Win the conference tournament. That should be the mantra of every college basketball team in Rhode Island the rest of this season. Win the conference tournament. An at-large bid to the NCAA men’s and women’s tournaments on Selection Sunday March 16 is unlikely for Rhode Island’s eight Division I programs. Big East, Little East, America […]
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Posted inImmigration, Local, Politics
Refugee Dream Center is working overtime to cover rush of new cases
Haga clic aquí para leer en español. Noorulhaq Sadeqi is a 38-year-old man from Afghanistan. He’s a refugee who’s been living in the U.S. for three years. Before that, Sadeqi served in the U.S.-supported Afghan airforce as a pilot and translator. But following the Taliban’s takeover in 2021 he was forced to flee. “This is […]
Posted inEn Español, Immigration, Local
Refugee Dream Center está trabajando horas extras para cubrir una avalancha de nuevos casos
Click here to read in English. Noorulhaq Sadeqi es un hombre de 38 años de Afganistán. Es un refugiado que ha vivido en los Estados Unidos por tres años. Antes de eso, Sadeqi sirvió en la fuerza aérea afgana, apoyada por Estados Unidos, como piloto y traductor. Pero tras la toma de poder de los […]
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In State of the State address, McKee says Rhode Island is striding in the right direction
Rhode Island is “full of progress and promise,” Gov. Dan McKee said during his State of the State address Tuesday night, arguing that New England’s longtime economic laggard is flipping the script on old narratives while stepping into the future. Whether Rhode Islanders agree will be decided next year when McKee, a 73-year-old Democrat, plans […]
Posted inHousing, Local, Metro Desk
Developer updates plans for 269 Wickenden
Providence developers Dustin Dezube and Kevin Diamond with the Providence Group have submitted revised plans for an apartment complex that would be located at 269 Wickenden Street. The City Plan Commission is set to review the proposal at its upcoming meeting on Jan. 21. The preliminary plans come more than a year after the City […]
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As winter drags on, Providence’s unhoused people want to see long-term solutions
Durell Parker arrived at Providence City Hall last Tuesday evening, dubious. With wind chill, the temperature outside felt like the single digits. He’d spent the previous night, and most nights before that for the past several years, outside, in a tent. When an outreach worker told him the city council was using its chambers as […]
Posted inLocal, Politics, Transportation
State officials say eastbound Washington Bridge remains safe
State officials said Monday the eastbound Washington Bridge has not experienced any significant deterioration despite carrying twice the normal traffic since it was pressed into an expanded role last year. The eastbound bridge was reconfigured to accommodate six lanes of traffic, three in each direction, after the westbound bridge was closed on an emergency basis […]
Posted inLocal, South County Bureau
Narragansett Chief Sachem calls for scrutiny of Rhode Island land transfers
Late last year, Brown University transferred some 255 acres of land it owned in Bristol to a trust associated with the Pokanoket Tribe. That came after a separate land trust associated with another indigenous group, called Pocasset Wampanoag Tribe of the Pokanoket Nation, acquired land in Tiverton with help from a state open space grant. […]
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Jan. 10, 2025
If Donald Trump is intent on seizing Greenland, Rhode Island might want to use the resulting distraction to annex Seekonk. 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 […]
Posted inArts And Culture, Local, South County Bureau
‘Soupy Fest’ returns to Westerly, celebrating spicy sausage and Italian heritage
Get out the crackers and cheese, and uncork a nice bottle of red wine, because ‘Soupy Fest’ is returning to Westerly. What’s soupy, you might be asking? Westerly soupy maker Joe Lombardo has your answer: “In simplest terms, it’s cured pork with spices,” Lombardo said in a recent interview. You could think of soupy as […]
