Newport is known for having some of the most extravagant homes in the country, but the city is also one of the few communities in Rhode Island hitting statewide goals for affordable housing. Many of those homes are concentrated in the North End, an area where lower housing costs offer alternatives to Newport residents who can’t afford to live in other pricey neighborhoods. Some locals worry that could change with a new plan for redevelopment in the North End.
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Newport: Trabajando para unir una ciudad
Newport es famoso por su centro histórico, sus mansiones de la “Edad Dorada” y restaurantes frente al mar, que atraen a millones de visitantes cada año. Pero la ciudad también alberga otras áreas como el “North End”, una zona residencial y comercial que muchos turistas nunca visitan. Sin embargo, el futuro del North End podría verse bastante cambiado.
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Newport: Connecting a city divided for decades
Newport is famous for its historic downtown, Gilded Age mansions, and waterfront restaurants, which attract millions of visitors every year. But the city is also home to the North End, a residential and commercial area that many tourists never see. The future of the North End, though, could look quite different.
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Newport City Council adopts plan for North End redevelopment
A new plan to guide future development and increase pedestrian connectivity in Newport’s North End won the unanimous support of the City Council.
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Newport public health advocate says new administration will be ‘hugely significant’ to LGBTQ+ health care
President Joe Biden has vowed that his new administration will defend the rights of transgender Americans, after President Trump rolled back a slew of protections. Newport Reporter Antonia Ayres-Brown spoke with Rex LeBeau, a strategy specialist with the Newport Health Equity Zone who focuses on LGBTQ+ health care.
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Newport coalition recruits national urban planners to create equitable development plan for city’s North End
North End residents are partnering with Smart Growth America to generate recommendations to make the redevelopment of the area more equitable.
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‘We’ve never had anything like this’: 99-year-old Rhode Islander reflects on Capitol attack
Much of the country watched in horror Wednesday as a mob of Trump supporters invaded the nation’s Capitol building and disrupted the electoral vote count. One Rhode Islander alarmed by these events was Sidney Tynan, of Little Compton, who will turn 100 years old this June.
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La Junta de Planificación de Newport aprueba el North End Urban Plan
Antes de votar por unanimidad sobre el plan el lunes por la noche, la Junta de Planificación agregó varias enmiendas, incluidas nuevas declaraciones para abordar las preocupaciones sobre la equidad y el desplazamiento de viviendas.
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Newport Planning Board approves North End Urban Plan
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.
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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.
