Providence Property Revaluation

by Jonathan Howard

If you own a house, you probably were amazed by the new assessed value of your house shown in letters from the Assessor’s Office last month. The City hired Vision Government Solutions to conduct a revaluation of all real estate in the city. On average [...]

Roger Williams Park Zoo

by Nini Stoddard edited by Jon Howard

In late February, the Roger Williams Park Zoo (RWP Zoo) announced that it will relocate its three 40-year-old African elephants, Alice, Ginny and Kate, to a new home (not yet named) n 2027. The move will keep the three old friends together and able to [...]

Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence

by Jon Howard and Nini Stoddard

Care, Learning and Fun at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence The Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence have been a haven for children and a door to adult success for 150 years. The Clubs offer essential before- and after-school care for children from [...]

Do Nut Count Providence Out

by Jon Howard and Nini Stoddard

National Donut (or Doughnut) Day falls on the first Friday in June (June 6 this year). The holiday celebrates the Salvation Army Lassies who served donuts to American soldiers near the front lines during World War I. During World War II, American Red Cross volunteers [...]

Eating, Dancing, Drinking, Applauding: Providence’s Nightlife Economy is Big Business for the City

by Dana Schneider

A few weeks ago, the Mayor’s office and the Providence Department of Art, Culture and Tourism released a comprehensive analysis of the city’s nightlife economy—specifically, Providence’s many restaurants, bars and clubs, and performance venues. The report, titled “Life at Night in the Creative Capital,” focuses [...]

ECHO Village to House the Unhoused

by Dana Schneider

Throughout January, a polar vortex swept through most of the country, with temperatures falling to the single digits in Providence. The starkness of the homelessness crisis was yet again highlighted as the weather dipped into fatally low temperatures with not enough shelter beds to meet [...]

Providence Restaurant Weeks

by Nini Stoddard

Sometime between the holidays in December and Valentine’s Day in mid- February, the winter doldrums hit.  One remedy: Providence Restaurant Weeks returns January 26 to February 8. Organized by the Providence Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau (PWCVB), restaurants throughout the city will be drawing attention [...]

No Business like Snow Business

by Jonathan Howard

It’s easy (and, admit it, enjoyable) to complain about the city’s snow plowing performance after a winter storm. But give some thought to challenges involved and perhaps you’ll take a deep breath before popping off about the wait for a plow on your street after [...]

Trinity Repertory Company

by Nini Stoddard

In addition to their first three productions (POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson-Apt.2B, and A Christmas Carol), the organization joined two other arts groups to successfully lobby for a $10 million Cultural [...]

Providence  Private Schools

by Nini Stoddard

Although there are no apple-to-apple comparisons, there are three school choices for our youth attending pre-kindergarten to grade 12: public schools, charter schools and private schools. The Providence Public School District (PPSD) serves approximately 19,403 Providence students who attend 37 public schools. The Rhode Island [...]