Readers Respond to the Eye’s First Event: “Providence Port Day”

by piskov

EDITOR’S NOTE: On Saturday, May 17, the Providence Eye hosted “Providence Port Day,” a free, day-long gathering featuring tours, talks, and seminars related to the Port of Providence. More than 150 people attended the event, which was based at the Johnson & Wales University Harborside [...]

City of Providence Budget and Proposed Tax Rates

by Seth Zeren

I am writing in support of the Mayor’s proposed budget. I appreciate the significant fiscal constraints on the city’s budget and support the concept of the overall increased tax levy. We all need a quality school system, roads and sidewalks in good repair, and functioning [...]

Readers’ Voices 05.07

by Jenny Wieting

To the Editor, I support Bottle Bill legislation for Rhode Island. As a member of Zero Waste Providence, I have spent years talking about trash and advocating for the reduction of plastic both in Providence and beyond. My dedication is driven by a desire to [...]

Rhode Island’s Newest Sports Venue is A Bike Ride from Providence.

by Mark Binder

Biking from Providence’s East Side to the Rhode Island Football Club’s new Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket was a breeze on opening day, May 3. There was no need to wait for a bus or pay for parking. (I saw one stadium neighbor’s yard offering [...]

Providence City Councilor, After Rhode Island Hospital Protest: “ICE is a rogue federal agency…We will stand with our immigrant brothers and sisters.”

by Justin Roias

EDITOR’S NOTE: On Thursday, April 24, agents from the Boston office of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a man on the West Side of Providence. During the arrest, ICE agents tasered the man, and subsequently took him to Rhode Island Hospital for treatment.   [...]

Cartas al editor 04.30

by Ramona Santos Torres

We strongly oppose the transition plan released by the Mayor’s Office [and discussed in Jonathan Howard’s April 23 article “Can the City and the Commissioner Collaborate?”], which fails to return true local control and instead consolidates power in the hands of the Mayor. This plan [...]

At Providence’s Laboratory Schools, The City Becomes A Classroom.

by Megan Hamlin-Black

While getting ready for bed one evening in December, my four-year-old said to me, “Mommy, did you know that not everyone has a house?” A dialogue ensued: Me: “Oh yeah? Tell me more, bud.” Harmon: “Some people have to sleep outside because they don’t have [...]