What if you could only eat food grown within a few miles of your home for the next ten days? For most of us, that would mean no bread, no coffee, and no…
Alex Braunstein
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Honoring Victims, Veterans At Providence Memorial For 9/11 Attacks
City officials, veterans and their families gathered at Providence City Hall Friday to memorialize the 15th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. A…
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Austrian Artist Brings Distinct Style To Public Art Project In Providence
The City of Providence has a new work of public art. Installations have popped up in public spaces across the city over the past year. The latest is a…
Posted inArticle, Environment, Politics
Environmental Council Of RI Releases ‘Green Report Card’ Assessing Lawmakers
State legislators received scores based on their voting record on issues like land and water conservation, renewable energy, and transportation. The…
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Roger Williams Park Zoo Announces Birth Of Rare Tree Kangaroo
The baby’s name is Polly and she’s a Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo, an endangered species, with only a few dozen in captivity in the United States. The…
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Following Justice Department Decision On Private Prisons, Central Falls’ Wyatt Center Responds
The corporation that runs a detention facility in Central Falls is responding to the announcement that the federal government plans to stop using some…
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Providence’s Olneyville Neighborhood Welcomes New Urban Farm
A new urban farm in Providence’s Olneyville neighborhood opens today. It’s the fifth urban farm created by the nonprofit Southside Community Land Trust.
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State Rep. Carnevale Maintains Providence Residency During Board Hearing
State Representative John Carnevale maintains his primary residence is in Providence, the city he represents at the General Assembly. Carnevale…
Posted inArticle, Education
RIC, URI Host Community Discussions Around Shootings In Dallas, Minnesota & Louisiana
Members of the Rhode Island College community are coming together to discuss the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, two black men killed by…
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Audio Postcard: A Ride On The Providence-Newport Ferry’s Maiden Voyage
The ferry from Providence to Newport set sail last Friday, for the first time since 2009.
