A look at where and why Newport is being mentioned today, locally and around the globe;

Note: This is very much a live blog, this story will be updated throughout the day when/if more stories come out regarding Newport.

  1. Gazettenet – Larry Ely: AP story lowballed rising sea levels
  2. DVIDS – To Go or Not To Go … to the Senior Enlisted Academy
  3. Vogue – 10 Boutique Hotels With Chic Beauty Products Worth Stashing in …
  4. Patch – Robert Redford Visits Newport Mansion
  5. WGNO – Wein a champion of jazz and giant of our festival
  6. ABC 6 – Dead whale washes up on Newport’s Hazard’s Beach
  7. What’sUpNewp – Jerusalem House of Prayer Leaders Set to Arrive in Newport This Week
  8. What’sUpNewp – Cluny School 8th Grader Hannah Marley Receives Top Award in RI Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
  9. What’sUpNewp – Water Brothers Postpones 2016 Surf Fest, Reschedule Event for 2017

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...