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There was cause for hope and celebration at the MLK Center’s annual meeting on Jan 19. Executive Director Heather Strout shared how the organization has strengthened its capacity to serve more people than ever before — 8,706 over the past year.

For 104 years, the MLK Center has served as a beacon of hope and now offers 25 programs. Several new initiatives are launching this year, including Saturday breakfast service, a North End food pantry, and the Rinse and Renew Shower Program, which was successfully piloted last year. Staff at the center also partner with more than 100 community organizations, working collaboratively to help individuals and families move toward self-reliance.

Also on the rise are the scholarships the center provides to working families in need of childcare, holiday gifts, food, and more. Last year, the nonprofit awarded $273k in need-based scholarships. Board Treasurer Theresa Wosencroft noted that the allocation in the 2026 budget will increase to $370k.

The evening focused on celebrating the exceptional commitment of those who support the organization. Strout described Content of Character Award recipient Ginny Gilman as a dependable and deeply thoughtful volunteer across several programs.

The Washington Square branch of Citizens Bank received the Community Partner Award for allowing the Center to operate its parking lot — creating jobs and wages for people in need, as well as revenue for programs that provide hunger relief and educational opportunities for children — for nearly 20 years. “This bank helps its customers and its community reach their potential,” Strout said.

The Keeper of the Dream Award was presented to Jerry Kirby, whom Strout praised for his unwavering generosity and compassion. “Jerry has a huge heart for the MLK Center,” she said, noting that the owner of a premier high-end construction company has long understood that there is another Newport. “He has supported our events and holiday programs for more than a dozen years. Even during a time of terrible personal loss, he still reached out.” Strout added that she could not imagine the MLK Center — or the broader community — without him.

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Snow-weary residents in Newport are about to play

Snow-weary residents in Newport are about to play musical cars again.

City officials have announced a neighborhood parking ban for Thursday, Feb. 5, targeting parts of the Off-Broadway neighborhood as crews continue digging out from the storm 11 days ago.

From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., drivers on the following streets must move vehicles off the road or risk being towed:

Barney Street, Barney Court, Sherman Street, Bull Street, Mann Avenue (Broadway to Kay), Ayrault Street (Broadway to Kay), Everett Street (Broadway to Kay), Calvert Street, Cranston Avenue, Tyler Street, Ashurst Place, Bush Street, Kilburn Court, Central Street, Mount Vernon Street, Marin Street, and Whitfield Place.

“No Parking” signs are already posted, and officials say cars left behind will be towed as plows work to clear narrowed roadways clogged by snowbanks.

The crackdown doesn’t stop there.

On Friday, Feb. 6, the focus shifts to the Fifth Ward, where a parking ban will be in effect on Carroll Avenue from Morton Avenue to Old Fort/Harrison Avenue, again from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Streets in work zones will be temporarily closed while crews operate. City leaders are urging residents to use free parking in public lots and available metered and unmetered spaces, including downtown and along Broadway.

Bottom line: If your car is still on the street when the plows roll through, don’t expect it to be there when you get back.

Residents say the real disaster isn’t the snow — it’s the city manager. In a city that deals with winter every year, the repeated confusion, last-minute bans, and half-cleared streets have critics asking a blunt question: What exactly is the city manager managing?

Instead of more six figure hires, perhaps we should be investing in more boots on the ground.

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It was over before you could refresh the page. Ti

It was over before you could refresh the page.

Tickets to the Newport Folk Festival sold out in less than a second — triggering the annual wave of stunned fans, spinning browsers and group texts that all read the same: “Did anyone get through?!”

Then came the sticker shock.

Weekend passes almost immediately surfaced on StubHub for more than $2,000, despite the fact that organizers haven’t revealed a single artist for this summer’s waterfront music pilgrimage at Fort Adams.

Festival officials are now sounding the alarm.

“Please do not purchase tickets you may see on the secondary market, they are speculative tickets,” the festival said, warning that some sellers list passes they don’t actually own. In other words: you could shell out thousands and still be left outside the gates.

The only safe route? Official tickets through DICE, the festival’s exclusive partner. All passes are mobile-only through the DICE app — no PDFs, no printouts, no workarounds.

Still, none of that is slowing demand.

Newport Folk’s mystique is part of the madness. Even without a lineup, fans know the drill: surprise sets, once-in-a-lifetime collaborations and the kind of musical moments that take over social feeds before the sun sets over Newport Harbor.

Lineup unknown. Tickets gone. Resale chaos underway.

Just another year at Newport Folk. 🎶

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