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Restored streets to connect Jewelry District to downtown
By Brigitta Greene | February 10As final demolition begins on the old Interstate 195, design plans for city streets are nearing completion.
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Polls show Chafee '75 in good shape
By Bradley Silverman | February 10Independent Lincoln Chafee '75 loaned his campaign $200,000 in December, as polls continue to show him on top of the race for governor.
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Under alum, Teach for America expands to R.I.
By Anne Artley | February 8Teach for America, a program which trains recent college graduates in teaching and places them in underperforming school districts, will start sending teachers to Rhode Island for the 2010-2011 school year. Heather Tow-Yick '98, a former teacher, is heading up the organization's expansion — ...
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Assembly considers decriminalizing pot
By Jamie Brew | February 8State Rep. John G. Edwards, D-Dist. 70, introduced a bill last week in the General Assembly that would decriminalize possession of up to one ounce of marijuana.
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Fate of waterfront under debate
By Caitlin Trujillo | February 6Rhode Island's Coastal Resource Management Council denied a request from the city Department of Planning and Development Wednesday that would have changed the water classification of the waters in front of the former Shooters nightclub site, according to a press release issued by the Fox Point Neighborhood ...
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R.I. to help offset high costs of low temperatures
By Talia Kagan | February 3Rhode Island winters are always cold, but this year's high costs of heating oil, coupled with high statewide unemployment, have added an extra chill. Federal and state officials have allocated additional funding recently to low-income families to cover energy costs.
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Salmonella linked to pepper used by R.I. meat plant
By Qian Yin | February 3A salmonella outbreak affecting people in 42 states has been linked to the ground black pepper used by a Rhode Island meat-curing company, according to Annemarie Beardsworth, spokeswoman for the Rhode Island Department of Health.
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Group promotes electric car in R.I.
By Max Godnick | February 3Project Get Ready, a national nonprofit initiative to promote the usage of plug-in electric vehicles, announced on Jan. 21 that it would add Rhode Island to its list of pilot sites. Rhode Island, the first entire state to become a pilot site, joins Houston, Indianapolis, Denver and Toronto.
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Domestic partners gain funeral rights
By Rebecca Ballhaus | February 1The Rhode Island General Assembly voted last month to override the veto by Gov. Donald Carcieri '65 of a bill that will allow domestic partners to make arrangements for each other's funerals. The bill defines domestic partners as those in an "exclusive, intimate and committed relationship," in which ...
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R.I. Haitians help, pray, wait for news
By Caitlin Trujillo | February 1Pictures and fliers line the walls of the hallway at Elmwood Avenue Church of God in Providence. There are photos of the congregation as they sing, pray and participate in other church and community events.
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Assembly thwarts 27 Carcieri vetoes
By Claire Peracchio | February 1Rhode Island's General Assembly began its 2010 session last month by overriding vetoes of two important electoral reform bills — one allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote and the other mandating special elections to fill U.S. Senate vacancies.
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Agent: no Pauly D in the PVD anytime soon
By Brigitta Greene | January 31Despite rumors, DJ Pauly D — one of the stars of MTV's popular reality TV show "Jersey Shore" — will not be making any scheduled appearances in Providence until May of this year, according to Michael Schweiger, his agent.
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House forum talks economics
By Alexandra Ulmer | December 2Economists, business owners and academics congregated Tuesday to discuss Rhode Island's severe fiscal woes in an economic forum hosted by the state's House of Representatives.
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First hearing goes well for court nominee Thompson '73
By Leonardo Moauro | December 2Rhode Island Democratic senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed confirmed their support for the nomination of Justice Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson '73 to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit during a 25-minute hearing on judicial nominations Tuesday in Washington.
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R.I. unemployment drops to 12.9 percent
By Joanna Wohlmuth | November 23Though Rhode Island's unemployment rate dropped slightly in October, the state still has the third-highest unemployment in the nation, according to a report released last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.The Ocean State's unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 12.9 percent last month, ...
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A bit less 'Xtreme'? Out with the old, in with the new on Thayer Street
By Alex Bell | November 23Tucked under stairs that lead up to another restaurant, one of Thayer Street's pizza parlors has a new owner, and name.Kamal Nouhaili, co-owner of Thayer Street Pizza and Wings, said he has been trying to re-brand the restaurant's image since he bought Xtreme Pizza and Wings earlier this month."They ...
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Under new law, bars may close later
By Brigitta Greene | November 23It's a typical weekend scene: 2:01 on Saturday morning. From Kartabar to Spats to Viva, the doors of Thayer Street's bars are locked shut, with hundreds of patrons filing out onto the street.Now imagine the future. It's 3:01 on Saturday morning. From Kartabar to Spats to Viva, the doors of Thayer Street's ...
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State re-evaluates marijuana policy
By Claire Peracchio | November 18In the latest development in the debate over marijuana policy in Rhode Island, a legislative panel is evaluating changes to the state's laws regarding the drug.
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Governor would consider domestic partnerships
By Ben Schreckinger | November 18Days after drawing criticism for vetoing a bill that would allow same-sex couples to make funeral arrangements for their partners, Gov. Donald Carcieri '65 has announced his willingness to explore the creation of legally recognized domestic partnerships in Rhode Island.
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Man shot near Brown Stadium
By Joanna Wohlmuth | November 16A man was seriously wounded during a drive-by shooting Monday morning on Camp Street — about four blocks from Brown Stadium — and was taken to Rhode Island Hospital where he underwent surgery, according to Providence Police Detective Lt. Paul Campbell.
