The Latest from What'sUpNewp + A look at What's Up this weekend
On tap this weekend: Driving Miss Daffodil and Cars & Coffee, Newport Beer Festival, I Scream For Ice Cream Social, and more.
What’s Up in Newport this weekend: April 19 – 21
On tap this weekend: Driving Miss Daffodil and Cars & Coffee, Newport Beer Festival, I Scream For Ice Cream Social, and more.
Dune Restoration: Save the Bay revitalizes dunes at Easton’s Beach and across the Ocean State
Save the Bay revitalizes dunes at Easton’s Beach and across the Ocean State with an army of volunteers during Aquidneck Island Earth Week 2024
RIDOT provides an update on the Pell Bridge Ramps Phase 2 project
Motorists can anticipate left lane closures and driveways/walkways blocked on JT Connell Highway, from the Route 138 overpass to Van Zandt Avenue, Monday-Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Governor McKee urges drivers to slow down and avoid distractions as three-lane shift on Washington Bridge begins
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee encourages drivers to slow down and avoid distractions on the Washington Bridge
Newport Police Arrest & Dispatch Log: April 17 – 19
According to their latest arrest log, Newport Police took three individuals into custody on Wednesday, April 17.
‘RADIANT: The Life and Line of Keith Haring’ to be discussed at Jamestown Arts Center
Author Brad Gooch and NPR host Luis Hernandez to discuss Keith Haring’s life and legacy at Jamestown Arts Center
Rock trailblazer Heart reunites for a world tour and a new song
The band’s Royal Flush Tour will have Cheap Trick as the opening act for many stops, but Def Leppard and Journey will join for three stadium dates in Cleveland, Toronto and Boston this summer.
T. F. Green International Airport in Rhode Island is a contender for top travel award
Rhode Island’s T. F. Green International Airport Nominated for Condé Nast Traveler’s Best Airports in the U.S.
Anna M. Ripa Memorial Scholarship is available to Aquidneck Island public high school seniors
Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America Offering Scholarships
Rhode Island reminds residents and nonresidents to renew harvesting and fishing licenses online by April 29
Rhode Island residents and nonresidents reminded to renew fishing licenses online by April 29, 2024
What’s Up in Newport: Friday, April 19
Here’s what’s happening around Newport today, plus a look at the latest What’sUpNewp headlines.
Growing for good: Aquidneck Community Table hosts a spring cleanup educational and advocacy event in support of sustainable local foods and food justice
Registrants can work as a volunteer gardener, participate in a scavenger hunt, or learn about the island’s food forest initiative in this Aquidneck Island Earth Week event
Recent Local Obituaries
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Newport to host a unique art exhibition featuring 100 life-sized elephant statues
Senator Reed leads bipartisan resolution declaring April 'Financial Literacy Month'
Newport In Bloom announces 2024 Daffodil Days window decorating winners
What’s Up This Weekend
Weather
Happening This Weekend
What’s Up in Newport this weekend: April 19 – 21
Blithewold in Bloom: Daffodils dazzle on April 20-21
Newport Beer Festival returning to Fort Adams State Park on April 20
That’s Amore: Providence Pizza Week returns April 14-20
Coverage of Rhode Island Cemetery Weeks
Celebrate and explore Newport’s historic burial sites this April and May
Rhode Island Cemetery Weeks will celebrate historic cemeteries and promote preservation efforts
Coverage of Aquidneck Island Earth Week
Aquidneck Island Earth Week returns April 20 – 27, with twenty-six events planned
Dune Restoration: Save the Bay revitalizes dunes at Easton’s Beach and across the Ocean State
More Local Headlines
East Bay RI: R.I. Energy applies to alter wetlands in Portsmouth
WLNE: Fort Adams Park to host Newport Beer Festival this weekend
WPRI: Newport Beer Festival returns to Fort Adams on Saturday