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Newport, RI – Here’s a look at what’s happening in and around Newport today. Weather: Today –Rain, mainly after 4 pm. High near 54. East wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.Tonight – […]

Newport, RI – Here’s your weather forecast and a look at things to do on this beautiful fall Sunday. Weather: Today –Sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.Tonight – Increasing clouds, with a low around 40. Calm […]

Newport, RI – The Audrain Automobile Museum located on Bellevue Avenue and the Fort Adams Trust hosted the first “Trunk or Treat Event” at Fort Adams State Park on Sunday, October 28th. The community event benefited the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center with food and monetary donations to the Center to help those in need.  […]

Newport, RI – Here’s a look at the weather and things to do for Newport today. Weather: Flood Advisory in effect from November 3, 05:59 AM EDT until November 3, 09:00 AM EDTWind Advisory in effect from November 3, 12:00 PM EDT until November 3, 07:00 PM EDTHazardous Weather OutlookToday –Showers and possibly a thunderstorm […]

Charlestown, RI – The United States Mint will join representatives from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on November 15 at 10:30 am at Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters Kettle Pond Visitor Center in Charlestown to launch the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program coin honoring Block Island National Wildlife Refuge in Rhode Island. The Block […]

Newport, RI – The first weekend of Newport is here, can you believe it? Here’s your weekend weather outlook as you plan your Fall back on Sunday, Newport Restaurant Week dining, and other events. Enjoy the weekend! Weather This Afternoon Showers likely, mainly before 5 pm. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Southwest wind around […]

Newport, RI – Here’s a look at what’s up for weather and things to do in and around Newport today. Weather: Today –Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 8am, then patchy fog after 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 20 mph. Chance of […]

After an amazing and beautiful debut performance at the 2018 Newport Folk Festival in July, The War and Treaty return to our area for two shows this week – Friday at Great Scott in Allston, MA, and Saturday at the Narrows Center For The Arts in Fall River. For more info on these shows, visit https://www.thewarandtreaty.com/shows/. […]

The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA), the worldwide association representing toll facility owners and operators and the businesses that serve them, honored Earl J. “Buddy” Croft III, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) with the association’s Lifetime Honorary Membership Award at a ceremony last week in Baltimore, Maryland. […]

Little Compton, RI – The oceanfront home at 39 Taylor’s Lane South has sold for $4,550,000. Offering vaulted, wood beam ceilings and a magnificent outdoor living area, the 4,200 square foot home is sited on over two acres of waterfront land with sweeping southwestern views over the Atlantic. According to data from the Rhode Island […]

The Rhode Island Good Neighbor Energy Fund (GNEF) announced today that it is now open for 2018-19 for those Rhode Island households experiencing financial difficulty and in need of assistance with their energy bills.  The Fund, which is sponsored by National Grid, Ocean State Power, Pascoag Utility District, Petro Home Services and RISEC LP and […]

Newport, RI – Happy November 1st! Here’s a full look at what’s up for weather, events, and things to do out there! Weather: Today –Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.Tonight – Showers likely, mainly after 5 am. Patchy fog after 2 am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around […]

A Jamestown woman claimed the $150,000 winning Powerball Power Play ticket sold in Rhode Island for Saturday’s draw. The woman’s winning ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball number to win $50,000. However, she purchased the Power Play feature, which multiplied her prize by 3, the Power Play number for that draw, to win $150,000. […]

Teri Degnan Real Estate & Consulting, LTD has announced the purchase of “The Playhouse” at 294 Ocean Avenue in Newport for $6,999,000. “My clients were looking for an exceptional waterfront home in Newport that was spacious but not overwhelming and I knew The Playhouse would exceed all expectations,” said Degnan. Perched on the edge of […]

The Newport County YMCA has announced that they will be purchasing the land that their YMCA building is built on at 792 Valley Road in Middletown from the John Clarke Trust. The announcement came from Newport County YMCA via their email newsletter and social media on Wednesday morning. The Newport County YMCA provided the following […]

Wondering what the talk of the town was around Newport in October? While covering dozens of events and posting hundreds of stories in the month of October, it’s the news that’s unexpected, original and breaking news that saw the most traffic on www.whatsupnewp.com. More than 53,600 unique visitors made these posts the top 10 most-read stories in October, […]

Newport, RI – Happy Halloween! Here’s all that’s happening, new, and to do out there on this last day of October! Weather: Today – Sunny, with a high near 57. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning.Tonight – Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 10 to […]

(Photo: he site of a gas station that has already undergone major cleanups to remove underground storage tanks and remediate petroleum impacts will be turned into a public park with a historic marker. It’s the original location of Newport Town Spring) Newport, RI – Two projects in Newport, one that housed the former Newport Grand and […]

Jazz fans around the world are invited to be among the first to purchase tickets at a great discount to the 2019 Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Investment Managers, which takes place August 2 – 4. Flex tickets (good for any day at Fort Adams State Park) go on sale Thursday, November 1, at […]

Newport, RI – Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 4th at 2 am, which means you gain an hour of sleep this weekend! Look for lighter mornings, but for it to get darker much earlier in the evening.  For example, the sun will rise at 7:20 am on Saturday and will set at 5:37 […]

Common Fence Music has announced they will present their 2nd ANNUAL FALL MOON FESTIVAL on Saturday, November 3, 2018, 8 pm at the historic Casino Theatre, 10 Freebody Street, Newport, RI. The event is sponsored by Ragged Island Brewing Company, Bellevue Wine & Spirits and NEFA. Tickets to this performance are $32 in advance, $35 at the door, $30 for CFM members and $15 […]

Newport, RI – Here’s what’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport today. Weather: Today – Sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.Tonight – Clear, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Marine: Today –NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 […]