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In preparation for reduced speeds during Phase II of the Newport Pell Bridge road deck project, The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) are informing the motoring public that beginning Monday, July 29th RITBA will be partnering in a multi-agency speed and distracted driving enforcement campaign with The Rhode Island Department of Transportation Office on Highway Safety […]

The sold-out Newport Folk Festival is just days away. If you weren’t one of the lucky ones to get in, you can hear more than a dozen sets live this weekend thanks to TuneIn Radio and Bose. The announcement from Newport Folk; For more information about Newport Folk Festival, visit www.newportfolk.org.

Carpionato Group will unveil it’s $100-million plans to redevelop the former Newport Grand property at 11 am on Tuesday. What’sUpNewp will broadcast the announcement via Facebook Live on our Facebook Page. On May 2, 2018, the day they announced they purchased the property, the Carpionato group told What’sUpNewp the land would become an upscale mix […]

via Newport Jazz Festival communications From Ella Fitzgerald’s rapid fire scats, Sarah Vaughan’s divine voice, Billie Holiday’s fine and mellow artistry and Betty Carter’s bebop, the Newport Jazz Festival has been Ground Zero for jazz vocalists for six decades. And, this year’s 65thedition is no exception.  The multi-Grammy winning, NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater has been […]

Child & Family announced today that the 5th Annual Townsend Luncheon, a benefit for its Housing Support Programs, held Wednesday, June 26, 2019 raised over $50,000. Donations were given through event sponsors, a “Fund the Mission” live auction, event ticket sales and through a generous matching gift from Diane and David Canepari with Gateway Properties, Inc.  “Providing […]

via Memorial Funeral Home Alexander Joseph Gair USMC Ret. 90, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away Friday, July 19, 2019 at home with his family by his side. He was the husband of Beverly Jean (Brow) Gair. Born in Springfield, MA on April 6, 1929, he was the son of the late Ernest and Marie (Vocesky) […]

The Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America held its 28th Annual Moby Dick Scouting Golf Classic on July 15 at Montaup Country Club in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Over 116 golfers participated, and over $49,000 was raised for local Scout programs. For over two decades, the tournament has successfully raised over $600,000, which goes directly to Scouting […]

The Newport Historical Society is pleased to congratulate Elizabeth Sulock, Curator of Living History, for being named one of Providence Business News’ “40 Under Forty” in 2019. The Providence Business News celebrates the 40 people under forty years of age that are doing exemplary work in Rhode Island every year. “…Accomplishment can come in waves, but mostly it comes […]

 The Transatlantic Race 2019 will go down as one of the slowest on record, but for none was it more drawn out than for Constantin Claviez and his crew on Charisma. The German skipper and his trusty 1980 vintage Swan 441, which he has campaigned for the past 20 years, arrived in Cowes this afternoon after […]

via International Tennis Hall Of Fame/Hall Of Fame Open With the potential for rain on Thursday, we want to make you aware of our rain policy, if we need to implement it. Our rain policy is that one completed match on stadium court constitutes a completed session for the day. If it is raining Thursday […]

Contributed by Fort Adams Trust The next concert for Music At The Fort that was scheduled for July 18th has been postponed. “Hi everyone. Due to the weather forecast for tomorrow (thunder and lighting) we need to postpone Music at the Fort featuring Ben O’Connor. We are looking at either August 29th or September 19th”, […]

PeopleForBikes, the national organization making bicycling better for everyone, has announced its latest round of community grants. Projects funded in this round will support bicycle infrastructure and advocacy projects across the United States.  The latest grant round totals $50,000 and includes eight projects in seven states. Bike Newport was a recipient of one of those […]

Newport Jazz Festival announced this evening that they will be hosting an official aftershow benefit at the Newport Blues Cafe on Saturday, August 3rd. Newport Jazz will present Nate Smith & KINFOLK EXTENDED FAMILY Jam Session at 10 pm on Saturday, August 3rd. Tickets are $20 per person and the event is 21+. Tickets are […]

Contributed by Newport Jazz Festival Whether it’s the boom of the double bass, the pulse of the cello or the soulful strains of the guitar, the Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Investment Managers has showcased the best and brightest artists on those instruments, from its inception to this year’s edition. This year, the legendary […]

Tiverton Public Library has announced their 2019 Summer Concert Series lineup. All concerts are scheduled on Thursdays from 6:00-7:30 pm on the Library Lawn. In the event of rain, shows are held in the Community Room. Tiverton library encourages the public to bring a chair, blanket, and dinner and enjoy a night of live entertainment. […]

The story on a Providence television station’s web site touted how revenues from truck tolls had surpassed expectations in its first year. Not so fast. What was reported by the state Department of Transportation was “billed revenue.” What has been collected, well they’re not sharing that number. Here’s what the WJAR website said: “Truck tolls […]

Contributed by 12 Metre World Championship It couldn’t have been any more exciting on the fifth and final day of the 2019 12 Metre World Championship hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club and organized by the International Twelve Metre Association’s (ITMA) Americas Fleet. With Nyala (US-12) having clinched her series early in the Vintage Division after a sweep of yesterday’s two races, it […]