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Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, March 21. Today’s newsletter is 982 words - a 5-minute read.

The Spring Equinox arrived at 5:24 pm yesterday - Happy 1st Day of Spring!

🏀 Certainly, the news that Ed Cooley is leaving Providence to become the next head men’s basketball coach at Georgetown fired up a lot of fans yesterday. All drama aside, Coach Cooley really brought a lot of hope and fun to everything he touched in Rhode Island as coach of the Friars, and you have to at least salute him for that! 🙏

😮 Speaking of Georgetown, perhaps Coach Cooley can keep his Rhode Island connections going with his next real estate transaction. Jackie Kennedy Onassis' former mansion in Georgetown recently hit the market for $26.5 million.

🗳️ State Senator Sandra Cano, who represents Pawtucket, announced yesterday that she is running for Rhode Island’s First Congressional seat.

🏠 ICYMI: WUN’s Tyler Bernadyn looks at the 14 homes that changed hands in Newport County last week.

🎭 Today, the eight-time Tony Award-winning musical HADESTOWN opens at the Providence Performing Arts Center. We spoke to Nigerian-American actor, musician, and writer Chibueze Ihuoma who sings and plays the part of Orpheus, to learn more about the touring production. Read The Interview

📚 National Jewish Book Award Finalist Jennifer Rosner joins Charter Books this evening at 6 pm at the Touro Synagogue to present her new novel Once We Were Home. More About The Event

📺 The Little Compton Historical Society invites the community to participate in an online lecture and discussion this evening, exploring what is currently known about the history of the Sakonnet People. Read More

🎵 Newport Classical Music Festival will announce its summer 2023 programming and schedule this morning. We’ll have all the details on WhatsUpNewp.com.

🎶 Speaking of music festivals, Newport Jazz Festival will announce its 2023 lineup, and 3-day tickets will go on sale at 1 pm on Wednesday.

🦞 With the arrival of spring, the Newport Lobster Shack now has expanded hours. Their kitchen is now open Friday-Sunday, 11 am-5 pm. Live Market 10 am-5 pm.

🙏 Appreciate this newsletter and/or all of the news and journalism we bring to WhatsUpNewp.com daily? You can support our efforts (and help us do much more of it) with a one-time, monthly, or annual contribution here.

📱 Send us your news tips, press releases, story ideas, photos, videos, and anything else you think we should know. Email us at ryan@whatsupnewp.com. Text us at 401-662-1653.



What’s Up Today

☀️ Weather

  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 5 to 14 mph.

  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

🛥️ Marine Forecast

  • Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 7 to 12 kt in the morning. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

  • Tonight: SW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

  • Coastal Water Temperature: 41°F.

🌊 Sun, Moon, & Tide

  • Sunrise: 6:46 am | Sunset: 6:58 pm | 12 hours and 11 minutes of sun.

  • High tide at 8:17 am & 8:39 pm | Low tide at 1:46 am & 2:03 pm.

  • Moon: Waning Crescent. 28.8 days, 1% lighting.

🎭 Things To Do

  • Newport Irish Heritage Month

  • 12 pm to 2 pm: St. Mary’s Church Open

  • 6 pm: Book Signing: Jennifer Rosner – ONCE WE WERE HOME – at Touro Synagogue at Touro Synagogue

  • 7 pm: Born to Rise™ Women’s Story Night at Diego’s Barrio Cantina

  • 7:30 pm: Elements at The Keats Theatre

  • What’s Up This Week: March 20 – 26

  • For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

🎶 Entertainment

  • Fifth Element: Randy Robbins from 7 pm to 10 pm

  • JPT Film & Event Center: Close at 4:30 pm, Emily with post-screening Q&A at 7:30 pm

  • Narragansett Cafe: Trivia from 7 pm to 9 pm

🏛️ City & Government

  • Discover Newport: Newport and Bristol County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau dba Discover Newport at 12 pm

  • Little Compton: Budget Committee at 6 pm, Beach Commission at 7 pm

  • Middletown: Library Board of Trustees at 6 pm

  • Newport: Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission at 5:45 pm, Historic District Commission at 6:30 pm

  • Portsmouth: Board of Canvassers at 3 pm, Water and Fire District at 7 pm

  • Tiverton: Town Council at 7 pm

  • See the agendas and a full list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.



On WhatsUpNewp.com

📈 Popular Stories

Here’s what stories folks were reading the most on WhatsUpNewp.com yesterday;

  1. Providence College begins national search for their next men’s basketball coach

  2. What Sold: 14 Newport County real estate sales, transactions (March 13- 17)

  3. 20 American foods that raise eyebrows outside of the US

  4. What’s Up This Week: March 20 – 26

  5. 2023 Newport Folk Festival lineup announcements

🆕 The Latest

We published 12 stories yesterday on WhatsUpNewp.com; here’s a look at the latest;

Adoptable Dog of the Week: Paco

Comic – Sour Grapes: Pale

3-day Surf Forecast for Rhode Island

7-Day Weather forecast for Newport County

What Sold: 14 Newport County real estate sales, transactions (March 13- 17)

AP source: Rick Pitino accepts coaching job at St. John’s

Georgetown hires Providence’s Ed Cooley as basketball coach

Providence College begins national search for their next men’s basketball coach

Maggie Rogers added to the 2023 Newport Folk Festival lineup

Power line work begun today will limit access on a stretch of the bike path in Warren this week

The Ocean Race: Back up to speed

What’s Up This Week: March 20 – 26

2023 Newport Folk Festival lineup announcements

State Senator Sandra Cano announces run for Congress

Catch Up On All The Latest Headlines



Further Reading

WPRI: How to sign up for RI’s Pre-K lottery notifications

Utah Public Radio: Eating the Past: The Pastry Queen of Rhode Island

Luxury Travel Magazine: Best East Coast Destinations to Visit Before the Busy Summer Season

East Bay RI: RMT comes back to beat Portsmouth 3-1 in state hockey final

ecoRI: Trio of Bills Would Restructure CRMC, Empower Its Director


We’ll See You Out There

What’s Up This Week: March 20 – 26
Credit: Jonathan Clancy/Southcaost Health Aquidneck 10k

What’s Up This Week: March 20 – 26

Dar Williams live at The JPT, Aquidneck 10K, Mark Erelli concert, Easter Bunny visits Shops at Long Wharf, Dancing at 40 Steps, and more!


What’sUpNewp ~ Your local, independent source for What’s Up in Newport, Rhode Island, and beyond, since 2012. Owner & Publisher: Ryan M. Belmore

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