Celebrating 25 years of Italian Culture and Heritage, Newport Festa Italiana‘s 2019 Columbus Day Parade stepped off at St. Joseph Church on Broadway at noon today. make its way up Memorial Boulevard to the Columbus Statute for closing ceremonies.

What’s Up Newp was there to Facebook Live the event.

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...