Cultivating Community: How Hope + Main Empowers Providence’s Food Entrepreneurs

by Margaret Rizzuto

Alison Mountford’s passion, not only for her work, but for Hope + Main’s mission and, most importantly, for its members, is infectious.. As Hope + Main’s Director of Marketing & Communications, she embraces people with big dreams and small business ideas, who come together with [...]

Shelley Peterson: Ward 14 Providence City Councilwoman

by Michelle Alas Molina

Editor’s Note: This is the 3rd in our series profiling the 6 Latino Providence City Councilors.  Take a look at Michelle’s previous interviews with Miguel Sanchez and Ana Vargas. Shelley Peterson does not consider herself a politician, yet; she sees herself an elected official—and emphasizes [...]

Poetry Out Loud

by Phil Whistle

Still time to sign up your school! Calling on High School teachers to register for the state Poetry Out Loud recitation competition Deadline to apply is Nov. 17 The national Poetry Out Loud recitation competition engages thousands of Rhode Island high school students each year, [...]

The Rise and Fall of Esek Hopkins

by Jane Lancaster

Esek Hopkins (1718-1802) lived a long life as a public figure and sea captain and served as the first commander-in-chief of the American Navy. His current reputation is poor, however, after captaining the disastrous voyage of the slave ship Sally. Was he a hero or [...]

Providence Bookstores: A Boon to Readers and the Community

by Lynn Holstein

In July 16, 1995, a strange hurricane began to form, one that – initially at least –– would aim only at bookstores. It was then that a former Wall Street executive opened his online bookstore from the garage of his rented home in Bellevue, Washington [...]

Turning the Focus On A Special Neighborhood Garden

by Ellen Welty

You might find yourself doing a double-take at an urban garden. Never mind the buildings rising up around it, or the cars whizzing by; people stop to gaze at the brilliant shades of green, the flowery blossoms, maybe even vegetables.  Someone had the gumption to [...]

Issues on the Ballot

by The Providence Eye

On Tuesday, November 5th, Providence residents will be voting on 6 issues, in addition to candidates for the Providence School Board (see 10/23/2024 PVD Eye for candidate statements) and other elections.  This is a Sample Providence Ballot and the following is a guide to the [...]

Providence 2024 School Board Elections

by The Providence Eye

Since the 1960s, the Providence School Board had nine members, all appointed by the Mayor.  This year, however, on November fifth, for the first time, voters will line up at the polls to elect 5 members and the other 5 will be appointed by the [...]

The Future of Wind Energy in Providence

by Emily Smith

Whether approaching Providence on the I-95 northbound or braving traffic on the Washington Bridge, it’s hard not to notice six wind turbines as a key feature of our City’s waterfront–. Unlike the controversy surrounding offshore wind farms in Newport and Block Island, the land-based Providence [...]

The Comp Plan and Future Building

by Roseanne Camacho

Providence is speeding towards approving a Comprehensive Plan that envisions the city’s coming decade.  Just reading the Department of Planning’s current draft is daunting. Nine key areas, over 173 pages, delineate aspirations and encouragements, covering issues of sustainability, the economy, the built environment, housing, transportation, [...]