Providence Counts: 2025 Recycling Data

by Emily Smith

You may have noticed an uptick in The Providence Eye’s reporting of recycling and waste management in Providence, which is no mistake.  Despite the City’s poor record of recycling, our neighbors and readers are engaged in the topic, writing in letters to the editor and [...]

Bunnies in our Backyards: The New England Cottontail Rabbit Repopulation Project

by Daneisha Rodriguez

Editor’s Note: Providence Counts is a feature of our weekly publication that tells a story through numbers, listing facts and figures from local data sets or organizations. In the 20th century, the population of the New England Cottontail Rabbit began to decline for a multitude [...]

Providence Election(s), by the numbers

by Dana Schneider

Tuesday, November 4, was Election Day nationally. Many cities across the country hosted historic mayoral races; Providence, however, is mostly in an off-year, with the next general election for mayor to be held in 2026. Four candidates competed Tuesday in the Ward 2 City Council [...]

The Halt on Snap Benefits, by the Numbers

by Debbie Schimberg

Due to the ongoing government shutdown, SNAP benefits will halt starting November 1st until the government reopens. Hundreds of thousands of Rhode Islanders rely on SNAP benefits — including many of our neighbors here in Providence.  Here’s some information you will need to know if [...]

Libraries as Community Space in Providence

by Daneisha Rodriguez

Libraries are widely known as home to hundreds of thousands of stories. Yet, they’re also one of the most overlooked, free, community spaces. While hosting physical and digital media, they’re also a place where people can build and share their own stories––the perfect third place. [...]

Providence tiene la tasa de encarcelamiento más alta de todas las ciudades de Rhode Island

by Kendra Eastep

Los datos del Prison Policy Initiative revelan que, de los 39 municipios de Rhode Island, Providence tiene la tasa de encarcelamiento más alta. Esta estadística puede atribuirse a que la ciudad tiene una mayor población negra y latina, y a que el sistema de justicia [...]

Two Providences: How Income, Housing, and Race Divide the City’s Neighborhoods

by Daneisha Rodriguez

Providence is home to an abundance of cultures and people from all walks of life. Just miles apart, the neighborhoods of Providence tell very different stories. In Blackstone, the median household pulls nearly $150,000. But in Upper South Providence? This same statistic falls below $24,000. [...]

Niveles del mar proyectados en Providence

by Kendra Eastep

La Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica (NOAA) publicó datos que registran el aumento de los niveles del mar y las inundaciones costeras en el área de Providence. A medida que el calentamiento global continúa impulsando condiciones climáticas extremas —notablemente un incremento en las lluvias y [...]

Pronto, miles de calabazas lascivas descenderán sobre Providence

by Nini Stoddard

¡Está de regreso! Del 26 de septiembre al 2 de noviembre, el Zoológico Roger Williams Park (RWPZ) presentará el Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular: Trivia – 2ª Edición. Además de los miles de calabazas iluminadas en todo el zoológico, acertijos colocados a lo largo de los senderos ofrecen [...]

60 años del Monumento Nacional Roger Williams, en cifras

by Emily Bruck

El jueves 21 de agosto, el Monumento Nacional Roger Williams cumplió sesenta años y lo celebró con una conmemoración en honor al fundador de Providence, Roger Williams, y a su creencia en la libertad religiosa y de conciencia individual. Ubicado al pie de College Hill, [...]