Good Morning,
⚓ Today is Thursday, September 28 – the 271st day of the year; 94 days remain until the end of the year. Today is World Maritime Day, National Drink Beer Day, and National Good Neighbor Day!
🏎️ Audrain’s Newport Concours & Motor Week kicks off to the public today and runs through Sunday. See the schedule of events.
⛔ The City of Newport is advising motorists that Bellevue Avenue will be closed from William Street to East Bowery Street on Saturday from 11 am until 2 pm for the Audrain Concours showcase, which will feature dozens of classic cars lined up in front of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
🇮🇹 Also taking place on Saturday, Newport Festa Italiana will be hosting Festival In The Park from 11 am to 5 pm at Touro Park on Bellevue Avenue.
♨️ Becky’s BBQ is set to close on Saturday, September 30 after more than 25 years of service. Owner Bob Bringhurst hopes that it’s not the end for Becky’s.
🍦 Frosty Freez closes for the 2023 season on Saturday.
🦞 Flo’s Clam Shack recently announced that Flo’s in Middletown will stay open until November 27, the closing date for Portsmouth, and that they will be opening a new location in Naples, Florida.
🚢 On the cruise ship schedule, the MS Insignia and American Star are scheduled to stop in Newport today. The Emerald Princess is scheduled to visit on Sunday and the Norwegian Escape on Monday.
WHAT’S UP TODAY
Weather
- Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. East wind 8 to 10 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 55. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Marine Forecast
- Today: E wind 7 to 9 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Tonight: ENE wind around 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Coastal Water Temperature: 64°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
- Sunrise: 6:38 am | Sunset: 6:33 pm | 11 hours and 54 minutes of sun.
- High tide at 7:21 am & 7:46 pm | Low tide at 12:50 am & 1:12 pm.
- Moon: Waxing Gibbous. 13.1 days, 97% lighting.
Things To Do
- Audrain’s Newport Concours & Motor Week
- 5:30 pm: Oyster Class at The Reef
- 5:30 pm: Adult Intermediate Ballet at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
- 6 pm: An Evening for Education, Presented by the Bazarsky Family Foundation at Young Building
- 7 pm: Absolute Beginner Ballet and Stretch at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
- 7 pm: Inherent Bummer presents Suf Film 2 at Rejects Beer Co.
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Live Music & Entertainment
- Charter Books: Dylan Jack Trio at 6 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Golda at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
- Landing: Timmy Smith at 7 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar: John Erikson at 8 pm
- Newport Playhouse: Ghost Of A Chance at 11 am
- Pour Judgement: Live music at 10 pm
- Perro Salado: The Honky Tonk Knights at 9:30 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing Co.: Trivia In The Barn at 6 pm
- Rejects Beer Co.: Surf Film 2 at 7 pm
Local Government
- Jamestown: Tax Relief Working Group Committee at 4 pm, School Committee at 6 pm, Senior Services Committee at 6:30 pm
- Little Compton: Little Compton 350 (LC350) at 6:30 pm
- Middletown: Tree Commission at 4 pm, Prevention Coalition at 6 pm
- Tiverton: North End and Industrial/Business Park Advisory Subcommittee at 7 pm
- See the agendas and a complete list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.
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Salve Athletics: Seahawks and Lancers go scoreless
Salve Regina University women’s soccer tied Worcester State University 0-0 at home on Reynolds Field in Newport, Rhode Island, in non-league action on Wednesday afternoon.
Ezekiel Elliott focuses on Patriots knowing emotions may flow in homecoming with Cowboys
Ezekiel Elliott knows it will be weird to return so soon as a New England running back to the place where he starred alongside quarterback Dak Prescott for seven seasons with the Dallas Cowboys.
Flo’s Clam Shack announces end of season closing dates for Middletown, Portsmouth locations; new location in Naples
Flo’s Clam Shack Middletown will be open until November 27th
Frosty Freez closes for the season on September 30
Last day of the season is coming up fast!
Alex Cora says he will be back with Red Sox in 2024. But in what role?
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora said definitively on Wednesday he will be back with the team next year but didn’t say in what position or even how he could be so sure.
ICYMI: POPULAR ON WHATSUPNEWP
- Becky’s BBQ to close its doors after 25 years
- Obituary: Lisa Anne Wright
- A Rhode Island man is charged with possessing 26 pounds of cocaine in a kayak on a Vermont lake
- Broadway Street Fair returns on October 14
- Flo’s Clam Shack announces end of season closing dates for Middletown, Portsmouth locations; new location in Naples
FURTHER READING
Man accused of killing landlord in Portsmouth with handheld axe to appear in court (WLNE)
Meet Salve’s new Fulbright foreign language teaching assistants (Salve Today)
NWC Alumni Serve as Delegates to International Seapower Symposium 25 (USNWC)
Middletown BBQ joint closing this weekend (WPRI)
Jay Leno inducted into the Rhode Island Italian-American Hall of Fame (WJAR)
