Good Morning. Today is Tuesday, November 28, 2023.
⏱️ When Carpionato Group purchased the former Newport Grand property nearly six years ago, there was excitement at what the developer promised would be an intriguing mixed-use development. Six years later, the old casino building sits as a decaying monument to unrealized expectations. Six years later, casino site’s redevelopment remains stalled.
👉 A 31-acre waterfront parcel on the Sakonnet River in Little Compton is being offered for sale for the first time in five generations. It can be yours for $7.3 million.
🗞️ Gerry Goldstein’s latest column is here - Nothing was half-baked about this ‘thank you’.
🎄 Make your way to Bowen's Wharf on Saturday for a day of caroling, holiday shopping, and family fun as they host their 53rd Annual Bowen's Wharf Christmas Tree Lighting. The festivities begin around 12:30 pm and the tree lighting will take place at 6 pm. Join The Fun
🛹 The fine work that The Friends of Newport Skatepark have been doing has caught the eye of Skateboarding.com - Newport, Rhode Island, Is Nearly Ready To Break Ground on a New Skatepark
WHAT’S UP TODAY
WEATHER
Today: A slight chance of rain showers before 1 pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 1 pm and 2 pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 9 to 17 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
MARINE FORECAST
Today: W wind 8 to 11 kt increasing to 12 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. A slight chance of rain showers before 1 pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 1 pm and 2 pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: WNW wind 12 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 53°F.
SUN, MOON, & TIDE
Sunrise: 6:48 am | Sunset: 4:17 pm | 9 hours and 28 minutes of sun.
High tide at 8:05 am & 8:28 pm | Low tide at 12:47 am & 2:09 pm.
Moon: Waning Gibbous. 15.4 days, 100% lighting.
THINGS TO DO
10 am: Preschool Dance Party at Newport Public Library
12:30 pm: Adobe Photoshop Intensive at Jamestown Arts Center
3:30 pm: Anime Watch Club at Newport Public Library
4 pm & 7:30 pm: Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff
Organizing an event? Submit events to What’sUpNewp!
LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
JPT Film & Event Center: The Holdovers at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Newport Playhouse: Miracle on South Division Street at 11 am
O’Brien’s Pub: Trivia at 7 pm
Parlor Newport: Larry Brown Swinglane Orchestra at 8 pm
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Discover Newport: Newport and Bristol County Convention and Visitor's Bureau dba Discover Newport at 12 pm
Jamestown: Affordable Housing at 9 am, Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm
Middletown: Zoning Board of Review at 6 pm
Newport: Tree Commission at 6 pm
Tiverton: School Committee Finance Sub Committee at 6 pm, School Committee at 7 pm
See the agendas and a complete list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.
HAPPENING THIS WEEK
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THE LATEST
The future of the project seems as uncertain today as that day in 2014 when Newport voters rejected expanding the casino to include table games.
Here’s a look at the Newport Police Department arrest and dispatch logs for Monday, November 27 through 6 am on Tuesday, November 28.
Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.
Yegor Chinakhov had a goal and an assist, lifting the Columbus Blue Jackets over Boston 5-2 on Monday night, handing the Bruins to their third straight loss.
This 31-acre waterfront parcel is being offered for sale for the first time in five generations and is currently being offered for $7.3 million.
Sherif Gross-Bullock had 25 points in Bryant’s 108-74 victory against Springfield (Mass.) on Monday night.
The Patriots need to find a quarterback before they host the Chargers on Sunday.
Here’s a look at the Newport Police Department arrest and dispatch logs for Friday, November 24 through 7 am on Monday, November 27.
Without much fanfare, print newspapering in Rhode Island suffered some body blows recently, and though my view on this surely dates me, I grieve the situation.
Gonzalez, a spokesman for Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), shared his journey overcoming adversity, managing his struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and finding peace through music, as part of Division Newport’s recognition of October’s National Disability Awareness Month on Oct. 24.
The concert will feature the three ensembles of CCNC: Newport County Youth Chorus, Aquidneck Singers and Quorus.
These grants will provide additional resources to aid lobster and other fixed-gear fishermen in developing and bringing new ropeless gear technology onto their boats.
The competitive funding round is for multiple sources of affordable housing financing, including over $65 million in State Fiscal Recovery Funds
Tickets on sale Friday, December 1st
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