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Good Morning! Today is Thursday, August 10. Today’s newsletter is 1,745 words, approximately a 8-minute read.

🌊 Rhode Island’s economy experienced no GDP growth and mixed results across key economic metrics, according to the Rhode Island Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Briefing for Q2 2023, released today.

🌊 Governor McKee announced on Wednesday that Bowen’s Wharf is among eight major projects across Rhode Island that will receive a Site Readiness Award.

🌊 Members of the Professional Firefighters of Newport, Local 1080, the union representing the members of the Newport Fire Department, presented The Friends of Newport Skatepark with a $1,080 check on Wednesday morning.

🌊 Save The Date: Dates have been announced for the 2024 Newport Folk Festival and Newport Jazz Festival.

🌊 Meet your new best friend, Lucky – this week’s Adoptable Dog of the Week!

🌊 Elementary school students participating in a Newport summer learning program are planning for a special visitor on Thursday morning when they will be joined by U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse at Pell Elementary School. The highly-regarded Summer Learning Initiative program is funded by United Way of Rhode Island and delivered in Newport by East Bay Community Action Program. It provides six weeks of full-time educational programming to youth at no cost to their families, making it one of few such programs in the state.

During the visit, United Way says that Senator Whitehouse will tour “classroom” areas and engage with youth participating in various activities. In one “classroom,” rising 1st and 2nd-grade students will be building their math skills, and in another, rising 4th and 5th graders will be focused on STEAM learning through “Project Wild” curriculum.

What’s Up Today

Weather

  • Flood Watch in effect from August 10, 02:00 PM EDT until August 11, 08:00 AM EDT
  • Hazardous Weather Outlook
  • Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5 pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 6 to 13 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
  • Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1 am. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Patchy fog before 1 am. Low around 67. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible.
  • 7-Day Weather Forecast | 3-day Surf Forecast

Marine Forecast

  • Today: W wind 5 to 8 kt becoming SSW 8 to 11 kt in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5 pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Tonight: SSW wind 9 to 12 kt becoming W after midnight. Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1 am. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Patchy fog before 1 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Coastal Water Temperature: 70°F.

Sun, Moon, & Tide

  • Sunrise: 5:49 am | Sunset: 7:52 pm | 14 hours and 3 minutes of sun.
  • High tide at 3:35 am & 4:16 pm | Low tide at 8:54 am & 11:21 pm.
  • Moon: Waning Crescent. 23.6 days, 34% lighting.

Things To Do

Live Music & Entertainment

Local Government

Cruise Ships

Here’s what’s coming up on the cruise ship schedule;

  • Thursday, August 10: American Star
  • Thursday, August 17: American Star
  • Friday, August 18: American Eagle

The Latest on WhatsUpNewp.com

Adopt Lucky: A sweet and friendly boy who likes to give big hugs

Adopt Lucky: A sweet and friendly boy who likes to give big hugs

Lucky is a sweet boy with the cutest freckled nose! This friendly guy likes to give big hugs and would do well with a family that likes to have fun

Newport Firefighters donate to Friends of Newport Skatepark

Newport Firefighters donate to Friends of Newport Skatepark

Newport Firefighters pitch in to support effort to build a skatepark in Newport.

Rhode Island key performance indicators briefing for Q2 2023 suggests economic growth has stalled 

Rhode Island’s economy experienced no GDP growth and mixed results across key economic metrics, according to the Rhode Island Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Briefing for Q2 2023, released today.

Alex Verdugo drives in 2 runs in the Red Sox’s 4-3 victory over the Royals

Alex Verdugo had a two-run double to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Wednesday night in a game with one of the strangest ground-rule doubles in Fenway Park history.

Hit ball gets lodged in red light of Fenway Park’s Green Monster

Kyle Isbel hit a liner that crashed through a red light near the base of the Green Monster at Fenway Park and lodged inside the broken light for a ground-rule double on Wednesday night.

‘The Staying Power of Books’ will be the subject of a Jamestown Arts Center talk on August 23

Panel Discussion with Kate Lentz, Liz Newton and Tim O’Connell on Wednesday, August 23 at the Jamestown Arts Center

Dates announced for the 2024 Newport Folk Festival and Newport Jazz Festival

Newport Festivals Foundation, producers of the Newport Folk Festival and Newport Jazz Festival, announced the dates for the events in 2024.

Bowen’s Wharf is among eight major projects to receive Site Readiness Awards

Governor McKee announces $650,000 in Site Readiness Awards to stimulate local economic development

Newport Firefighters donate to Friends of Newport Skatepark

Newport Firefighters pitch in to support effort to build a skatepark in Newport.

Lobby Muddy Fest 2023 at Smuggler’s Waterfront Bar: A day of fun in support of Newport Mental Health

Celebrating its fourth year in the local community, Lobby Muddy Fest is not just your ordinary fundraiser; it’s an event with a purpose.

RIPTA to run holiday schedule on August 14 in observance of Victory Day

RIPTA to run holiday schedule in observance of Victory Day on Monday, August 14

RITBA Customer Service Center will open two evenings this month

August 24th and August 31st additional evening hours from 3:30pm-6:30pm.

Shipping company ordered to pay $2.25M after discharging oily bilge off Rhode Island

The owner of a Greek oil tanker has been ordered by a U.S. judge to pay $2.25 million in fines and penalties after discharging oily bilge water into the ocean during a trans-Atlantic voyage and admitting to other environmental violations by its captain and chief engineer.

Popular Stories on WUN

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Recent Local Obituaries on WUN

Michael J. Baccari, Jr.

November 30, 1939 – July 27, 2023

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What’s Up This Week

What’s Up this week and weekend: August 8 – 13

Black Ships Festival, Wet Paint, Newport Polo versus Palm Beach, and more.

International Architectural Authority to present Annual John G. Winslow Lecture on Aug. 10 at The Breakers

Phillip James Dodd, recognized internationally for his expertise on classical and traditional architecture, will deliver the annual John G. Winslow Lecture on August 10 in the Great Hall of The Breakers.

Sail Newport to host 40th Anniversary Summer Event on August 10

The evening includes cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dinner, dessert, and dancing! Live music will be performed by “The Naticks.”

Lobby Muddy Fest 2023 at Smuggler’s Waterfront Bar: A day of fun in support of Newport Mental Health

Celebrating its fourth year in the local community, Lobby Muddy Fest is not just your ordinary fundraiser; it’s an event with a purpose.

Butts Hill Fort to host 2nd Volunteer Summer Cleanup on Aug. 12

The Battle of Rhode Island Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit committed to raising awareness of Rhode Island’s role in the War for Independence.

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...