Paul Opperman

[Paul Opperman @pauldopperman]

@emzconk @savanaish Z-O-N-I-N-G

[Paul Opperman @pauldopperman]

@emzconk that is the glowing radiance of public meetings and civic participation!

[savana dunning @savanaish]

Tonight, Newport City Council will be discussing a request from the school committee to use bond premiums to complete funding for the new Rogers HS.

Not to brag, but I’m terrible with money AND math, so I drew a few charts to work out what exactly this all means. 🧵

[Jamie Bova @JamieBova]

The City Council meeting this week will start with a public hearing on the proposed budget, includes a resolution concerning bike paths, a update on the school construction projects, and more. https://t.co/DeRrNyMQiT

[Antonia Ayres-Brown @aayresbrown]

Newport is home to a large population of Spanish speakers, but many city materials are only available in English. The City Council is now calling for a plan to make more documents accessible to non-English speakers.

For @ThePublicsRadio/@Report4America:
https://t.co/9NxtuqfGWT

[Antonia Ayres-Brown @aayresbrown]

Newport City Council met yesterday with Smart Growth America, a national org residents independently hired to consult on equitable development in the city's North End.

Last month, the Council adopted a much-anticipated plan for redevelopment of the area.
https://t.co/bPtHGev1jS

[Jamie Bova @JamieBova]

Tonight's workshop was informative and beneficial. I encourage you to watch the recording. https://t.co/HgAmFp338Y

[ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover @NASAPersevere]

Your front-row seat to my Mars landing is here. Watch how we did it.

#CountdownToMars

[Bobak Ferdowsi @tweetsoutloud]

This is what it looks like to land on Mars. This is the future.

[Jamie Bova @JamieBova]

Be sure to join the City Council & Planning Board Tues in our workshop w/ @SmartGrowthUSA as we discuss policies & practices for equitable development. In the Council's Wednesday meeting we will be again discussing allowing food trucks on Bellevue & more. https://t.co/h0Jphm3Mbx

[Ocean State Media @OSMediaRI]

“When you come off the bridge and you go to the right, that’s what’s represented as ‘Newport. You go look up the North End of Newport... it’s essentially erased from the map.” Connecting a city divided for decades https://t.co/7WQyUu8RKB

[Katie Mack @AstroKatie]

Watching the snow fall outside and thinking about terminal velocity, and how much less peaceful this whole scene would look without air resistance. ❄️💥

[Nicolas Gonzalez (nicosgonzalez.bsky.social) @NicoSGonzalez]

Incredible (and sad) animation showing a tagged blue whale’s movements (blue dot) while dodging shipping traffic.

[Jamie Bova @JamieBova]

The City Council passed the North End Urban Plan on Wednesday, and now we begin the work of implementing the plan and the accompanying zoning. Read more about it in my newsletter this week. https://t.co/gf8riFG0X9

[ProPublica @propublica]

For months, we investigated how wealthy towns keep themselves exclusive.

They speak in what many see as code:

- frail public infrastructure
- clogged streets
- a lack of sidewalks
- concerns over “neighborhood character”
https://t.co/y8DDbaFDt6

[Slate @Slate]

I can’t stop thinking about the zip-tie guys. https://t.co/rhi55foDPW

[XKCDAltTextBot @XKCDAltTextBot]

@xkcdComic Alt/title text: "We reject the null hypothesis based on the 'hot damn, check out this chart' test."

[RI Board of Elections @RI_BOE]

Avoid the crowds at the polls on Nov. 3. The deadline to apply for your mail ballot is next Tuesday, Oct. 13. Download an application today at https://t.co/gLSkzKiVnE

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11 travel reimbursement request, this week 1969:

[Providence Public Schools @pvdschools]

IMPORTANT: The free cell phone hot spot feature to help families access distance learning during the school year expires on June 30.