Lead-contamination in Flint, Michigan is a cautionary tale of our time, a doctor from Flint told an audience in Providence on Thursday.
Sofia Rudin
Posted inArticle, Arts And Culture
Methodist Church Vows To Replace Rainbow Flag That Was Cut Down
A rainbow flag was cut down from the front of an East Greenwich Methodist church that openly opposed a decision by international church leaders to strengthen bans on LGBTQ clergy and marriages.
Posted inArticle, Education
Education Experts Weigh In On Push To Expand State-Funded Pre-K
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo is focusing on pre-kindergarten, in her effort to improve education in the state. Elizabeth Burke Bryant, Director of Rhode Island Kids Count, and Khadija Lewis Khan, Director of Beautiful Beginnings Child Care Center in Providence, joined reporter John Bender to talk about the challenges and opportunities of expanding the state-funded […]
Posted inArticle, Environment
Spring Flowers Are Arriving In New England Earlier Than Before
It’s spring, and if you’ve take a stroll around your neighborhood, you might see early buds on the trees, and flowers poking through the soil. Sofia Rudin takes us on a walk with Providence College professor Maia Bailey. Sofia Rudin: Can you describe where we’re walking now? Maia Bailey: We’re walking up the main […]
Posted inArticle, Politics
Providence Mayor Reverses Course On Selling Water Supply System
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza is backing away from a plan to sell or lease the Providence water supply system.
Posted inArticle, Business
Community Owned Grocery Store In Providence Sets Opening Date
A community-owned grocery store is just weeks away from opening on Providence’s west side.
Posted inArticle, Business, Environment
Inside Rhode Island’s Quahog Industry, A Shrinking Workforce
Rhode Islanders love the state’s famous quahogs. But the clamming industry has shrunk dramatically since its heyday in the 1980s and 90s.
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Planned Providence Food Hub Gets Financial Boost
Rhode Island’s Commerce Corporation voted to approve tax credits for local food nonprofit Farm Fresh RI to build a new facility on a former industrial site in Providence
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One Square Mile Pawtucket: The Farmers Market At The Hope Artiste Village
The Hope Artiste Village in Pawtucket is a former textile mill, now home to over a hundred and twenty small businesses.
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One Square Mile Pawtucket: Birding On The Blackstone River
Pawtucket was founded on the Blackstone River, where the water was the lifeblood of the early industrial town. Today the river has more of an understated presence, even though it wends its way right through downtown Pawtucket.
But there’s a lot going on, as three members of the Ocean State Bird Club found out one recent morning.