The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management released a draft report detailing PFAS presence in the state.
The Avenue Concept, an organization that works to support Providence’s art scene, introduced thirteen public art installations this year.
Angell Brown emphasized the importance of conscientious preservation as she assumes her new role
Students allegedly spray-painted ‘Kills Kids’ on Textron building in light of ongoing violence in Gaza
New shop focuses on making food affordable, accessible
On Nov. 9, RISD students marched to Textron headquarters, joining organizers from the Party for Socialism and Liberation RI in protest of the company’s connections with the Israeli military.
HousingWorks RI’s recently released 2023 housing fact book shines a light on the current state of housing in Rhode Island. The Herald spoke to experts in the field about the context behind the data.
Democrat Gabe Amo won a special election for Rhode Island’s 1st U.S. Congressional District.
R.I. Commerce’s Ocean Tech Hub receives federal grant to develop ‘blue economy’
On Thursday night, a respectful debate in light of polarized national politics was held between Democrat Gabe Amo and Republican Gerry Leonard Jr. for the 1st U.S. Congressional District special general election.
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has proposed reallocating $20 million of remaining federal American Rescue Plan Act money to housing and other local priorities.
On Oct. 3, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation published its Carbon Reduction Strategy and opened the document’s public comment period, which is scheduled to close Friday. The plan, which is required for states to receive funding from the Federal Highway Administration’s Carbon Reduction ...
Back in 2000, when then Brown PhD candidate David Gregg PhD’00 was reading the Providence Journal over his fiancée’s shoulder, a small invitation caught his eye: The Rhode Island Natural History Survey wanted volunteers to join their first ever BioBlitz, a whole day of counting animal and plant ...
R.I. state legislators created a new joint legislative commission to research and issue recommendations regarding the quahoh depletion in Narragansett Bay.
RIPTA's new program will allow 600 low-income riders to continue using the bus service for free another six months.
On Oct. 6, Crossroads Rhode Island, a nonprofit organization that provides housing services to individuals within the state experiencing homelessness, broke ground on a new permanent supportive housing development at 94 Summer St. The new housing development will include 176 apartments for formerly ...
On Nov. 2, the Johnston Zoning Board will continue their hearing of Green Development’s Winsor III proposal to create a new 160-acre 19-megawatt solar farm in Johnston.
Artist and adjunct professor Heather McMordie welcomed The Herald into her studio to learn more about The Providence Community Herbarium.
State publishes 2020 greenhouse gas inventory reporting air pollution reductions meeting mandates from 2021 Act on Climate
2023 Housing Fact Book, Rhode Island Zoning Atlas detail various housing trends
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