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The Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover opens at Fort Adams in just 3 short months. Brad Read, Executive Director of Sail Newport, joined me to provide all with the latest info and details on the big event.

The six boats are tucked towards the southern tip of Taiwan, anticipating a turn to the north after leaving Taiwan to port. On the 0700 UTC position report on Thursday, Brunel had eked out a narrow lead, but most of the teams will be in sight of one another. “We’ve been bouncing upwind. Everyone is still […]

Lila Delman Real Estate has announced that Unit 1201 located in the Tower at Carnegie Abbey, named as the “Westerly”, sold for $925,000 on January 31, 2018. This is the third sale in the Tower that Lila Delman has participated in within the last nine months. Lila Delman Real Estate was both the listing and the […]

Skipper Simeon Tienpont’s team AkzoNobel led the Volvo Ocean Race fleet away from the Hong Kong start line on Monday morning as Leg 6 got underway. Racing started in a light, 8-10 knot easterly with AkzoNobel, SHK/Scallywag, and Team Brunel the first across the line, slipping upwind under full sail, with the spectator fleet in tow. But […]

Representative Lauren Carson (D – Dist. 75, Newport) joined me on What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on AM 1540 WADK Newport at the start of the show to chat about her proposed “talking bus bill” that was expected to be heard at the State House last night. I carried on to read what Newport City Councilor Kate […]

Edward McPherson, the new Executive Director of Island Moving Company, joined me on What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on AM 1540 WADK Newport today to chat about today’s Opening Weekend news, what’s ahead for the contemporary ballet company’s 36th season, and more. Island Moving Company is a classically trained contemporary ballet company of professional dancers based in Newport, […]

Newport Police Department has announced that due to work on a gas main, a portion of Lower Thames Street will be closed to traffic on Tuesday, February 6, 2018. National Grid Gas will be conducting maintenance during this time on the gas main on Thames Street in the area between Underwood Court and Lee Ave. […]

In recognition of her years of dedication and commitment to sailors with disabilities and adaptive sailing, President and Co-Founder of the C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta, Judy McLennan, was awarded the Gay S. Lynn Memorial Trophy at the U.S. Sailing Leadership Forum on February 1. This award recognizes the 16 years of […]

Island Moving Company, Newport’s contemporary ballet company, opens its 36th season at Rosecliff, Newport’s most romantic mansion, March 2 – 4, 2018. The weekend includes two 90 minute shows for audiences to choose from. A Collection of Attitudes will feature the debut of a world premiere created specifically for Newport audiences by nationally renowned choreographer Kevin […]

Dan Barry, a New York Times senior writer and the author of four books, has been named the 2018 recipient of the Pell Center Prize for Story in the Public Square. The prize, awarded annually since 2013, honors a storyteller whose work has significantly influenced the public dialogue. Barry, a member of a Providence Journal […]

The Volvo Ocean Race fleet slipped lines at the Nansha Marina in Guangzhou, China on Monday morning in preparation for Leg 6 to Auckland, New Zealand, which will start this Wednesday following a short stop in Hong Kong. For Liu Xue (aka Black) racing on board Dongfeng Race Team in the next leg, it was a homecoming he will […]

Sail Newport Program Director Kim Hapgood of Newport has been named the 2018 Boater of the Year by the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association (RIMTA). The award announcement was made at RIMTA’s Industry Breakfast held on the opening morning of the Providence Boat Show. The John H. Chafee Boater of the Year Award is an […]

There is a new leader in the Volvo Ocean Race In-Port Race Series, after MAPFRE won the Dongfeng In-Port Race in Guangzhou, China on Saturdayafternoon. The win puts the Spanish race leader alone at the top of the In-Port Race Series leaderboard, after a wire to wire win. “It was very tricky racing in the river […]

In 1929, the Potter League for Animals was founded under the name, “Newport County League for Animals” in order to take charge of abandoned, sick, lame, overworked or cruelly treated animals. Almost 90 years later, the Potter League cares for between 1,800 – 2,200 dogs, cats, and small mammals as the animal shelter of Newport County. Brad […]

Newport, RI – Here are the most-read and most-popular stories that appeared on www.whatsupnewp.com in January 2018, thanks for visiting, reading, and your constant support. Most-Shared 1 – Via Via evicted, forced to close location on Lower Thames Street… 2 – Lt. Governor McKee Calls for National Grid to roll back recent rate increases… 3 – Best […]

Last week, What’sUpNewp brought you the news that Wild Newport, a new wildlife rehabilitation organization, was opening on Aquidneck Island. Jody Giddings, Founder of Wild Newport, joined Frank Prosnitz and me on What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on AM 1540 WADK Newport today to chat about the organization, what it does, and how to support it. We were […]

PROVIDENCE, RI — High school seniors have until Feb. 12 to apply for college scholarships of up to $80,000 through the Carter Roger Williams Initiative at the Rhode Island Foundation. Conceived of and funded by philanthropists Letitia and the late John Carter, the program honors the principles of the state’s founding father. “Roger Williams embodied ideals that are as current today as they […]

Time for a new part-time gig, new full-time job or a new career? Start your job search right here, there are more than 75 businesses hiring right now in and around Newport. All job listings have been posted within the last 7 days and are located within 5 miles of Newport. A Wireless – Retail Sales […]

A man is in custody after assaulting a female teacher at Portsmouth High School this morning. Parents received notice of the event from Portsmouth High School at 10:01 am via email this morning. “At approximately 9:05 this morning, an intruder attempted to enter the new gymnasium. The teacher intercepted the intruder and directed him to […]

Middletown, RI – Islanders Committed, in collaboration with the Middletown Prevention Coalition (MPC), will sponsor a parenting workshop entitled, “Helping Kids Reduce Their Stress (and ours) in the Pursuit of Success” on January 31 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm in the Gaudet Middle School Cafeteria, 1113 Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown. The event provides techniques for […]

Following the announcement that Newport City Council will convene in Executive Session for the second week in a row to discuss the acquisition or lease of the Armory on Lower Thames Street and two other city-owned properties, Friends of The Waterfront has launched a change.org petition to stop the proposed sale of the Lower Thames Street property. […]

In 100 days the Volvo Ocean Race will return to Newport, RI, for the only North American Stopover of the 2017-18 round-the-world sailing race. The Volvo Ocean Race began in Alicante, Spain on October of 2017 and when complete, the 2017-2018 edition will have taken the seven teams 45,000 nautical miles around the world, across four […]

During the early hours of Jan. 31, there will be a full moon, a total lunar eclipse, a blue moon and a supermoon – all at the same time. None of these things is really all that unusual by itself. What is rare is that they’re happening all together on one day. What makes the […]

The Point Association of Newport capped off its active 2017 year of activities with their fourth annual year-end fundraising effort to benefit the Martin Luther King Community Center in Newport. The neighborhood association collected over $13,440 in donations from its members and neighbors on the Point to help the MLK Center.  Since initiating the MLK […]

Although the Jamestown Plunge was canceled, the Newport County YMCA’s Y Girls insisted on braving the arctic temperatures on the first day of 2018 to raise money for Lucy’s Hearth. They stood outside for hours to sell their beautifully decorated bowls filled with warming chili. On a day that few people ventured out, these girls were […]