Providence pide a los votantes que financien más bonos para la vivienda. ¿Cómo se gastó el dinero la última vez?

por Eric Halvarson

Este mes de noviembre, el Ayuntamiento de Providence someterá a votación una pregunta: ¿debería el Ayuntamiento solicitar un préstamo de otros 25 millones de dólares y prestárselos a los promotores de viviendas con restricciones de ingresos? El Fondo Fiduciario de Vivienda de Providence es uno de los mayores fondos gestionados por los ayuntamientos locales y [...]

Who Gets a Beach Day in the Ocean State? Providence Turns to Water Parks as URI Measures Inequitable Shore Access

por Eric Halvarson

Providence splash pads and pools opened up on Monday, June 29, offering places for neighbors to cool down from the summer heat. Christian, a 15-year-old visiting his father for summer break, was the first to jump in the water when city officials reopened the Joslin [...]

Mayoral Candidates Lay Out Stances on Local Issues at Elmwood Community Center

por Jake Mittleman

Four candidates running for Providence mayor faced residents at a packed Elmwood Community Center on June 24, addressing housing, pollution, education and more. The event was organized by a coalition of eight neighborhood associations and community groups: Elmwood Neighborhood Association, Elmwood & South Providence Crime [...]

Here’s Who is Running for Providence City Council

by Dana Schneider

CORRECTION: [Updated June 26, 2:30 p.m.] An earlier version of this article failed to include the candidates running as independent for City Council. The Providence Eye regrets this error. Candidates running as independent will not be included on the primary ballot; however, they will be [...]

Multilingual Learning Advocates Hope State Investment Will Yield Local Returns for Public Schools

por Camilla Rodríguez

On June 5, the full Rhode Island House of Representatives approved a $750,000 amendment to the House budget supporting multilingual education in the Ocean State. The amended budget includes the Support and Access to Bilingual Education (SABE) Act, which was sponsored by Rep. David Morales.  [...]

“Independent Media is Absolutely Critical”: Amy Goodman and Award-Winning Documentary “Steal This Story, Please!” Coming to Providence

por Eric Halvarson

On June 26 and 27, The Avon Cinema will be screening the new documentary “Steal This Story, Please!” about journalist Amy Goodman and her career covering movements around the world amid the consolidation of corporate media and increasing attacks on the freedom of the press.   [...]

Providence Completes New Greenway on Kinsley. What’s the Next Major Transit Project?

por Eric Halvarson

The Woonasquatucket River Greenway has been in the works for more than 30 years. It’s a project that bridges the decline of Olneyville’s past manufacturing industry with the current influx of artist spaces and nonprofits to Central Providence warehouses. In the 90s, Jane Sherman, founder [...]

Providence and the Underground Railroad: New Bibliography Documents Anti-Slavery Activity in RI

por Eric Halvarson

Beginning in the late 1600s, enslaved people lived in Rhode Island and their enslavers profited from their stolen labor, as well as the wider economy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. However, according to research compiled by the nonprofit group Stages of Freedom, Rhode Island may [...]

Side Quests: “Veer” by Cole Swensen

by Diane Josefowicz

Summer is often full of journeys as lovely weather and longer days conspire to stir dreams of road tripping. Allowances are made for traffic, and everyone prays that the weather holds. Then the plan goes sideways, and with the disappointment comes a bitter lesson about [...]

Real Housewives of Rhode Island and the Reality of “Doubled-Up Homelessness” in Providence

por Eric Halvarson

Dr. Molly Richard is an academic usually focused on studying homelessness, and she had never watched the Real Housewives franchise. But as an assistant professor at the University of Rhode Island, she tuned in when the reality TV show came to the Ocean State. “This [...]