Early expansion at Sea Rose Montessori Co-op School will bring a new, larger classroom space in Fall 2018. Sea Rose Board President Suzanne McDonald joined Ryan Belmore today on What’sUpNewp Radio on AM 1540 WADK to chat about the expansion and to tell us more about this parent-led co-op school.

Also, joining us today on the program was Peter Martin, Dori Carella, and David Spitzman from The Geezers. They performed three songs for us, including one song written by Dori following a recent shooting.

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...