What's Up Today: Monday, March 13
Photos: 2023 Newport Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
Good Morning! Today is Monday, March 13. Today’s newsletter is 802 words - approximately a 4-minute read.
🎵 The 67th Annual Newport Saint Patrick’s Day Parade occurred on Saturday. WUN’s Jack Casey and I were there to photograph it → Photos: 2023 Newport Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
Parade Coverage Roundup:
WJAR: Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade turns the City by the Sea green
WLNE: Middletown police arrest 8 for DUI after Newport parade
WPRI: Newport St. Patrick’s Day Parade kicks off from City Hall
📺 WUN’s Frank O’Donnell and I appeared on The Rhode Show on Friday for the Rhody Roundup.
☘️ Big thanks to everyone who joined us at Midtown Oyster Bar on Friday for our 6th Annual St. Patrick’s Parade Day Celebration! The fun wouldn’t be possible without the Ancient Order of Hibernian's (AOH) Pipes & Drums and AOH Men’s Singers, we thank them for their performances.
🥣 WUN’s Jay Flanders is back with his monthly column → Tiny Kitchen Magic: Turkey Chili
🚧 The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will host a public meeting at the Community College of Rhode Island Newport Campus this evening from 6 pm to 7 pm to update the community on the construction of the Pell Bridge Ramps project and discuss what to expect this construction season.
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☀️ Weather
Today: A chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 42. East wind 7 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: Rain, mainly after 10pm. Low around 38. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
🛥️ Marine Forecast
Gale Warning in effect from March 13, 08:00 PM EDT until March 15, 02:00 PM EDT
Today: E wind 6 to 9 kt increasing to 10 to 13 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: E wind 16 to 19 kt increasing to 19 to 22 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 kt. Rain, mainly after 10pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 39°F.
🌊 Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 7 am | Sunset: 6:49 pm | 11 hours and 49 minutes of sun.
High tide at 12:15 am & 12:44 pm | Low tide at 5:46 am & 5:44 pm.
Moon: Waning Gibbous. 20.1 days, 71% lighting.
🎭 Things To Do
9 am to 8 pm: St. Patrick's Day “Take & Make” Craft at the Newport Public Library
12 pm to 2 pm: St. Mary's Church Open
6:30 pm: Open Pong Night at Rejects Beer Co.
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
🎶 Entertainment
The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
The Fifth Element: The Groove Merchants from 7 pm to 10 pm
🏛️ City & Government
Middletown: Middletown Senior Citizens Board of Directors at 2 pm
Newport: Newport School Committee - Ad Hoc School Building Committee at 5:30 pm
Portsmouth: Portsmouth Town Council at 7 pm
Tiverton: Tiverton Historical Cemeteries Commission at 6 pm, Tiverton Town Council at 7 pm
See the agendas and a full list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.
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