Newport officials are altering the city’s plan to redevelop Newport’s North End in response to concerns about equity. The move follows discussions raised by local residents about the potential negative consequences of redevelopment, like displacement.
Antonia Ayres-Brown
Newport Bureau Reporter
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Posted inArticle, Arts And Culture, Newport Bureau
Embracing a new tune, Newport festival is reimagining classical music for a wider audience
Fun, casual, approachable. For many people, those aren’t the first words that come to mind when they think of classical music, a genre that’s often associated with music lessons and formal concert halls. But the group that hosts Newport’s long-running classical music festival is hoping to change that. It’s part of a larger effort to reimagine the summer concert series into a year-round organization with programs and performances for Newport residents less familiar with the musical genre.
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Smaller fish to fry: Rhode Island project hopes to boost interest in scup
For those who fish off the coast of New England, scup is commonplace. It’s a small fish that plays a modest role in the region’s commercial seafood industry, often used for bait or shipped whole to markets in New York and Boston. An industry research group is now leading an effort to popularize the sustainable fish more broadly, which it says could be a boon for Rhode Island fishermen.
Posted inArticle, Education, Newport Bureau
Newport and Middletown to consider unifying school districts
Newport and Middletown are renewing talks to consolidate their school districts in order to save money, while maintaining existing schools.
Posted inArticle, Newport Bureau, Politics
Facing housing shortage, Newport moves to restrict Airbnbs in residential zones
Newport’s City Council is planning to prohibit new short-term rentals in the coastal city’s residential zones, citing concerns that properties like Airbnbs and VRBOs are contributing to the local housing crunch.
Posted inEn Español, Newport Bureau
La vida en el Motel 6: El motel en Newport se ha convertido en un refugio para personas sin hogar durante la crisis de la vivienda
A medida que la crisis de la vivienda empeora en Newport, el Motel 6 se ha convertido en un refugio para personas sin hogar. Se convirtió oficialmente este invierno para adaptarse a la creciente necesidad de refugio temporal. Esta es la historia de una madre que ha pasado meses tratando de hacer una vida para su familia dentro del motel — y un futuro fuera del edificio.
Posted inArticle, Newport Bureau
Life at the Newport Motel 6: The motel has become a shelter for people experiencing homelessness as affordable housing grows scarce
As the housing crunch worsens around Newport, the local Motel 6 has been turned into a homeless shelter. It was officially converted this winter to accommodate the growing need for temporary housing. Almost 80 people currently live there, including one mother who has spent months trying to make a life for her family inside the motel — and a future outside it.
Posted inArticle, Newport Bureau
How did Captain Cook’s ship end up in Narragansett Bay?
The sunken HMB Endeavour is at the center of a high-profile international squabble between Rhode Island and Australian maritime historians.
Posted inArticle, Newport Bureau
Newport Planning Board recommends changes to North End zoning, amid displacement worries
Over the past year, Newport has been moving forward with a plan to redevelop the city’s North End, an area that has been physically and economically cut off from the rest of Newport for decades. At a community group’s urging, planning officials are now recommending more protections to ensure local families see the benefits of redevelopment in their neighborhood.
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Touro Synagogue’s future uncertain, as long-time Newport congregation faces eviction
A long-running battle over control of the country’s oldest synagogue has escalated again in Newport, RI.