Good Morning, today is Wednesday, August 10.
🌊 Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced a new $22,370,800 federal Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) grant for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA).
This project will fund charging infrastructure, facility upgrades, and the procurement of approximately 25 battery-electric buses which will enable all Newport-based transit services to be electric. Read More
🌊 Newport City Council returns to Council Chambers tonight for a Regular Council Meeting, here’s what’s on their docket.
🌊 Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee yesterday issued a statewide drought advisory, based on the recommendation of federal, state, and local experts that make up the state’s Drought Steering Committee. Read More
🌊 Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD) will become a base of operations for Breeze Airways in 2023. Read More
🌊 Caleb & Broad will be hosting a Summer Dress Fundraiser Kick-off Party this evening, a benefit for the Women’s Resource Center.
🌊 After an uneven start, Donald Trump’s election-year tour of revenge succeeded in ousting Republican members of Congress, boosting Trump-backed “America First” candidates who beat back the establishment and strengthening his grip on the party. Read More
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What’s Up Today
Weather
- Today: A chance of showers, mainly before 7 am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 78. North wind around 9 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Tonight: A chance of showers, mainly after 3 am. Patchy fog between 1 am and 2 am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
Marine Forecast
- Today: NNE wind around 8 kt becoming ENE in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers before 10am. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Tonight: Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Patchy fog between 1am and 2am. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Coastal Water Temperature: 70°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
- Sunrise: 5:49 am | Sunset: 7:52 pm | 14 hours & 2 minutes of sun.
- High tide at 6:49 am & 7:20 pm | Low tide at 12:40 am & 12:15 pm.
- Moon: Waxing Gibbous, 12.3 days, 93% lighting.
Happening Today
Things To Do
- 11 am: Coastal Queen’s Lighthouse and Mimosa Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
- 1 pm & 3 pm: Coastal Queen’s Scenic Bay Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
- 2 pm to 6 pm: Wednesday Aquidneck Growers Market on Memorial Blvd.
- 4:15 pm: Senior Ballroom Dance Classes at Common Fence Point Community Center
- 5 pm: Summer Dress Fundraiser Kick-off Party at Caleb & Broad
- 6 pm: Coastal Queen’s Evening Cocktail Cruises departing from Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
- 6 pm: AFTER5 Cleanup at Surfers End
- 7 pm: Family Friendly Funnies with the Bit Players
- For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Entertainment
- Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
- Celtica: Team Trivia at 7:30 pm
- Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
- Irish American Athletic Club: Mel from 8 pm to 10 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Marcel The Shell With Shoes On at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
- Landing: Jimmy Weinstock at 1 pm, The Naticks at 4:30 pm, John Erikson at 8 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Wright Brothers Birthday Bash from 8 pm to 11 pm
- Newport Vineyards: Live music from 5 pm to 8 pm
- One Pelham East: Adam Go at 7 pm
- Perro Salado: The Z-Boys from 9 pm to 12 am
- Ragged Island Brewing: Live music from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Sardella’s: Wednesday Jazz Nights at 7 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre: Family Friendly Funnies with the Bit Players at 7 pm
- Top Of Pelham: Dueling Pianos: Free Wednesday show with Davina Yanetty & Mike Brown at 7:30 pm
- Vieste Simply Italian: John & Joanne from 7 pm to 10 pm
City & Government
- Jamestown: Jamestown Housing Authority at 10 am, Jamestown Harbor Management Commission at 5 pm
- Little Compton: Little Compton Housing Trust at 6 pm, Little Compton School Committee at 6:30 pm, Little Compton School Committee at 7 pm
- Middletown: Middletown Economic Development Advisory Committee at 4:30 pm, Middletown School Building Committee at 5 pm, Middletown Planning Board at 6 pm
- Newport: Newport Cemetery Advisory Commission at 4 pm, Newport City Council at 6:30 pm
- Portsmouth: Portsmouth Prevention Coalition at 8:30 am, Portsmouth Planning Board at 7 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm, Tiverton Cemetery Commission at 7 pm
- See a full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.
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