If you missed the premiere of The Newport Bridge: A Rhode Island Icon on December 4th, you’re in luck. The Newport Bridge: A Rhode Island Icon is scheduled to air again on Rhode Island PBS on Saturday, December 14th at 4:00 pm; Sunday, December 22nd at 2:00 pm; Wednesday, January 1st at 7:30 pm. There is […]
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Adopt A Child: Boys Town New England looking for sponsors to help provide Christmas gifts for over 300 children
Boys Town New England announced today that they still have sixty Christmas Wish Lists from local children left to be fulfilled this year! If you’d like to “adopt” a Boys Town child this Christmas please email elizabeth.rose@boystown.org Since opening in 1991, Boys Town New England has brought life-changing care to tens of thousands of children […]
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Defiant In Pensacola: U.S. America’s Cup Challenger returns to the natural foiling venue on the Gulf Coast with the new AC75
via New York Yacht Club American Magic Pensacola, Florida – New York Yacht Club American Magic, Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup, has returned to Pensacola, Florida, for a second consecutive winter training season. In 2018, American Magic became the first America’s Cup team to train on the Gulf Coast of Florida since 1970. From December […]
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CCRI named ‘2-Year College of the Year’ by Education Dive: Higher Ed
Warwick, RI – The Community College of Rhode Island was named the nation’s “2-Year College of the Year” by Education Dive: Higher Ed, a leading industry news publisher. The 2019 Dive Awards recognize the industry’s top disruptors and innovators who are transforming higher education. Winners were chosen by the editors of Education Dive based on thorough and […]
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What’s Up Newp taps crowd funding for expansion of coverage
With monthly readership now exceeding 50,000 monthly users (and more than 150,000 pageviews per month), What’s Up Newp has launched a crowd funding option to support our continued growth of our news and information coverage across Newport County. After seven years, we have a major coverage expansion in the works for What’s Up Newp. We plan […]
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RIDOT to host public information meeting on Pell Bridge ramp realignment
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has announced that they will be hosting an informational meeting on Thursday, Dec. 12th at 5:30 pm to review the proposed design for the Pell Bridge ramp realignment. The meeting, which will be held in the Second Floor Council Chamber at City Hall, is open to the public and all […]
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Governor, First Gentleman, RI Broadcasters join together for unprecedented mental health awareness campaign and broadcast
Governor Gina M. Raimondo and First Gentleman Andy Moffit were joined by the Rhode Island Broadcasters this morning to celebrate the launch of an unprecedented mental health awareness campaign and broadcast special. For the first time, reporters from ABC-6, NBC-10 and WPRI-12 have worked together to tell the stories of everyday Rhode Islanders who are dealing with […]
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Curious Case: A U.S. Housing Market No One Saw Coming
Source: Realtor.com What a difference a year makes. In November 2018, higher mortgage rates and increasing inventory characterized the U.S. housing market. This November, the number of homes for sale fell nearly 10 percent year-over-year in a market where low interest rates are spurring increased demand, according to the November 2019 Housing Trends report released today by realtor.com®. “As […]
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U.S. Naval War College launches Streamlined Program for Earning JPME-I Credit
This story originally appeared on www.usnwc.edu, see the original story and read more from the Naval War College here. NEWPORT, R.I. — U.S. Naval War College’s College of Distance Education has launched a streamlined version of its online program for delivering professional military education coursework required by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The new Online […]
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New Stockdale Conference Room honors Former Naval War College President, War Hero and Ethics Icon
This story originally appeared on www.usnwc.edu, see the original story and more from the Naval War College here. The U.S. Naval War College dedicated a recently renovated conference room to the late retired Vice Adm. James Bond Stockdale, who as college president from 1977 to 1979 introduced a military ethics course informed by his seven […]
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Shop Local Spotlight: Shop Newport history at Newport Historical Society Museum & Shop
Sponsored Promotion Along with our What’s Up Newp Holiday Shopping Guides, What’s Up Newp is highlighting local business and organizations this holiday season. ICYMI – See our holiday shopping guides for gifts under $50, under $100, and over $100. Get ready to shop locally and gift away! Newport Historical Society Museum & Shop The Newport […]
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Shop Local Spotlight: Give the gift of fitness this holiday season with Anchor Fitness
Sponsored Promotion Along with our What’s Up Newp Holiday Shopping Guides, What’s Up Newp is highlighting local business and organizations this holiday season. ICYMI – See our holiday shopping guides for gifts under $50, under $100, and over $100. Get ready to shop locally and gift away! Anchor Fitness Give the gift of fitness this holiday Season! Classes/Open […]
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Tyler’s tips to protect your home this winter
This week’s unexpected snowfall had many around town scrambling to break out the shovels, ice scrapers and snow boots. According to https://guides4homeowners.co.uk/, with everyone trying to manage their hectic schedules while preparing for the quickly approaching holiday season, it is easy to forget how winter weather can take a serious toll on your home and […]
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Lindsay Lang appointed as new HealthSource RI director
Rhode Island Department of Administration Director Michael DiBiase today announced Lindsay Lang will be the new Director of HealthSource RI, Rhode Island’s health insurance exchange. “From its inception, Lindsay has been committed to the effective and efficient operation of HealthSource RI as Legal Counsel, Chief of Staff, and now as its Director,” said Director DiBiase […]
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Newport County Road Report: RITBA and RIDOT scheduled lane closures, construction (Dec. 8 – 14)
Here’s what’s on tap for road construction and traffic in Newport County this upcoming week. Rhode Island Department of Transportation The following road and lane closure notices are effective for the week of December 7 – 13, 2019. All schedules are weather-dependent and subject to change. Portsmouth: Rte. 138 (West Main Rd.) at Union St., alternating lane […]
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On The Market: Ten Open Houses to check out this weekend
On the market for a new home? Well this upcoming weekend is looking like a good time to explore homes that have recently hit the market. Open Houses This Weekend: December 7 -8 What’s Up Newp’s Open House listings are brought to you by our real estate partners, William Raveis Newport. Contact William Raveis for all […]
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Hall of Fame Open Tickets now on sale
One way to beat the winter blues? Start making your summer plans! Select tickets for the Hall of Fame Open are now on sale, just in time for holiday gift giving. Just after Wimbledon, the ATP Tour will once again return to Newport for a full week of professional tennis action on the historic grass […]
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The Ocean Race confirms its return to Auckland
The Ocean Race will come to Auckland, New Zealand, during the 2021-22 edition of the fully-crewed, round the world race. As The Ocean Race approaches its 50th anniversary, the event will be returning to New Zealand for the 12th time. All but one of those stops have been in Auckland, the City of Sails.Watch the […]
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Born from Lessons of WWII, Naval War College International Program Connects World’s Navies One Class at a Time
NEWPORT, R.I. — On a beautiful summer night, the international students of the U.S. Naval War College formed up to be presented to the college president. The collection of wildly different uniforms spoke about the variety of their home nations – short sleeves for tropical summers, braids, epaulets, patches and pins. Their spouses were also […]
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Realtor.com: Home sellers will remain on the sidelines in 2020
Source: Realtor.com At a time when millennials are reaching key life milestones, the U.S. housing market will continue to slow in 2020 as inventory reaches historic lows and economic uncertainty prompts consumers to pull back on their spending, according to the realtor.com® 2020 housing forecast released today. The forecast predicts that despite some relief from new construction, […]
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Newport named among ‘Most Romantic US Destinations to Spend the Holiday Season’
The holiday season may just be the most wonderful time of the year to visit Newport. Fodor’s included Newport this week on its list of the 10 most romantic U.S. destination to spend the holiday season. Here’s what they had to say about The-City-By-The-Sea. “Add a dash of Gilded Age romance to your holiday in […]
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Consider supporting a local nonprofit on this Giving Tuesday
New research from the YMCA finds that more than 62% of Americans 18-38 support at least one cause per month—and that they likely learned of that cause through social media. Forbes reports that when poll respondents were asked where they learned about those causes that they do support, 48.5% of all respondents said via social media; […]
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Aquidneck Island students inducted into CCRI’s Phi Theta Kappa chapter
The Community College of Rhode Island’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society for two-year colleges, inducted sixty-seven new students at its recent fall ceremony. The inductees into CCRI’s Pi Omicron chapter include area students Shirley Dela Dingco of Middletown; Charlotte Baskin and Holly Coelho of Newport; Kenna Poyer of Portsmouth; Zachary Kapstein […]
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Local hospitality employees among RI Hospitality Association’s ‘Emerging Leaders Of The Year’
RI Hospitality Association, the official trade group of the foodservice, lodging, restaurant, and tourism industries, will honor the following Emerging Leaders tomorrow night. “Emerging Leaders are the future of Rhode Island’s Hospitality Industry. These high achievers have demonstrated leadership and are considered to be subject matter experts in their current roles,” says RIHA. “They are driven […]
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Newport String Project to present The King’s Alchemist – Music by Beamish, Mozart and Dohnanyi
Alchemy of all kinds weaves through the three works on the Newport String Project’s December 7th concert.Mozart’s abundantly charming Duo in G Major, K423 will be featured in a rarely heard version for violin and cello. Contemporary composer Sally Beamish will transport the listener to 13th century Scotland for a quirky musical depiction of the unlikely experiments of eccentric alchemist, John Damian, […]