With an acute housing crisis in Rhode Island, Ian Donnis talks with the head of One Neighborhood Builders, a non-profit developer.
Episode
Posted inArts And Culture, Artscape, Episode
Studio Session: Musician Jake Blount’s Afrofuturist vision of a post climate-change world
The Providence local imagines what traditional Black American folk music will sound like in a world where rising seas, desertification and natural disasters have rendered much of the world uninhabitable.
Posted inEpisode, Possibly Podcast
Why are we seeing more floods in cities?
Last year, Kolya from our Possibly team and I worked with the Providence Stormwater Innovation center. Their job was to track flooding across the city, which made them wonder: why are we seeing more of these floods? And what is Providence doing to prevent them?
Posted inEpisode, On Sports
New leadership reinvigorating Brown athletics
Grace Calhoun left a good situation at the University of Pennsylvania for an exciting challenge at Brown, her alma mater.
Posted inEpisode, TGIF
TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for February 3, 2023
We weren’t going to escape the start of the year without some seriously icy blasts, but at least sunsets now come after 5 pm. Thanks for stopping by. You can follow me through the week on the twitters. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Just sign up […]
Posted inEpisode, Political Roundtable
Political Roundtable: Neronha on guns, RI’s hospital landscape, the death of Tyre Nichols & more
The recent death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police came almost three years after the death of George Floyd. The clear question is, what will it take to stop this? What do police need to do differently to prevent minor infractions from escalating into violent tragedies? Welcome to Political Roundtable. I’m Ian […]
Posted inArtscape, Episode
RISD’s new president is a poet with a passion for the arts and education
Crystal Williams envisions a RISD that’s more inclusive and accessible – and tuition-free.
Posted inEpisode, Possibly Podcast
What will the Inflation Reduction Act do about Environmental Justice?
When the Inflation Reduction Act passed last summer, there was a lot of talk about the money that was going toward environmental justice communities. But since then, we haven’t heard much about where that money has gone. So we had Juliana Merullo and Charlie Adams look into it for us!
Posted inArtscape, Episode
Rhode Island Philharmonic and Youth Orchestra play together with a powerful sound
Members of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Orchestra had a rare opportunity this past weekend when they performed at the Vets alongside the professional musicians of the Rhode Island Philharmonic. Artscape producer James Baumgartner visited a rehearsal before the performance to talk with the young people about the experience.
Posted inEpisode, On Sports
After two decades, girls high school hockey surviving on co-ops
Parity at the top may produce an exciting finish.
