Tim Towey made his weekly guest appearance on What’sUp Newp Radio on Thursday.

Before the show, Tim and I visited Newport Grand before its closure next week and also took a tour of the area around the Pell Bridge ramps and what the upcoming changes could look like. Our conversation over this hour ranged from Newport Grand, to Pell Bridge ramp realignment, to why the negativity around the Sheffield School, and more.

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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...