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Education
Springfield’s Empowerment Zone Schools Thrive- A Model for Providence?
Providence Schools have struggled to show any signs of significant improvement over the last five years of state control. Meanwhile, through state intervention of another kind, a group of public middle and high schools in the [...]
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New Zoning Ordinance Amendments Signed into Law by Mayor Smiley
Zoning Ordinance Amendments that were passed by City Council last week were signed into law by Mayor Smiley on Monday. These amendments are the first phase of two total amendment phases being made in order to [...]
Read moreArts/Food/Culture
Trinity Square Hosts a Treasure Trove of Taste
Nestled at the gateway to the south side of Providence, lies an area which is a testament to the city’s cultural richness and resilience. Trinity Square is defined by the triangular convergence of Elmwood Avenue and [...]
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Readers' VoicesWrite a Letter
Letters to the Editor 03.26
Love your piece about Mr. Vine Hunter. (“People in Providence 03.12: Mr. Vine Hunter,” by Bobbie Hunger). [Though I] wish it was longer and with more photos of his work, [...]
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I’m very grateful to Jane Lancaster for her portraits of the Rhode Islanders whose names have been bestowed on Providence public schools, but never more so than for the portrait [...]
Read moreLetters to the Editor 03.26
I’m delighted to see Jane Lancaster’s bio of Harry Kizarian. (“Harry Kizirian 1925-2002: An Angel Without Wings,” from March 19.) For those of us a bit long in the tooth, [...]
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Education
Harry Kizirian 1925-2002: An Angel Without Wings
Names on school buildings are often from historical eras long gone, making it difficult to keep the honor alive. The [...]
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Neighborhoods
Paying Attention to Providence’s Port and Its Impact
For Ward 10 residents, including the Washington Park neighborhood and parts of South Providence, some see the Port of Providence [...]
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Transportation
Will RIPTA Be Saved or Savaged This Year?
For those who use or care about public transit in RI it’s easy to see this as the worst of [...]
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Business
Providence’s Worker-Owned Cooperatives Share Tools for A Collective Future
Apollo Rios Lomba tells me that working at White Electric is their favorite job. “It’s truly safe here…I’m not going [...]
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Politics/Government
Providence as a Sanctuary City, Past and Present
On February 5th, just 16 days after Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration, mayors and police chiefs from 22 New England [...]
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Politics/Government
Decriminalize Prostitution? Local Sex Workers Argue “Yes” with Their Own Newly Published Research
The night after Valentine’s Day, 2024, sex worker Bella Robinson sat in the back of the Rhode Island State House [...]
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