Iain Guest,adjunct professor at Georgetown University and founder of The Advocacy Project, joined me on What’sUpNewp Radio on WADK 1540AM before his talk on Wednesday at Redwood Library and Athenaeum on Sexual Violence and War in Africa.

We were joined by Matthew Gray from Ragged Island Brewing Company to chat about their plans to expand and grow in Portsmouth. Portsmouth Town Council will make a big decision tonight on their future plans.

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...