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🌊 The 2022 Audrain’s Newport Concours & Motor Week kicks off today and runs through Sunday. Take a look at the schedule of events here.
🌊 Newport City Councilwoman Elizabeth Fuerte, who is not seeking re-election in November, has endorsed Xay for Council At-Large. Read More
🌊 On Thursday night, October 6, RIDOT will change the traffic pattern on Route 138 East in Newport, shifting traffic onto the new Route 138 extension road to Admiral Kalbfus Road. The new Route 138 extension will follow the path of a redesigned section of Halsey Street. Read More
🌊 Panera Bread in the Long Wharf Mall has permanently closed. Read More
🌊 Yesterday we caught up with Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain. Watch The Interview or listen to it below.
🌊 Piff the Magic Dragon brings his laughs and magic to The Vets this evening. Read our recent interview with him here.
🌊 WUN’s Ken Abrams caught up with Ali McGuirk who is releasing a new album and playing Askey in Providence on Friday. Read Interview
What’s Up Today
Weather
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 10 to 13 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Marine Forecast
Today: N wind 9 to 11 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: NE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming N after midnight. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 66°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 6:40 am | Sunset: 6:30 pm | 11 hours & 50 minutes of sun.
High tide at 10:45 am & 11:10 pm | Low tide at 3:42 am & 4:27 pm.
Moon: Waxing Crescent, 3.1 days, 10% lighting.
Happening Today
Things To Do
8 am: The Telling: Daniel Bernard Roumain at WaterFire Arts Center
6 pm: Artists Talk with Kate Barber + Wendy Mueller at Jamestown Arts Center
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Entertainment
JPT Film & Event Center: Moonage Daydream at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Landing: Timmy Smith at 6 pm
Newport Playhouse: Social Security at 11 am
One Pelham East: Timmy Smith from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
Perro Salado: Steve Cerelli at 9 pm
Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia in the Barn at 6 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm
Vieste Simply Italian: Colin Van Pelt from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm
City & Government
Newport: Historic District Commission at 6:30 pm
Portsmouth: Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm
See a full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.
Cruise Ships Schedule
September 30 – MS Insignia (Capacity: 824 passengers, 400 crew)
September 30 – Seven Seas Navigator (Capacity: 490 passengers, 340 crew)
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Further Reading
The Brink: Investigating Newport's Ties to Slavery
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