Before unanimously voting on the plan Monday night, the Planning Board added several amendments, including new statements to address concerns about equity and housing displacement.
Antonia Ayres-Brown
Newport Bureau Reporter
The Public's Radio
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Newport cyclist launches first RI chapter of Black Girls Do Bike
Bike riding is soaring in popularity during the pandemic, but many women of color say they are still underrepresented in the cycling community. Black Girls Do Bike is a national organization that aims to change that, with roughly 100 chapters across the country. Rhode Island will now have its first chapter, based in Newport. Reporter Antonia Ayres-Brown sat down with Allyson McCalla, a cycling instructor and director of community relations at the advocacy organization Bike Newport, where she just launched the Newport chapter.
Posted inArticle, Health, Newport Bureau
Newport Hospital, southern RI hospitals see rise in patients, not yet at capacity
Newport Hospital is nearing full capacity, but staff members say COVID-19 patients are taking up a smaller proportion of beds than at some other Rhode Island hospitals.
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RI businesses prepare for Black Friday shopping
Public health experts are encouraging families to stay home this holiday season, as the state tries to control the spread of COVID-19. But some Rhode Islanders will still line up to shop on Black Friday.
Posted inArticle, Business, Newport Bureau
‘I think it’s important to do the right thing’: Newport soap business weathers pandemic by doing good
COVID-19 has devastated many small businesses and restaurants in Rhode Island. Business owners are now bracing for more financial troubles, as Governor Gina Raimondo announced a looming two-week “pause” last Thursday. But on Aquidneck Island, Shore Soap Co. has seen a steep rise in demand for one of their products — hand soap.
Posted inArticle, Health, Newport Bureau
Newport Hospital limited by testing capacity
Leaders at Newport Hospital say they haven’t yet been overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients or reached bed capacity, but the facility still cannot offer asymptomatic testing.
Posted inArticle, Health
Hospitals strain under the pressure of RI’s COVID-19 surge
A 353-bed field hospital in Cranston is ready to begin accepting COVID-19 patients. As coronavirus cases in Rhode Island continue to surge, Governor Gina Raimondo said this week the space could become necessary within a month.
Posted inArticle, Newport Bureau, Politics
Jeanne-Marie Napolitano selected as next Newport mayor
The Newport City Council selected Napolitano by a 4-3 vote. A longtime member of the Council, Napolitano says she will prioritize rebuilding Newport’s economy and moving forward with development in the city’s North End.
Posted inArticle, Politics
RI mail ballot results lean heavily Democratic, confusing some Republican voters
The Rhode Island Board of Elections is still counting ballots from last week’s general election, but the data already shows a partisan divide in when voters chose to cast their ballots. Voting-by-mail, which surged in popularity this year because of COVID-19, was overwhelmingly favored by Democrats.
Posted inArticle, Newport Bureau, Politics
Newport voters approve bond for new high school
In Tuesday’s election, Newport voters showed overwhelming support for a ballot question concerning a proposed bond to replace the city’s aging high school campus.
