Wanskuck Historic Local District Gets City Plan Commission ‘OK’
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Providence Post on March 4, 2026. Copyright ppsri.org. Reprinted with permission. At its meeting on March 3, the City Plan Commission (CPC) voted in favor of the 31-building Wanskuck Local Historic District (LHD) as well as changes to [...]

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Laurel shoveling the sidewalk of the Broadway bridge over Route 10. Photo: Eric Halvarson.
A Labor of Love: Volunteer Shovelers Help Clean Up Providence Neighborhoods after Historic Snowfall
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The day after the largest snowfall in Rhode Island history, the sun was shining on Providence as residents tried to move three feet of snow out of their driveways and sidewalks. But Ray Kiefaber was feeling under the weather, and outside, their Prius was buried [...]

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Feb
Crook Point Bascule Bridge Will Be Demolished — Unless Providence Takes Action
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Providence Post on February 5, 2026. Copyright ppsri.org. Reprinted with permission. Rhode Island Department of Transportation is scheduled to demolish the bridge in 2026-2027; The city may want to take ownership of the bridge, create an authority [...]

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El costo de morir — Entierros asistidos por el estado en una funeraria de Providence
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El costo de vida en los Estados Unidos es tan relevante como siempre, con personas citando precios más altos en el supermercado y en sus facturas de servicios públicos. Si bien la conversación sobre la asequibilidad es mantenida por los vivos, desafortunadamente, los gastos continúan [...]

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Feb
The “Resistance Houses” Top Providence Preservation Society’s 2026 Most Endangered Places List
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Providence Public Schools Listed Again – 31st Listing for PPSD or an Individual Providence Public School since 1994  Every year, Providence Preservation Society (PPS)  invites community members to nominate places to its annual Most Endangered Places (MEP)  List to bring attention to vulnerable places and [...]

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Feb
Construction of a distribution center at 1 Moshassuck Street is well underway, looming over closed Morley Field. Photo: Emily Smith
El desarrollo de un centro de distribución cerca de Morley Field genera preocupaciones ambientales y de seguridad vial
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Si sigues aunque sea de manera superficial las noticias locales de Rhode Island, seguramente has oído hablar del cierre de Morley Field, un parque comunitario en el vecindario de Woodlawn, en Pawtucket, que fue cercado y cerrado a los residentes en 2022. Ese parque, ubicado [...]

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What’s going on with Riverwalk?
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Providence Post on December 18, 2025. Copyright ppsri.org. Reprinted with permission. How the area may transform, the latest engagement meeting on the Providence Riverwalk Resilience Project Since the 1990s, the Riverwalk and Waterplace Park have become cultural [...]

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Monica Huertas, executive director of the People’s Port Authority, points to Public Street’s access point to the water. Photo: Eric Halvarson.
South Providence Residents Alarmed Scrapyard Expansion Could Encroach on Their Only Public Coastal Access Point
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Signs that read “Air Quality Inequality Zone” and “Aire Limpo Para Todos” decorated Washington Park’s Community Library on Monday, November 24. More than 50 residents and city officials packed in between the bookshelves to discuss the latest development in the battle to make Public Street [...]

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Personal Detrás del Histórico Presupuesto Participativo de Central Providence Despedido sin Preaviso
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El martes 18 de noviembre, el personal de Central Providence Unidos (CPU) se preparaba para celebrar la culminación del programa de presupuesto participativo más grande en la historia de Rhode Island. Conocido como el Nine Neighborhood Fund, distribuyó un millón de dólares a proyectos elegidos [...]

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A sign advertising the new development of affordable housing at 322 Washington Street. Photo: Eric Halvarson.
Compleja Red de Reguladores Supervisa la Vivienda de Bajos Ingresos en Providence
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El 30 de octubre, la ciudad compró un terreno de 1.7 millones de dólares en Washington Street para otro proyecto de vivienda asequible. Cada unidad en el nuevo desarrollo de Lincoln Avenue Communities tendrá restricciones de ingresos. Sesenta y ocho de las unidades están reservadas [...]

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