For years Woonsocket homeowners didn’t have the same foreclosure prevention tools as the rest of Rhode Island. After an investigation by The Public’s Radio, that is finally changing. Our Nina Sparling will give us the update. Also, Alan Shawn Feinstein had a profound impact on the lives of thousands of young people in the Ocean State. We’ll meet a couple of them in a remembrance of one of Rhode Island’s most prolific philanthropists. And affordable live/work housing for artists in Providence is a rarity these days. So, where do artists live and work today? And when housing is so scarce for everyone, why is it important to have affordable spaces for artists? That and more on this episode of The Weekly Catch.
Links:
- Woonsocket residents to benefit from tax sale protections once again
- TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Sept. 13, 2024
- Live/work: How the housing shortage threatens Providence’s identity as the ‘creative capital’
- Merz Trio performs Schumann and Brahms (Sept. 13)
- The Whelks record release show at Nick-A-Nee’s with Paper Moon Jazz Band (Sept. 14)
- Cey Adams at Design Week RI 2024 (Sept. 17)
Guests:
- Nina Sparling, The Public’s Radio reporter
- Ian Donnis, The Public’s Radio political reporter
- Brooke Huminski, clinical social worker and former Feinstein Jr. Scholar
- Angel Vega, URI student and former Feinstein Jr. Scholar
- Rick Battistoni, professor at Providence College and former director of the Feinstein Institute for Public Service at PC
The Weekly Catch is a production of The Public’s Radio. Our host is Luis Hernandez. Our assistant producer is Joe Tasca. Our producer is James Baumgarter. Our editor is Mareva Lindo. Thanks to Maddie Mott for our podcast artwork. Our Chief Content Officer is Sally Eisele, and our President and CEO is Pam Johnston.
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