: Newport Restaurant Week will return April 9 - 18.
What’s Up in Newport County Today
Happy Birthday today to Onne van der Wal, Dylan Conley, and Jaida Hamilton.
Weather Forecast
Today - Sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph.
Tonight - A slight chance of showers between 8 pm and 11 pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 14 to 18 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Marine Forecast
Today - W wind 8 to 13 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight - SSW wind 12 to 16 kt becoming W after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 kt. A slight chance of showers between 8pm and 11pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
The current water temperature in Newport is 36°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 6:26 am | Sunset: 5:31 pm
High tide at 5:21 am & 5:44 pm | Low tide at 11:40 am & 11:17 pm
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, 11 days, 87% lighting
Things To Do
JPT Film & Event Center Virtual Screening Room - All Weekend
City & Government
4:30 pm – Little Compton School Committee
6 pm – Middletown Planning Board
6:30 pm – Newport City Council
7 pm – Tiverton Town Council
Live on WUN (watch on our Facebook Page and website) - Nothing Scheduled
6:30 pm – Newport City Council Regular Council Meeting
The Latest WUN Headlines
Popular Right Now on What’s Up Newp
COVID-19
Data as of Feb. 23. More data here - COVID-19 in Rhode Island: The latest data
Elsewhere
Rhode Island Inno - Here's how E. Frances Paper transformed a dealership's garage in Middletown into an industrial-chic workspace
Portsmouth Times - Portsmouth schools’ first draft budget seeks $1M more for FY22
One Last Thing
Every year, the Providence Preservation Society takes nominations from the public to help build its Most Endangered Properties list. In addition to the usual suspects — the Superman Building, the Crook Point Bascule Bridge, and old buildings in disrepair or disuse — the entire City of Providence made the list this year due to the threat that climate crisis presents to Rhode Island’s riverine and bay-buffered capital. ecoRI has the full story here.
Are there other communities creating lists of Most Endangered Properties? What do you think of doing it in your city/town? Comment below.
Have a good Wednesday,
~ Ryan