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Providence Can’t Afford to Lose Housing Stock. Here’s the Plan to Keep Aging Units Up to Code.
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Build, build, build—that’s been a common refrain around the rising cost of housing in Rhode Island. While policymakers and constituents have major disagreements around regulating the price of housing, leaders at the State House and Providence [...]

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“Next to Normal”: A Rock Musical about Mental Illness that Delivers Humor and Honesty with Astonishing Force
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Trinity Repertory Company concludes its season with the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning rock musical “Next to Normal,” featuring a book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. Directed by former Associate Artistic Director [...]

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Brown University’s Pandemic Center Weighs in on Ebola, Contagious Diseases Ahead of World Cup
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At the Brown University Pandemic Center, doctors are following the current Ebola outbreak in central Africa with expertise as well as empathy.  “Initial case counts were incredibly high… with case counts at declaration larger than most [...]

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Cannabis Corner? Nine Cooperatives Apply to Open Dispensaries on One Stretch of North Main Street
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Dr. Andre Dev started the Community Cannabis Network of Rhode Island to help ensure cannabis co-ops succeeded as enduring, locally owned businesses. So, when the pool of potential cannabis retailer applications for RI started rolling in [...]

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    Providence’s World Cup Plans Ignore the Environment. I’m Worried About the Impact.
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    An Invitation to Venture Tomorrow to the Johnston Landfill, for the Providence Eye’s “Trash Trek.”
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    We at the Providence Eye believe that if we understand how things work, we’ll be [...]

    From A Public Transit Advocate: Ten Reasons the RIPTA Bus Hub Should Remain in Kennedy Plaza.
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    Much about the future of transit in Providence relates to whether or not the bus [...]

    Providence’s Unfinished Iryna Zarutska Mural Was a Powerful Symbol. We Should Heed Its – Unintended – Messages.
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    For more than a month, an unfinished mural dominated a block of downtown Providence.  Although [...]

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    Since my wife Claudine Pépin and I arrived here in 2011, I have come to [...]

    “Open Valley” is a Chance to Explore One of PVD’s Overlooked Gems.
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    There’s a map floating around the city’s coffee shops and local haunts, a hand-drawn guide [...]

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