Rest in Peace, Not Pollutants: Green Burials Say ‘No Thanks’ to Chemicals in the Grave
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You couldn’t possibly count the number of places in Rhode Island where you can walk in pure silence except for leaf rustle, moving among drowsing wildflowers, and around shrubs and trees situated by the hand of nature, the landscape free of human objects except for [...]

13
Sep
PVD Libraries Seeing Double
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Providence has two independently run library systems.  How did that happen?  Newcomers to the city have reason to wonder, but even long-time residents have not always taken in the difference between the Providence Public Library (PPL) and Community Libraries of Providence (CLPVD), until recently Providence [...]

13
Sep
Residential solar panels
So You’re Thinking About Going Solar
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Talk of “going solar” seems to be almost everywhere these days. If it’s not your neighbors bragging about their solar panels or a news report about government incentives, it’s popup ads on your phone or even your friendly neighborhood solar panel representative knocking on your [...]

06
Sep
Milk cartons to be recycled
School Cafeterias to Address Food Insecurity and Waste
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A year ago, the Rhode Island legislature passed a series of bills to amend the laws governing all K-12 schools.  The new laws focus on school food waste and student hunger. The bills became RI State law 23-18.9-17 Food Waste Ban and law 16-110-5 Food [...]

06
Sep
Hubbub Over the Bus Hub
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Where in downtown Providence should Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) locate its bus hub, the heart of its operations? Kennedy Plaza has long been both a transit center and a civic space.  Flanked by City Hall and the Federal Building and Courthouse, Exchange Place [...]

30
Aug
The United States Capitol, Washington, DC
CD1 Candidates Focus On PVD
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We contacted all of the Democratic and Republican candidates who will be on the ballot for the Congressional District 1 Representative position for the September primary, and were interested to learn more about their concerns for Providence. We asked them all this question and their [...]

30
Aug
What goes into the recycling bin?
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30
Aug
Is Overnight Parking Allowed on PVD Streets?
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 Video by Lucie Linden, Wheeler School intern. Video Script: In Providence, one of the most frequently asked questions pertains to overnight parking within the city. Here, we provide a comprehensive guide to everything you need to know on this subject. Can You Park Overnight? Parking [...]

30
Aug
Welcome to The Providence Eye!
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Nowadays, it’s easy to get news about politics in Washington or typhoons in Asia, but Providence is a city of neighborhoods and disparate communities. We need news about ourselves!  We need, I’d even say, we hunger, for information about our schools, our government, our cultures.  [...]

23
Aug