Click here to read in English. Entrando a La Fruta Loca, te saludan hileras de grandes osos de peluche que alinean las ventanas de la frutería y heladería de Central Falls. Pasé por allí una tarde reciente para hablar con la dueña de la tienda, Lorena Vicente, de 51 años. Originalmente de Guatemala, ahora ciudadana […]
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Via video, Gov. McKee declares his campaign for re-election
On the fourth anniversary of the day when he inherited Rhode Island’s top political office, Gov. Dan McKee used a video announcement to tout his record and ask voters to give him another four years in office. The two-minute video paints a contrast between conditions when McKee became governor — when the Covid pandemic was […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Local
Remembering Bruce Selya, federal judge known for his creativity and neutrality
Judge Bruce Selya, one of Rhode Island’s longest-serving judges, died last week at the age of 90. Attorney Karen Ellsworth, a former court reporter for the Providence Journal, covered many federal cases presided over by Judge Selya. She joined morning host Luis Hernandez to reflect on the judge’s life and legacy. TRANSCRIPT: This interview has […]
Posted inArts And Culture, Local
What’s on in March at the Community Libraries of Providence
The Community Libraries of Providence offer a slew of programming every week for kids and adults at their nine locations around the city – from book clubs, to youth maker- spaces, to free help with your homework or your taxes. We’ll be highlighting a few of those events in this new monthly segment. For March, […]
Posted inEnvironment, Local, South Coast Bureau
NOAA cuts come to Narragansett Bay and Woods Hole facilities
Multiple employees for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration working in the agency’s Woods Hole and Narragansett Bay facilities had their positions eliminated by the agency on Thursday, according to 10 current and former employees of those labs and offices. The employees affected worked across the agency, including several in facilities and fisheries management. The […]
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Feb. 28, 2025
The Providence Newspaper Guild Follies are gone, but Rhode Island politics remains the gift that keeps giving. You can follow me through the week on Bluesky, threads and X. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Just sign up right here. *** 1. STORY OF THE WEEK: Despite […]
Posted inLocal, Metro Desk, Transportation
Advocates ask General Assembly to pull RIPTA out of perpetual funding crisis
In total, legislators have or plan to introduce seven bills aimed at funding RIPTA. One bill, if passed, would eliminate RIPTA’s deficit for the year left by Gov. Dan McKee’s proposed budget. Some of the bills would add surcharges and taxes to Lyft and Uber rides as well as gas. State Rep. David Morales was […]
Posted inHousing, Local, Politics
Shekarchi says Rhode Island is making some progress on housing
If only he could turn his gavel into a magic wand, House Speaker Joe Shekarchi said he could make remarkably fast-paced progress in tackling Rhode Island’s housing crisis. Instead, without the ability to defy the iron laws of the marketplace, Shekarchi found himself unveiling Thursday another package of bills meant to narrow the disparity between […]
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Customers say don’t mess with ‘The System’
At Olneyville New York System this week, the news has been bittersweet. The family that has owned these iconic Rhode Island restaurants for four generations announced they have agreed to sell the business to a restaurant group from Newport. Greg Stevens and his sister Stephanie Stevens Turini are hoping to retire, and there’s no one […]
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Unhoused people allege illegal search and seizure at Providence rally
The crowd outside the police headquarters came prepared with lists of recent incidents where they say homeless people were illegally searched or had their belongings seized by police, especially outside of Mathewson Street United Methodist Church in downtown Providence. “On February 12 at 2 p.m., a police car came down to Mathewson Street and stopped […]
