Wow, woah, whoa! What’sUpNewp was notified this week that we are a 2019 Best Of Rhode Island Winner!

Thank you all so much to Rhode Island Monthly, their readers, and our readers for their recognition, vote, and support!

On July 25th, we will find out for what award we have been recognized.

This will be the second year in a row that we will be recognized by Rhode Island Monthly! In 2018, we were recognized with Best News Blog -Statewide in their Readers Poll.

Thank you all again for the recognition and support, we appreciate it more than you know!

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...