What'sUpNewp: The Podcast

Newport Pride Weekend returns today through Sunday. NewportOUT’s Sean O’Connor joined What’sUpNewp to provide details about Pride Weekend , give us some background and information on the new Pride Center in Newport, and more. For more information on Newport Pride Weekend or the Newport Pride Center, visit www.newportprideri.org .Watch our conversation below or listen above. More Recent WUN-ON-ONE...

“Fletcher Michael’s GLASS BOTTLE SEASON is a closely observed coming-of-age tale set against the backdrop of the insular culture of Newport royalty. This boozy, immersive novel will resonate with anyone who has ever felt like an outsider or has experienced that painful passage between the last gasps of childhood and the beginnings of adulthood. It’s a terrific beach read, and just like summer, you...

Cathleen Carr, Executive Director of newportFILM, joined What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation today. During the conversation, Ryan Belmore and Cathleen discuss the upcoming newportFILM 2023 Outdoors lineup, which includes an exciting lineup of eleven world-class and award-winning documentaries. Patrick And The Whale kicks off the summer schedule on Thursday night at The Great Friends...

Newport Mayor Xaykham (Xay) Khamsyvoravong joined What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation at 2 pm on Thursday, June 15.Among the topics, we recap the June 14 Regular Meeting of the Newport City Council and talk to the Mayor about the Cliff Walk, short-term rental application fees, the Rogers High School and Pell Bridge Ramps construction projects, the 2023 city budget, and more. Watch t...

Newport School Superintendent joined What’sUpNewp’s Ryan Belmore and Frank Prosnitz for a WUN-ON-ONE conversation earlier today. Listen above or watch below to hear the latest on what’s happening at Newport Public Schools, the Rogers High School Construction project, and much more. The LatestLocal attractions will offer free admission for Newport County residents, hospitality employees June 10-12F...

Newport Mayor Xaykham (Xay) Khamsyvoravong joined What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation on Thursday, May 11.Among the topics discussed with Mayor Xay during our conversation were last night’s city council meeting/budget workshop, pedicabs, parking, budget, school regionalization, the Pell Bridge ramps project, short-term rentals, City Manager Joe Nicholson’s regionalization, and his e...

What’sUpNewp caught up with Evan Smith, President of Discover Newport, earlier today for a conversation on travel, tourism, and the upcoming summer season. Listen above or watch below. Leaders in The Ocean Race are expected to arrive at the finish line off of Fort Adams State Park between 2:45 pm - 3:30 pm today. At this moment, 11th Hour Racing is just 13.2 nm from the finish line (and Team Maliz...

Across Rhode Island, school systems are finding that the bond issues voters approved only a few months ago to build new, modern school buildings, are millions of dollars short of what they now expect the projects to cost. And so it is in Newport, where for months now educators have been trying to fill a gap between what voters approved a few years ago for a new Rogers High School and what it may c...

Colleen Burns Jermain, Newport’s Superintendent of Schools, joined What'sUpNewp on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, for her monthly live virtual video conversation. During our conversation, we discuss school safety, regionalization, construction at Rogers High School, mental health, teacher shortages, and more. Watch below or listen above to our conversation. The Latest on WhatsUpNewp.comThe Earls of Le...

Heather Hole Strout, Executive Director of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center , joined What'sUpNewp at 11:30 am on Tuesday, March 28, for a virtual live video conversation. During the conversation, we chat with Heather about all that's happening and new at the MLK Center, including an update on their big renovation, what services they are providing, who they can help/are helping, and...

On Saturday, March 11, at 8 am, Newport Mayor Xaykham “Xay” Rexford Khamsyvoravong sat down in the Mayor's Office at City Hall with Gabe Amo, Special Assistant to President Biden and Deputy Director of The White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, for a conversation. Amo, a native of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, serves as President Biden’s primary liaison to local elected officials. Previously,...

After taking a couple of years off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Newport Winter Festival returns for its 35th edition from February 17-26, 2023.Dave Rosenberg, the organizer of the Newport Winter Festival , joined What’sUpNewp for a WUN-ON-ONE conversation this evening to preview the event. During our discussion, Dave chats with us about some of the scheduled 150 events, we catch us up on what...

Jay Sweet and Dan Swain, the Executive Director and Development Director of Newport Festivals Foundation, joined What’sUpNewp today for a conversation about the Foundation, the Newport Folk Festival, Newport Jazz Festival, and more. The Latest From WUNBrewing Up Fun: Rhode Island Craft Beer Week returns March 3 – 12RI Craft Beer Week will celebrate RI’s beer manufacturers and feature events schedu...

G. Wayne Miller, an award-winning journalist who recently retired from The Providence Journal after 41 years, joined What'sUpNewp on Tuesday, February 7 at 1 pm for a live virtual video conversation, where he shared a glimpse into his next journalistic project. Miller, the author of 20 books and a host on the Pell Center’s “Story in the Public Square,” is launching Ocean State Stories this month....

What’s the latest with the Pell Bridge Ramps project? Is school regionalization between Newport and Middletown still being discussed? What are members of Newport City Council focusing on and what can we expect to change in 2023?Newport Mayor Xay Khamsyvoravong joined What’sUpNewp this afternoon to answer those questions and discuss much more. Listen above or watch below. More from What’sUpNewpAqui...

What’s the latest with the Pell Bridge Ramps project? Is school regionalization between Newport and Middletown still being discussed? What are members of Newport City Council focusing on and what can we expect to change in 2023? Newport Mayor Xay Khamsyvoravong joined What’sUpNewp this afternoon to answer those questions and discuss much more. Listen above or watch below.

Brad Read, Executive Director of Sail Newport, joined What'sUpNewp on Tuesday, January 31 to chat about the upcoming The Ocean Race Newport Stopover, which is scheduled to take place at Fort Adams State Park from May 13 - 21, 2023. For more information, visit www.theoceanracenewport.com , www.theoceanrace.com , and www.sailnewport.org .You can listen to our conversation above or watch our conversa...

Brad Read, Executive Director of Sail Newport, joined What'sUpNewp today to chat about the upcoming The Ocean Race Newport Stopover, which is scheduled to take place at Fort Adams State Park from May 13 - 21, 2023. For more information, visit www.theoceanracenewport.com, www.theoceanrace.com, and www.sailnewport.org.

With construction underway at Rogers High School, regionalization with Middletown in limbo, and growing concerns in schools across the country about behavioral health issues – What'sUpNewp welcomed back Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain for her regular monthly What’sUpNewp conversations on Wednesday. We took a break over the holidays, but issues did not, and we were anxious to ca...

With construction underway at Rogers High School, regionalization with Middletown in limbo, and growing concerns in schools across the country about behavioral health issues – What'sUpNewp welcomed back Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain for her regular conversations with us on Wednesday. We took a break over the holidays, but issues did not, and we were anxious to catch up with t...

Newport Mayor Xay Khamsyvoravong joined What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation on Wednesday, December 28 at 2 pm. Over thirty minutes, What’sUpNewp’s Ryan Belmore chats with the Mayor about the Mayor’s first month on the job, what solutions he has for the Pell Bridge ramps construction project, what he sees as the latest with school regionalization, two-tiered residential taxes, priori...

Newport Mayor Xay Khamsyvoravong joined What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation on Wednesday, December 28 at 2 pm. Over thirty minutes, What’sUpNewp’s Ryan Belmore chats with the Mayor about the Mayor’s first month on the job, what solutions he has for the Pell Bridge ramps construction project, what he sees as the latest with school regionalization, two-tiered residential taxes, priori...

Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos joined What’sUpNewp on December 14 to chat about a few of her top priorities - affordable housing, broadband, and tourism.

Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos joined What’sUpNewp on December 14 to chat about a few of her top priorities - affordable housing, broadband, and tourism. Listen above or watch below. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode .

Since its founding in Rhode Island more than 50 years ago, Common Cause Rhode Island has consistently been at the forefront of ethics reform, serving as a significant watchdog over local and state government in Rhode Island. John Marion, Common Cause executive director, joined What’sUpNewp for a conversation on ethics, the upcoming legislative session, challenges, and more