Good Friday Morning.
👉 President Joe Biden is heading to Lewiston, Maine to mourn with a community where 18 people were killed in the deadliest mass shooting in state history. Read More
💰 Senator Reed has earmarked $5 million for Repairs to the Cliff Walk. Read More
🆕 A $90,000 grant from the Rhode Island Foundation will help the Social Enterprise Greenhouse expand its programs for entrepreneurs from historically marginalized communities. The initiative will focus on start-ups in Newport as well as Central Falls, Pawtucket, Providence and Woonsocket. Read More
🗓️ On tap this weekend – Newport Live, Newport Classical, Newport Restaurant Week, Foodie Film Festival, Harvest Festival, Newport Winter Farmers Market, and more! Events & Live Music Happening This Weekend
🍽️ Newport Restaurant Week kicks off throughout Newport and Bristol Counties today. Featuring ten days of culinary experiences, the event offers a variety of deals and discounts including tastefully crafted prix-fixe menus, gift card promotions, BOGO deals, complimentary add-ons and more from over 50 participating restaurants. Read More
🎞️ What pairs perfectly with Newport Restaurant Week? Second helpings of The JPT’s popular Foodie Film Festival from last Fall! Just like the best sequels, they've upped the ante and added live music, local collaborations, and a new slate of themed films and events to the menu. Read More
🎶 Newport Live will present rising star Anna Mieke at the Colony House tonight. We caught up with Mieke, who will be a long way from the villages of County Wicklow in Ireland where she hails from, ahead of the show. Read More
WHAT’S UP TODAY
Weather
Today: Sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Marine Forecast
Today: W wind 5 to 8 kt becoming SW 9 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: SSW wind around 12 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 59°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 7:19 am | Sunset: 5:38 pm | 10 hours and 18 minutes of sun.
High tide at 12:21 am & 12:47 pm | Low tide at 5:08 am & 6:24 pm.
Moon: Waning Gibbous. 19.9 days, 73% lighting.
Things To Do
Nov. 3 – 12: Newport Restaurant Week throughout Newport and Bristol Counties
Nov. 3 – 12: Foodie Film Festival at The JPT Film & Event Center
10 am: My Best Friends Closet Fall 2023 Sale at Elks Club Newport
3:30 pm: Making Magical Holiday Decor with a Spirited Twist with Recharge Newport
3:30 pm: Making Magical Holiday Decor with a Spirited Twist at IYRS
7:30 pm: Violinist William Hagen makes his Newport Classical Debut! at Newport Classical Recital Hall
8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
Blue Anchor Grill: John & Joanne at 6 pm
Busker’s Irish Pub: Live music at 9 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Joan Baez: I Am A Noise at 2:30 pm, Big Night at 5:30 pm, Taylor Swift! The Eras Tour at 8 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar: Sean Rivers at 8 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Amber Rose & The Renegades at 8:30 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: 7-Day Weekend at 9 pm
Newport Classical Recital Hall: Violinist William Hagen at 7:30 pm
One Pelham East: Live music at 8 pm, DJ at 11:30 pm
Ragged Island Brewing Company: Chris and Diane Myers at 5:30 pm
Rejects Beer Co: Comedy Night at 8 pm
Speakeasy: Live music at 9:30 pm
The Firehouse Theatre: Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm
Vieste: Live music at 7 pm
Local Government
Jamestown: Technical Review Committee at 10 am
Middletown: Planning Board at 3 pm
Portsmouth: Portsmouth Bristol Ferry Town Common Committee at 1:15 pm
Tiverton: School Committee Policy Sub Committee at 4 pm, Board of Canvassers at 5:30 pm
See the agenda for the meetings mentioned above here.
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On tap this weekend – Newport Restaurant Week, Foodie Film Festival, Harvest Festival, and more!
President Joe Biden is heading to Lewiston, Maine to mourn with a community where 18 people were killed in the deadliest mass shooting in state history. It’s the type of trip that is becoming far too familiar.
Jake DeBrusk and Charlie Coyle scored in the shootout and the Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night.
Craig Breslow got a taste of what baseball means to Boston during two stints as a left-hander in the Red Sox bullpen.
The reception is free and open to the public; the show is through December 1.
One team will walk out of Sunday’s matchup feeling at least a little better about the remainder of the season.
Justice Department Awards Rhode Island Law Enforcement Agencies More Than $3.3 Million in Public Safety Grants
Celebrate with Alliance Française de Newport and sample this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau.
Funding builds on $22.39 million investment and supports continued improvements to Pier 1
Includes $5 million for Repairs to the Newport Cliff Walk
Ticket reservations and payments for in-person participation are requested by Friday, November 3.
It will also be distributed within the USA on Max at a future date, with further global distribution to come.
This lecture will shed light on a few of the stories of Indigenous peoples in Portsmouth, along with how some of the English colonists interacted with them.
Initiative will target entrepreneurs and businesses in Newport and four other cities
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Further Reading
The Boston Globe: Fort Wetherill graffiti: Meet the worker whose job it is to keep the property clean
Rhode Island Current: Amo and Leonard finally face off in live television debate