Several times a year, our newsroom will devote an entire week to cover one square mile of Rhode Island from a diversity of angles: politics, education, health care, the economy, its character and history.
Focus on Newport
For our second One Square Mile, we’ll cover one square mile of Newport, focusing on the harbor and Washington Square. Newport is known for its waterfront, architecture, music festivals and tennis tournaments, but it’s also a place with its share of urban challenges, creative solutions, and inspired citizens.
Read some Newport facts, demographics and statistics.
Listen to our Newport Town Meeting, “Reinvention & Renewal,” a panel discussion about Newport’s journey from Naval town to thriving tourist destination, moderated by WRNI News Director and former NPR News correspondent Anthony Brooks.
Enjoy Trinity Rep Radio Theater's presentation of Thornton Wilder’s “Theophilus North,” a special 2-hour program recorded live at the Jane Pickens Theatre in Newport.
