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Local Artist and Wildlife Rehabilitator Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced its latest cohort of fellows last month, awarding the prestigious distinction to 223 artists, scholars, and scientists. Providence-based artist Sheida Soleimani was recognized for her contribution to the field of photography. Soleimani is no stranger to prestigious recognition. [...]
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May
May
The Cost of Dying — State-Assisted Burials at a Providence Funeral Home
The cost of living in the United States is as relevant as ever, with people citing higher prices at the grocery store and on their utility bills. While the conversation around affordability is had by the living, unfortunately, expenses continue after death. The cost of [...]
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Feb
Feb
Inaugural Winter All-Ages Swim Classes Make a Splash at Batastini Rec Center
Tuesday night, Batastini Recreation Center is bustling with energy in the early evening hours. The building hosts after school activities with amenities that include basketball courts, a playground, and a swimming pool. The swimming pool is the busiest of the amenities on Tuesday and Thursday [...]
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Nov
Nov
Pre-Kindergarten Lottery Fails to Meet Need in Providence
It’s two months into the school year and Dina Quezada’s 4-year–old daughter is finally getting used to waking up an hour earlier. She knows many of the children in her class and is familiar with the routines from last year, when she was a 3-year–old [...]
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Nov
Nov
City Council Ordinance to Ban Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Goes to Final Vote
A long goodbye is underway in Providence for gas-powered leaf blowers. The controversial lawn equipment is considered an environmental risk because of the noise pollution and the toxic emissions created by the combustion engines, according to the proposed ordinance by the Special Committee for Environment [...]
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Oct
Oct
David Morales: State Rep, Wrestling Villain, Spider-Man… Mayor of Providence?
David Morales had all of the things you might expect at a Tuesday night birthday party: pizza, wings, pretzels and friends. Except after singing “Happy Birthday,” the crowd gathered to watch Morales, a Democrat Rhode Island state representative, give a campaign speech at Narragansett Brewery. [...]
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Sep
Sep
At PVD Fest, “Real Access Motivates Progress” Improves Accessibility for Wheelchair Users
Most days, Kennedy Plaza in downtown Providence is a bustling transportation hub, packed with commuters waiting at designated stops around the perimeter of the square to catch their bus out of the vehicular commotion, but at PVD Fest it transformed into a strictly pedestrian affair. [...]
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Sep
Sep
Providence Residents Face Challenges Finding Primary Care
On a recent late summer evening, Allie Surdovel walked the 3.3 mile loop of Blackstone Boulevard in Providence. It is important for her to invest her time in preventative health because like many Providence residents she does not have a primary care doctor. “I haven’t [...]
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Sep
Sep
People in Providence 08.20 – How would RIPTA service reductions affect your daily life?
Krysten, 56, Retired “I won’t be able to come out as often as I do. The only reason we went out to Smithfield is because it was on the bus line. Now I’m stuck out in Smithfield and they canceled early morning buses. Thursday I [...]
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Aug
Aug
