What's Up Today: June 21

Good Morning, today is Tuesday, June 21. Happy 1st day of Summer!

🌊 At 1:45 pm today, Governor McKee will sign into law a legislative package to strengthen gun safety laws and protect Rhode Islanders. He will be joined by legislative sponsors, Rhode Island General Officers, advocates, and Shannon Watts, Founder of Moms Demand Action.

The critical gun safety legislation that the Governor will sign into law includes:

A ban on large-capacity gun magazines.

Raises the legal age to purchase firearms or ammunition in Rhode Island from 18 to 21.

Makes the definitions of “rifle” and “shotgun” consistent with federal law, and prohibits the open carry of any loaded rifle or shotgun in public.

🌊 If you missed the two information sessions on school regionalization yesterday, there’s a virtual meeting in English today from 6 pm to 8 pm and a virtual meeting in Spanish on Wednesday from 6 pm to 8 pm. Read More

🌊 Wondering what that house that was for sale in your neighborhood sold for? WUN’s Tyler Bernadyn has the rundown here – Real Estate Transactions: 26 homes sold in Newport County last week

🌊 Newport Charter Yacht Show, Newport Pride, Newport Secret Garden Tour, and Newport Polo are just a few of the things happening this week and weekend. Get the full rundown here.

What’s Up Today

Weather

Today –Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Tonight – A chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Marine Forecast

Today – E wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight – SSE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. A slight chance of showers after 1 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 60°F.

Sun, Moon, & Tide

Sunrise: 5:11am | Sunset: 8:22 pm | 15 hours & 11 minutes of sun.
High tide at 2:13 am & 2:47pm | Low tide at 8:31 am & 9:41 pm.
Moon: Last Quarter Moon, 22 days, 51% lighting.

Happening Today

Things To Do

11 am: Newport History Walking Tours: Discover Colonial Newport
6 pm: Solstice Cacao + Sound Ceremony
6 pm – Pride Yoga on the Beach at 3rd Beach
6 pm to 8 pm – Raise Up the Arts reception at Johnny’s Restaurant
6 pm to 9 pm – Aquidneck Community Table’s Summer Bounty Party at Stoneacre Garden
7 pm – Evening Cruise with the Band Timeless
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Entertainment

Celtica: Music Bingo at 7:30 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: The Duke at 4:30 pm, Moonrise Kingdom 10th Anniversary Party at 7:30 pm
Landing: Mike Wendoloski at 1 pm, Adam Hanna at 4:30 pm, John Erikson at 8 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Trivia from 7 pm to 9 pm
One Pelham East: Stu Sinclair from 5 pm to 8:30 pm

City & Government