Rhode Islanders will have a lengthy ballot on their hands this November. Beyond presidential, Senate and House candidates, residents will also get a chance to vote on approving $160 million in support for higher education — and, potentially, to change the state’s constitution.
Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island’s incumbent Democrat senator, defeated challenger Michael Costa in the state Democratic primary.
After five years under state control, the Providence Public School District hoped this year to regain decision-making power over itself.
West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis, two mosquito-borne illnesses, have returned to southern New England this summer.
Six acrobats soar 60 feet up in the sky, attracting a multitude of “oohs” and “aahs” from an audience of over five dozen wide-eyed onlookers in Kennedy Plaza.
Colorful containers of snacks, condiments and grocery staples populate a downtown Providence corner, as bright lights and bustling dishes usher in packs of passersby. This is Maruichi Japanese Food and Deli: a local market specializing in Japanese produce, pantry items and other goods.
Plant City has expanded from its original home in Providence, having recently opened a new location in Barrington.
On June 6, the Providence City Council heard an ordinance that would prohibit the city from investing its assets in Israeli bonds. The ordinance would also prevent Providence from reinvesting currently held sovereign bonds upon their maturity.
At approximately 1:40 p.m. on Thursday, all participants in a Rhode Island School of Design sit-in for dissociation from Israel exited 20 Washington Place, known as Prov-Wash. Approximately 30 rallying protestors entered the building and escorted the sit-in demonstrators out.
On Wednesday, faculty affiliated with two departments at the Rhode Island School of Design released statements in support of the ongoing student demonstrations at 20 Washington Place, better known as Prov-Wash.
RISD President Crystal Williams released information regarding the college’s investment portfolio and responded to student protestors’ demands in a Tuesday evening email sent to students and faculty.campus-wide email.
At around 10 a.m. Tuesday, civilians in the Providence Superior Court and nearby buildings were told to evacuate by the Providence Police Department.
The 24 Rhode Island School of Design students staging an occupation of the second hall of 20 Washington Place, better known as Prov-Wash, have been given until 8 a.m. Tuesday to clear out their demonstration, student protestors announced early Tuesday morning. Administrators have not announced consequences ...
A group of 21 students at the Rhode Island School of Design announced an indefinite “building occupation” on the first floor of 20 Washington Place Building, the administrative building better known as Prov-Wash.
More than 300 students, faculty and community members rallied at the Rhode Island School of Design Wednesday morning, initiating a pro-divestment strike from classes that was organized by RISD’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine.
Mayor Brett Smiley announced the return of Eat, Play, Learn for this summer.
A letter by three City Council members — published Monday on Instagram and dated April 18 — urged the Solicitor's office to drop the charges against the 41 students arrested during a Dec. 11 sit-in at University Hall.
At a Tuesday press conference, advocates and community members discussed homelessness in Rhode Island and Gov. Dan McKee’s budget amendment, which provides an estimated $31 million for housing navigation, housing production, stabilization services, housing subsidies and homelessness prevention.
About 40 protesters from Jewish Voice for Peace Rhode Island gathered in front of Senator Jack Reed’s (D-R.I.) Providence office at 8 a.m. Thursday to demand that he call for a ceasefire in Gaza, stop supporting military aid for Israel and restore funding for humanitarian aid organizations like the ...
For Jocelyn Foye, executive director of The Womxn Project, “Artivism” is more than an specific installation or project — it is an ever-growing conversation. Foye wields her background as a former lecturer of design and sculpture at Southern New Hampshire University to bond “public art with public ...
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