This summer, advocates say new parking restrictions and actions by private property owners are making it harder for some beachgoers to enjoy a day at the shore.
Alex Nunes
Alex oversees the three local bureaus at The Public’s Radio, and staffs the desk for our South County Bureau. Alex was previously the co-host and co executive producer of The Public's Radio podcast, Mosaic. The show explored the history of immigration in Southern New England through the stories of individual immigrants and their descendants and received an Edward R. Murrow Award for best podcast in the New England region. Alex previously worked as an editor at The Westerly Sun and The New London Day.
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URI professor goes inside the mind of a COVID-19 panic buyer
When the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. in full force earlier this year, Americans loaded up on supplies and emptied grocery store shelves. With the potential for a second wave, there could be more stockpiling in the future. Now University of Rhode Island Marketing Professor Mehdi Hossain wants to find the psychological roots behind panic buying.
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‘It’s definitely overwhelming’: Westerly demonstrators protest police violence and racism
Dozens of demonstrators gathered in downtown Westerly Sunday to protest violence by police against Black Americans following the killing of George Floyd and call attention to racial bias in their community.
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DJ Rukiz has a plan to expand black media in Rhode Island, if people are ready to listen
Michael Costa is an Internet broadcaster and performer who goes by the name DJ Rukiz, and for years he’s had an application before the Federal Communications Commission to operate a low FM radio station in Providence. So far, he says, he’s been ignored.
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2020: A year of disruption for the U.S. Census
It’s been a year like no other for the U.S. Census: an emotionally-charged election, a pandemic, and protests nationwide. The coronavirus has especially disrupted the way the Census Bureau collects its 10-year count of people living in America.
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Hundreds march against police violence in South Kingstown
Several hundred people gathered in South Kingstown on Tuesday to protest police violence against Black Americans following the killing of George Floyd last month in Minneapolis.
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‘I face prejudice almost everyday’: Voices from Friday’s protest
More than 7,000 people protested in Providence Friday amid demonstrations nationwide in response to the killing of George Floyd. Faith Quinnea, Michael Murray, Dennis Bailer, Ailton Barbosa, and Rothwell Young were among them.
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Protesters gather in Providence demanding racial justice, end to police violence
Thousands of protesters are gathered Friday evening at Kennedy Plaza, demanding racial justice. Protesters, holding signs that read Black Lives Matter, began marching toward the plaza around 4:30 p.m., from Central High School. The demonstration continued on to the Rhode Island State House. The event is the third protest in Providence since the death of […]
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‘There’s a problem in law enforcement’: RI State Police Lt. reflects on George Floyd and protests against police violence
Ken Jones feels deeply about police violence and protests in America right now. He’s African American, and he’s also a lieutenant in the Rhode Island State Police who’s trying to bridge the gap between law enforcement and activists for racial justice.
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Block Island is loosening its tight COVID-19 restrictions
Block Island is beginning to reopen this week after more than two months under tight restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus.
