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Potter League for Animals is hosting its first virtual Heart & Sole Walk/5K Run for Animals on Sunday October 18th at 12Noon. The Heart & Sole Walk for Animals is the Potter League’s largest fall fundraiser to raise funds and awareness for homeless and neglected animals across Rhode Island and beyond. What’s Up Newp’s Ryan Belmore […]

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Newport plans to offer produce year-round. ecoRI news has the full story here.

The Top of the Hill Neighborhood Association partnered with What’s Up Newp to bring to its members, and any other interested parties, a live virtual video discussion with the Newport City Council 2nd Ward candidates, Kim Salerno and Charlie Holder on Thursday night. During the discussion, candidates covered a number of topics provided by the […]

The members of the Newport Middle Passage Port Marker Project (NMPPMP) are eager to hear your views and to have your input into the design, scope, and development of a memorial park at Liberty Square. “The Newport Middle Passage Port Marker Project is dedicated to shining a light on the history of Newport, Rhode Island, epicenter of […]

The decision follows some controversy around whether the removal of certain polling places stifled voter turnout in September’s primary. Read the full story from The Public’s Radio here.

The Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation and Lifespan are teaming up for their third and fourth food distribution events this month. Pallets of food, including perishable and non- perishable goods such as eggs, milk, and produce, will be distributed via ‘drive-thru’ to individuals and families in need. The distribution is open to the public. […]

“With the news of coronavirus cases rising among college students in Rhode Island, Salve Regina University in Newport is touting the fact that they have had the fewest cases, with just two students testing positive since the start of school”. Read the full story from ABC 6 here.

In normal years, October is a month to look forward to events like the Newport Seafood Festival and Halloween festivities at Barnaby Castle, CarnEvil at Newport Vineyards, and Fortress of Nightmares at Fort Adams. While these have been called off due to safety concerns during the pandemic,  there are still plenty of ways to enjoy […]

By Bari Freeman, Executive Director, Bike Newport On September 23, 2020, the following message was sent from Bike Newport to all candidates for City/Town Council in the three municipalities of Aquidneck Island: Newport, Middletown, and Portsmouth. Thanks to all of the candidates who replied for taking the time to share their vision. Their responses appear […]

The Newport Tree Conservancy is inviting members of the community to join them in our effort to reforest Miantonomi Park.  The Newport Tree Conservancy has been diligently planting about 30 trees per year and this year they have generous funding to double that to 60 trees.  “With your help, these trees will be for the community […]

Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Deputy Director Stephanie Geller joined What’s Up Newp for a discussion on the organization’s new report, “Newport Data in Your Backyard”, out this week that highlights improvements and declines in the economic well-being, education, health, child welfare, and safety of Newport’s children. https://www.facebook.com/WhatsUpNewp/posts/3737047576314032 Read more about the report here -Rhode Island […]

Clean Ocean Access (COA) hosted their first beach cleanup of October this past Saturday. Twenty-six committed volunteers came together at Island Park Beach and Gull Cove in Portsmouth to remove 72 pounds of trash from the areas. People of all ages were out and about on this beautiful Saturday, shocked by the number of glass […]

By 11th Hour Racing 11th Hour Racing Team is one step closer in its ambition to compete in and win The Ocean Race 2022-23 with the announcement that the Team is building a brand new IMOCA 60 in Brittany, France. Skipper, Charlie Enright, and Team CEO, Mark Towill, have brought together three of the most experienced and successful […]

Donald Tofias has an expression he’s quite fond of. So fond, In fact, he trademarked it and put it on the back of a crew shirt for his W-76 Wild Horses. “Yachting is the winner” it said. “The reason we came up with the phrase is when we first started racing the W-76, we didn’t win a […]

Here’s a round-up of the scheduled road and lane closures throughout Newport County during the week ahead. Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority The following road and lane closure notices from the Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority (RITBA) are effective for the week of October 4 – 10, 2020. All schedules are weather-dependent and […]

Friday: Award Winning Neil Young tribute band Forever Young will be streaming from the Narrows Center at 8PM. Details here. Friday: Tonight at 7PM, head to Askew in Providence for a live, socially distanced outdoor show with Greg Sherrod and The Get Down. Details here. Friday: Passim Streams presents Mark Erelli streaming live from the […]

The State of Rhode Island Board of Elections will host a meeting at 4:30 pm on Friday, October 2nd. Among the items on the agenda is the action of the board to discuss and vote on polling locations for the upcoming General Election. See the full agenda here – https://bit.ly/3nfeV9e This is a What’s Up […]