What's Up Today: Thursday, April 13
Newport City Council Recap for April 12 | RIDOT to open new dedicated on-ramp to Pell Bridge from downtown Newport tonight
Good Thursday Morning! Today’s newsletter is 1,040 words - a 5-minute read.
👉 Following a thrilling workshop on ethics, Newport City Council last night held a Regular Council Meeting. During the two hour meeting, the RMT Hockey Team was honored for their recent championship win, a second hearing on the paid parking season was held, and Council voted to approve a wide variety of special event licenses. Here’s a quick recap on what happened → Newport City Council Recap for April 12.
⚓ In just one month from today, Ocean Live Park opens at Fort Adams State Park for The Ocean Race’s Newport Stopover. Officials and organizers celebrated the return of the race at the State House yesterday → State leaders, local organizers promote The Ocean Race’s stopover in Newport.
📍 Meanwhile yesterday, most of Rhode Island’s Federal Delegation was in Tiverton - > Reed, Whitehouse, & Cicilline deliver $500,000 for Tiverton Public Safety and Governor Dan McKee spent the morning in Newport - > Improving Student Outcomes: Governor Dan McKee delivers Education Address in Newport.
🚧 RIDOT tonight will open a new dedicated on-ramp from JT Connell Highway northbound onto Route 138 West toward the Pell Bridge. With the opening of the new ramp, RIDOT will remove the traffic signal for the right turn onto Route 138 West, which had been in place temporarily through the winter. Read More
🚓 Investigators have deemed the death of 39-year-old John Corbett of Middletown as accidental. WPRI
🧁 CNN highlighting Le Bec Sucré in Middletown → The key ingredient behind the bakery that sells out in 2 hours every weekend
What’s Up Today
☀️ Weather
Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. Light southwest wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
🛥️ Marine Forecast
Today: SW wind 5 to 8 kt increasing to 8 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: W wind 6 to 9 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tomorrow: W wind 5 to 9 kt becoming SSW in the morning. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 45°F.
🌊 Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 6:08 am | Sunset: 7:23 pm | 13 hours and 14 minutes of sun.
High tide at 1:58 am & 2:33 pm | Low tide at 8:09 am & 7:49 pm.
Moon: Last Quarter Moon. 21.8 days, 54% lighting.
🎭 Things To Do
Amanda Blount to speak about the Biltmore at the Portsmouth Historical Society on April 13
9 am to 12 pm: April School Vacation Camp: “EcoArt” (April 10-14) at Portsmouth Arts Guild
11 am to 8 pm: Taproot Taco Thursdays at Newport Vineyards
11:30 am: KID’S PIZZA MAKING CLASS! at Surf Club Newport
5 pm: Mini Golf Night at Newport Vineyards
6 pm: The Cocktail Club: Bourbon 101 at Hotel Viking
6 pm: Newport Interactive Marketing Reunion Night at Parlor Newport
6 pm: The Gilded Age: Past and Present at The Breakers
7 pm: Newport County Genealogy Society Meeting at Church of Latter Day Saints
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
🎶 Entertainment
JPT Film & Event Center: The Lost King at 4:30 pm, The Lost Weekend: A Love Story at 7:30 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar: John Erikson at 8 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Angelus Hall at 9 pm
Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia Night from 6 pm to 8:30 pm
🏛️ City & Government
Middletown: Town Council at 5:30 pm
Newport: Waterfront Commission at 6:30 pm
Tiverton: Economic Development Commission at 6 pm
See the agendas and a full list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.
On WhatsUpNewp.com
🆕 The Latest
We published 22 stories on WhatsUpNewp.com yesterday; here’s a look at the latest;
Newport City Council Recap for April 12
Here’s how the votes fell at Newport City Council’s meeting on Wednesday night.
7-Day Weather forecast for Newport County
Here’s what’s on tap for weather this week and weekend.
3-day Surf Forecast for Rhode Island
Forecast includes rip current risk, surf height, weather, winds, and more.
Rays win 12th straight to start season, 1 shy of MLB record
The 1987 Milwaukee Brewers and 1982 Atlanta Braves both opened 13-0, tying for the best mark in big league history.
Northeast Tech Bridge is leveraging partnerships to advance NUWC Division Newport’s mission
Northeast Tech Bridge is cultivating new ways to partner with the private sector and academia as a means of accelerating research and development, which will ultimately get new technologies and solutions into the warfighters’ hands faster.
2nd Annual DreamFest will be held at Pell Elementary School on April 29
Meet people like you doing the jobs you want.
Judge temporarily blocks clean water rule in 24 states
A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a federal rule in 24 states that is intended to protect thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways throughout the nation.
Boston’s Masataka Yoshida scratched with hamstring tightness
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said the Japanese slugger felt discomfort while running Tuesday, but Cora didn’t rule out a return by Friday.
Newport to host North American stopover of The Ocean Race May 13 – 21
City-by-the-Sea is the only North American stopover for the third consecutive time
State leaders, local organizers promote The Ocean Race’s stopover in Newport
DEM: Stopover of The Ocean Race in May underscores Newport’s bonafides as Sailing Capital, will bring global attention to Rhode Island
❤️ Recent Local Obituaries
📈 Popular Stories
Here’s what stories folks were reading the most on WhatsUpNewp.com yesterday;
What Sold: 14 Newport County real estate sales, transactions (April 3 -7)
Now Hiring: 50+ job opportunities available right now in the Newport area
🗞️ Further Reading
Middletown man’s death deemed accidental (WPRI)
Spring Week features celebrity speaker Jennette McCurdy, concert with Ty Dolla $ign and Hot Chelle Rae ( Salve Today)
New England Patriots lead football clinic for kids of military families (WJAR)