What's Up Today: July 19, 2022

Good Morning, today is Tuesday, July 19.

🌊 A Newport Folk Festival veteran is returning to the area for a concert on Folk Festival eve, Thursday, July 21. Laura Veirs is headlining a show at Newport Vineyards on Thursday at 6:30 PM along with openers Brooklyn songwriter Mary-Elaine Jenkins and Richmond, VA-based Andy Jenkins.

Thanks to Newport Live (formerly Common Fence Music), we have a pair of tickets to the show to give away. WUN’s Ken Abrams with more here: TICKET GIVEAWAY: What’s Up Interview – NFF alum Laura Veirs, playing Newport Vineyards July 21

🌊 WUN’s Tyler Bernadyn with a look at the 8 Newport County homes that changed hands last week.

🌊 WUN’s Frank Prosnitz with the latest on the Congressional District 2 and Gubernatorial race – Morgenthau, Segal qualify for Congressional race, Munoz for governor

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🌊 Ryan Patrick Kelley withdrew from the Newport City Council At-Large race on Monday. The third candidate to do so. There are now 7 candidates running for the 4 At-Large seats on Council.

🌊 Governor Dan McKee will be at the Hotel Viking at 8:30 am this morning to present citations to the winners of the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce’s 2022 Excellence in Business Awards. At 10 am, Governor McKee will visit the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project Research Station in Warwick to observe the “Search for the Gaspee” study area.

🌊 Newport Pride will be out painting the two other crosswalks around Equality Park on Wednesday morning. Painting is scheduled to take place between 6 am – 9:30 am. If you’d like to volunteer in the effort, email info@newportout.com

🌊 If you have room in your home for an addition, you have to check out this week’s adoptable dog of the week – Dixon!

Dixon. Photo Credit: Potter League For Animals

What’s Up Today

Weather

Today: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 14 to 17 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. West wind 6 to 13 mph.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Tomorrow Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Marine Forecast

Today: SW wind 12 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 21 kt. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: WSW wind 8 to 11 kt decreasing to 5 to 8 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 70°F.

Sun, Moon, & Tide