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(02/25/20 5:05am)
As the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries continue, students attempting to request absentee ballots may already be too late, said Steve Pokorny, a program manager at the Swearer Center for Public ...
(12/06/19 5:03am)
Lois Hollingsworth owned Zuzu’s Petals, a dress boutique on Thayer Street, for 24 years. But in 2015, she chose to shutter her store because of what she described as a drastic change in Thayer’s character. ...
(11/19/19 5:03am)
In the commute between Boston and Providence, missing a train does not always mean a brief 20 minute delay — sometimes, this misstep can set travelers back by two hours. For Joslyn Mills, a postdoctoral ...
(11/12/19 5:01am)
With the impacts of climate change disproportionately affecting low-income communities in Providence, Mayor Jorge Elorza unveiled a plan that he hopes will help mitigate the disparity.
The “Climate ...
(10/23/19 4:02am)
The use of retail plastic bags is a thing of the past in Providence, following the beginning of a city-wide ban yesterday.
The ban was signed into law by Mayor Jorge Elorza May 1.
The ban exempts certain ...
(10/16/19 4:59am)
Community members packed into a room in the List Art Center Tuesday evening to learn about the maternal mortality rate in the United States — a figure that has more than doubled over the last two decades.
“Women ...
(10/09/19 4:04am)
As debate over the impeachment inquiry against President Trump dominates discourse nationwide, some students on campus are weighing the implications of the investigation.
The Herald conducted interviews ...
(10/03/19 4:03am)
A new report commissioned by the University and written by the Stockholm Environment Institute shows that Rhode Island’s greenhouse gas emissions are significantly worse than previously thought — ...
(09/24/19 4:04am)
Lime Scooters pulled out of Providence Friday, marking the third loss in electric ride-sharing transportation options in the city after both Bird scooters and JUMP bikes were removed earlier this summer.
“Lime ...
(09/18/19 4:04am)
The Rhode Island Department of Health confirmed Tuesday that two more Rhode Island residents have been diagnosed with Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a rare but potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease.
These ...
(09/12/19 4:03am)
Following the summer’s bout of mass shootings in cities such as Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas, Rhode Island’s representatives in Washington are frustrated with the nation’s lack of action to reduce ...
(09/10/19 4:06am)
Students returned to campus this fall to an empty bicycle rack, the docks missing their trademark red JUMP bikes.
The notable absence of the motorized bikes, owned by rideshare company Uber, follows ...
(04/18/19 4:03am)
When the unmistakable sculpture Untitled (Lamp/Bear), also known as “Blueno,” arrived on campus three years ago, it divided the student body into pro- and anti-Blueno factions. Now, a Facebook page ...
(04/10/19 4:00am)
Landlords will be banned from discriminating against potential low-income tenants who intend to pay rent using federally-funded housing vouchers, if an ordinance introduced to the Providence City Council ...
(04/05/19 5:51am)
Mayor Jorge Elorza withdrew his support from his original legislative proposal to monetize the water supply for the city of Providence Thursday.
The Municipal Water Supply Systems Transaction Act, intended ...
(04/05/19 5:47am)
As the 2020 election field is already fueled by conversations around healthcare, Ezekiel Emanuel, noted oncologist and chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of ...
(03/15/19 4:01am)
A shared warehouse in South Providence contains a maze of construction tools, half-finished wooden furniture, geometric light fixtures and the buzz of five different design studios.
“INDO-”,a contemporary ...
(03/05/19 5:01am)
While bananas are some of the cheapest and most popular products in most grocery stores, they are often sourced from companies that do not adhere to fair-trade practices, according to Angelica Hicks, ...
(03/01/19 5:01am)
Three City Council members introduced a resolution opposing the monetization of Providence’s water supply Feb. 21.
Ward 13 Councilwoman Rachel Miller, Ward 12 Councilwoman Katherine Kerwin and Ward ...
(02/27/19 5:01am)
Over 200 young people from Sunrise Movement, including 11 University students, swarmed the hallways outside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Capitol Hill office Monday, protesting his plan to ...