WUN Afternoon Update: Monday, November 21

Good Afternoon,

🎄 What’s on tap this Thanksgiving Week? Illuminated Boat Parade, Santa Magic at Long Wharf Ball, Seal Tours, and more. Get the full rundown here - What’s Up This Week: Nov. 21 – 27

🍗 Still coming up with plans for dining on Thanksgiving? Here’s where to dine out in Newport this Thanksgiving

⛸️ 🏃‍♂️ Speaking of Thanksgiving Day , Newport County YMCA will host its 37th Annual Pie Run in the morning and the Ice Skating Rink at Newport Harbor Island Resort will open.

💻 Looking for a new gig, job, or career? Here are 50+ job opportunities available right now in and around Newport

🏠 On the real estate front, six homes in Newport, seven homes in Portsmouth, and three homes in Tiverton changed hands last week. No transactions were recorded in Middletown, Jamestown, or Little Compton.

👉 A Portsmouth teen has been chosen to perform at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Rhode Island Monthly has the story.

🙏 What’sUpNewp Supporters power our newsroom and all that we do. Last week, we launched a November supporter drive, where we are looking to add 50 new What’sUpNewp supporters before the end of the month.

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🦭 On November 27, a Save The Bay education vessel will depart from Bowen’s Ferry Landing in Newport Harbor, marking the organization’s 22nd seal tour season in the “City by the Sea.”