Today is Thursday, April 20. Today’s newsletter is 1,174 words - a 6-minute read.
Rest In Peace, Jim Gillis. For those not familiar - Jim was a reporter and columnist for the Newport Daily News for more than 40 years. Many were fond readers of his regular column, Spare Change.
I’m extremely honored to have had the chance to get to know Jim over the last eleven years. I first met him in person at the Newport Jazz Festival. I’ll never forget him joke the first time we met, “I’ve never heard anyone shorten Newport to ‘Newp’” and the fun conversation we had after it. We’ve had a great ongoing conversation since then.
Our thoughts are with Jim's wife, family, and loved ones during this difficult time.
In a special for the Newport Daily News, Sean Flynn has more on Jim and his career. - 'He surely will be missed': Remembering Newport Daily News reporter, columnist Jim Gillis
What’s Up Today
☀️ Weather
Today: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 58. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
🛥️ Marine Forecast
Today: NNW wind 6 to 9 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tomorrow: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SE 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 46°F.
🌊 Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 5:57 am | Sunset: 7:30 pm | 13 hours and 33 minutes of sun.
High tide at 8:41 am & 9:03 pm | Low tide at 2:23 am & 2 pm.
Moon: New Moon. 0 days, 0% lighting.
🎭 Things To Do
11 am to 8 pm: Taproot Taco Thursdays at Newport Vineyards
5 pm to 9 pm: Rock & Roll Sushi at Stoneacre Garden
6 pm to 7 pm: The Gilded Years: The First Information Age at The Breakers
6 pm to 8 pm: Doctoring Words at Mount Hope Farm
6 pm to 8 pm: The Cocktail Club: Vodka: Corn or Wheat? You decide! at Hotel Viking
6:30 pm: Hess Collection Wine Dinner at Midtown Oyster Bar
7 pm: STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie at Casino Theatre
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
🎶 Entertainment
Casino Theatre: STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie at 7 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy at 3:30 pm, Chef with Los Duderinos & La Costa Food Truck at 6:30 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar: John Erikson at 8 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Angelus Hall at 9 pm
Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia Night from 6 pm to 8:30 pm
Stoneacre Garden: Dave Alves Trio at 7 pm
🏛️ City & Government
Jamestown: School Committee at 6:30 pm
Little Compton: Town Council at 7 pm
Middletown: School Committee at 4:30 pm, Outreach Sub-Committee at 5 pm, Citizens Advisory Committee at 5 pm
Newport: Newport Public Library at 4 pm
Portsmouth: Conservation Commission at 6 pm, Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm
Tiverton: Recreation Commission at 6:30 pm, Budget Committee at 6:30 pm
See the agendas and a full list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.
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