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Newport City Council will host a virtual workshop on Thursday, January 21 at 4:30 pm to receive a COVID-19 update from City Manager Joe Nicholson.

This is a What’s Up Newp broadcast. To participate in or watch the official meetings, call 1-877-853-5247 or join via Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/95878452956.

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...