Newport Pride Weekend returns June 23 - 25. Credit: Newport Pride

Newport Pride Weekend returns Friday, June 23, through Sunday, June 25.

NewportOUT’s Sean O’Connor joined What’sUpNewp to provide details about Pride Weekend, give us some background and information on the new Pride Center in Newport, and more.

For more information on Newport Pride Weekend or the Newport Pride Center, visit www.newportprideri.org.

Watch or listen to our conversation below.

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...