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Staff Behind Historic Central Providence Participatory Budget Fired Without Notice
Editor’s Note: All Providence Eye interviews with former Central Providence Unidos staff in this article were conducted before notice of their termination. On Tuesday November 18, Central Providence Unidos (CPU) staff prepared to celebrate the completion of the largest participatory budgeting program in Rhode Island [...]
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Dec
Dec
Complex Web of Regulators Track Providence’s Low-Income Housing
On October 30, the city purchased a $1.7 million dollar plot on Washington Street for another affordable housing project. Every unit in the new development by Lincoln Avenue Communities will be income-restricted. Sixty-eight of the units are reserved for households earning between 60 and 80 [...]
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Nov
Nov
ProvPort Community Benefits Fund Distribution Remains in Contention Almost Three Years Since Inception
Three years after a city tax agreement dedicated at least $120,000 annually to a community benefits fund for projects in South Providence and Washington Park, residents are struggling to follow the money. Neighborhoods near the Port of Providence are calling for a more transparent and [...]
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Nov
Nov
Providence’s New Urban Trail Section Will Connect Washington Secondary, Woonasquatucket Paths
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published by ecoRI. Republished with permission. Highway traffic flows just below the new shared-use paths built in Federal Hill between Tobey and Waverly streets. Cyclists and pedestrians are enjoying their new separate lane, but should they be concerned about the [...]
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Nov
Nov
ProvPort Master Planning Continues with Port Sustainability Fund Primed to Support Environmental Projects
At the end of this year Providence will begin distributing hundreds of thousands of dollars to sustainability projects in South Providence neighborhoods afflicted by the contamination by industrial facilities in the Port of Providence. Community groups are hopeful the funds will support their fight against [...]
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Oct
Oct
New Providence Police Surveillance Software Has Civil Liberties Groups Asking “Who’s Watching?”
Inside Providence’s new Real Time Crime Center, blue lights illuminate a dark room filled with desks holding computer monitors and a wall covered in screens. The screens reveal a map of the city covered in green dots. Each dot represents a police officer body camera [...]
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Oct
Oct
Newest Sustainability Commission Member Gives Back to City That Helped Her During COVID
Last Monday, Providence’s Sustainability Commission welcomed its newest member: Dawn Sumner. A lifelong city resident, Sumner never considered the role community played in her life. But after receiving help during the COVID pandemic, she is ready to give back and leave a positive impact on [...]
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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
‘Recovery is Possible’: Overdose Awareness Day Rallies Providence Community to Save Lives and Honor Loved Ones Lost
“Hi sweetheart, would you like some free Narcan?” Three smiling faces stood outside the Valley Street Price Rite. They wore black shirts with a big purple heart and a ribbon that read: “One Big Family United In Hope,” and on the back of the shirt, [...]
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Sep
Sep
Every Route a Story: Providence RIPTA Riders Express Fear and Outrage Over Cuts
After teaching an interactive course about erosion with a second grade science class at Vartan Gregorian Elementary School, Kris Haines took a 30 minute bus ride from Fox Point to Wanskuck Library. There was another class to lead. It’s the sort of trip Haines would [...]
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Aug
Aug
