Community Announcements 07.23
July 23, 2025
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July 23 Coffee with the Community 9am to 10am Nonviolence Institute, 265 Oxford Street, Providence Hosted by the Nonviolence Institute https://wwcw.facebook.com/share/p/1YZ1HzqaAV/   July 23 Common Cause Legislative Wrap-Up Event 6 to 7:30pm 140 Sockanosset Cross Road, Cranston Hosted by Common Cause Rhode Island https://www.facebook.com/share/15A4XBneBF/     [...]

Community Announcements 07.16
July 16, 2025
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July 16 2025 Legislative Wrap Up 6pm James T Giles Community Room, Central Cranston Library, 140 Sockanosset Rd, Cranston Register Here Hosted by ACLU of RI https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/riaclu/2025-legislative-wrap-up?   July 17 Good Trouble Lives On 5 to 7pm North Kingstown Town Hall, 80 Boston Neck Road, [...]

Photo by Philip Eil.
Providence Residents Have Waited Long Enough for Affordable Energy. It’s Time for Rhode Island to Pass the PIPP.
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In a packed committee room at the State House in March, a woman began crying. Her name was Gloria. She shared that she and her husband had undergone several medical operations, sending the couple into financial hardship. She was now looking for a job at [...]

16
Jul
24 Eighth Street, nearing construction completion in April, 2025
Filling the Gaps: New Housing Popping Up in Previously Vacant East Side Lots
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It’s been less than nine months since the City’s Comprehensive Plan was approved. As a guide to Providence’s long-term growth and development, it’s not too early to observe its effects on neighborhoods. Even the East Side — which may be perceived as slow to grow because [...]

11
Jun
Oil tanks a view of Providence’s skyline in the distance. Photo by Joshua Geaughan.
The Future of the Port of Providence
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Editor’s note: This article is the latest installment in a series of articles about the Providence port and ProvPort’s Master Planning process, written and researched by the team of student journalists at Communities of Hope. Read previous articles here and here. According to The Grantham [...]

07
May
Protesters gather at Kennedy Plaza. Photo:Maya Davis
“Why I March” — Rhode Islanders Share Personal Stakes at PVD’s Hands Off! Protest
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Thousands gathered in downtown Providence on April 5, joining the Hands Off! protest, a coordinated day of demonstrations held across all 50 states in response to early policy actions under the new Trump administration. Community members gathered at Hope High School before marching to the [...]

16
Apr
Stacks of lumber being unloaded from a cargo ship at ProvPort. Photo: Joshua Geaughan.
ProvPort: One Piece in a Larger Puzzle
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The Port of Providence is the second largest deep-water port in New England and is an economic engine for the city. While cities in neighboring Massachusetts have Designated Port Areas (DPAs), the city of Providence does not own or control all the land in the [...]

09
Apr
To be, or not to be. Jeff Church as Hamlet at The Gamm Theater. Photo: Cat Laine
Shakespeare in Providence: Tradition and Innovation on the Stage
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For hundreds of years, William Shakespeare’s plays have been performed, interpreted, and re-interpreted for audiences of all sorts.  And this spring, members of the Creative Capital are taking on the mantle of keeping Shakespeare’s work alive, as both The Tempest and Hamlet are featured on [...]

09
Apr