A look at where and why Newport is being mentioned today, locally and around the globe;

Note: This is very much a live blog, this story will be updated throughout the day when/if more stories come out regarding Newport.

  1. Turn To 10  – NBC 10 I-Team: West Warwick Housing Authority spending …
  2. The Providence Journal  – R.I. House finance chief Gallison to resign
  3. Fox News – Captain Cook’s ship Endeavour ‘found’ in Newport Harbor
  4. New York Daily News – Captain James Cook’s ship HMS Endeavour, used to explore …
  5. Bloomberg – A Veteran Sailor’s Crazy Plan to Cross the Atlantic Without GPS
  6. GCaptain – Sailing Legend Ditching Modern Tech in Daring Trans-Atlantic Race
  7. Washington Times – Rhode Island schools take in Central American migrants
  8. Boating Industry – Denison Yacht Sales announces four new marina office locations
  9. Turn to 10 – Sports Authority liquidating assets, could close 450 stores
  10. CapeCod.com – Ptown PD Honor Guard marches in police parade in RI

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...