Good Morning, Newport! Today is Wednesday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2025. There are 203 days left in the year.

🚨 You need to know

Foster Parrots, Ltd. is gearing up for a special fundraiser on July 19, 2025, to support their Phoenix Rising Capital Campaign. The event will be held at the Jamestown Arts Center in Jamestown from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. It’s a cocktail-casual affair aimed at helping the organization complete their sanctuary project and “close this chapter and begin to heal.”

“Our sanctuary suffered a devastating fire in 2021, which tragically claimed the lives of many of our beloved residents and destroyed critical infrastructure,” Marjorie Drew tells What’sUpNewp. “In the years since, we’ve been working tirelessly to recover. Now, we are launching a Capital Campaign to help finish rebuilding a safe, state-of-the-art sanctuary where our birds and animals can thrive and continue our educational and conversation work”.

Tickets are $85, with all proceeds going directly to the cause. The Adam Ezra Group will provide live music, and Dr. LoraKim Joyner from One Earth Conservation will give a guest speech. Attendees can look forward to a champagne welcome, gourmet food, and various art activities.

The event will feature a Phoenix Wall Tile Art Display and an auction of an original Eric Peake painting. There’s also a raffle and an Owner Item Registry planned.

As the organizers put it, “The birds need you now more than ever before!” They expect tickets to sell quickly due to limited capacity. If you’re interested in attending, you can buy tickets online at fosterparrots.com/event or mail a check to Foster Parrots in Hope Valley, RI.

Foster Parrots will host a fundraiser in Jamestown.

Here’s what else you need to know

Governor Dan McKee will sign a bill today that will rename the Sakonnet River Bridge after Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts, a soldier from Tiverton who died while serving in Iraq.

Newport City Council’s meeting tonight features a packed agenda, covering a range of topics, including budget discussions, event permits, and ordinance changes. What’s on the Docket

📈 Yesterday’s most-read

The following were yesterday’s most-read What’sUpNewp articles.

  1. Obituary: Curtis Edes
  2. Teen dies in tragic building collapse at Portsmouth Graduation Party
  3. Portsmouth Police provide update on fatal structural collapse
  4. Obituary: Janice Frazier
  5. Obituary: Donald Church
  6. What Sold: A look at 12 homes that changed hands last week in Newport County (June 2 – 6)
  7. Morning Notes: Eisenhower House opens doors for free Monday tours
  8. On This Day In Newport History – June 9, 1869: Construction of First Torpedo Station on Goat Island Ordered
  9. Newport to host annual Independence Day Celebration
  10. Unwanted student ‘treasures’ help stock largest yard sale on Aquidneck Island

📅 What’s Up Today

Weather Forecast

  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. Light west wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southwest wind around 9 mph.

Marine Forecast

  • Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 6 to 11 kt in the morning. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Tonight: SW wind around 8 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • The coastal water temperature is 58 degrees.

Sun, Moon & Tide

  • Sunrise at 5:10 am. Sunset at 8:19 pm. 15 hours & 8 minutes of sun.
  • High tide at 8:35 am & 8:49 p.m. Low tide at 2:17 am & 1:49 pm.
  • The lunar phase is a Full Moon.

Things To Do

Event Calendar

Live Music & Entertainment

  • Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
  • Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
  • JPT Film & Event Center: The Phoenician Scheme at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
  • Landing: Mike Milazzo at 12:30 pm, Nick Sproviero at 4 pm, and Jim Devlin at 8 pm
  • Newport Vineyards: Trivia at 6 pm
  • O’Brien’s Pub: Eoin Egan on the patio at 4:30 pm
  • One Pelham East: Karaoke at 9 pm
  • Ragged Island Brewing Company: Grace Cooper-Hall at 5:30 pm

Newport County Public Meetings

Cruise Ship Schedule

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...