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Ganko Ittetsu Ramen closes after five years
By Rhea Rasquinha | March 6Students reacted to Ganko Ittetsu Ramen’s permanent closing.
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Brown’s payments to Providence, explained
By Rhea Rasquinha | March 2The University’s payment agreements to Providence are up for renegotiation this year.
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Providence launches new cultural plan to support arts, culture, creativity
By Julia Vaz and Sofia Barnett | March 1Providence’s Department of Art, Culture and Tourism launched its cultural plan at the City’s annual Pell Lecture on Arts and Humanities Wednesday. The plan, titled “PVDx2031: A Cultural Plan for Culture Shift,” outlines “strategies and recommendations for strengthening arts, culture and ...
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257 Thayer facilities incident prompts evacuations
By Owen Dahlkamp | March 1On Monday night at 5:01 p.m., the Providence Fire Department was dispatched to 257 Thayer Street — an off-campus apartment complex that primarily serves University students — in response to reports of a gaseous odor, according to an incident report reviewed by The Herald.
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Providence organizations celebrate Black History with special events, year-round activities
By Mikayla Kennedy | March 1Art and history exhibitions at local libraries, museums and other organizations aim to empower and educate Black communities.
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Lawsuit alleging gender discrimination against male Alpert Medical School Professor moves to federal court
By Julia Vaz and Neil Mehta | February 28A lawsuit from a former professor at the Alpert Medical School alleging gender discrimination and a hostile work environment was moved from state to federal court Friday, according to court filings reviewed by The Herald.
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David Cicilline ’83 to leave Congress, lead R.I. Foundation
By Julia Vaz | February 27Rep. David Cicilline '83, D-R.I., announced on Feb. 21 that he is leaving Congress.
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Mayor Smiley, education stakeholders discuss future of Providence public schools
By Stella Chen | February 26Officials share plans, concerns for education under new mayoral administration.
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R.I. state leaders look to address in-state psychiatric residential care shortage
By Yael Sarig | February 22With Rhode Island facing a shortage of psychiatric residential care for girls, state officials are recommending sending patients as far as Missouri to receive adequate inpatient psychiatric care. To help address the shortage, state officials recently announced an expanded Psychiatric Residential ...
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Activists, legislators hope Medicaid, ‘Pay for Success’ can help alleviate the housing crisis in Rhode Island
By Jacob Smollen | February 22Both the Rhode Island Pathways Project and Pay for Success initiatives aim to fight homelessness and reduce health care costs.
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‘We stand on the shoulders of giants’: Providence City Council and City Archives host Pillars on Race event
By Avani Ghosh | February 21Providence exhibition recounts city’s history from 1935 to present.
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A ‘beacon of hope’: Participatory budgeting in health equity zones
By Elysee Barakett | February 21Participatory budgeting is a bottom-up investment in public infrastructure where citizens get a direct say in how to fund public projects, explained Jonathan Collins, assistant professor of political science, public policy and education. Participatory budgeting offers a “beacon of hope that ...
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R.I. Senate introduces bill for free lead pipe replacement
By Injy El-Dib | February 17The legislation will be enacted at no cost to homeowners and addresses concerns about the material’s health and environmental risks.
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Fane Tower architecture firm presents design updates to I-195 Commission
By Liliana Greyf | February 17Fane Tower is the “second-largest construction project” in Providence’s history, said Greg Macini from Build RI. “It has too much of an economic impact to not let this project go forward.”
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A ‘duty to give back’: Looking at the current state of racial, social justice activism in Providence
By Rhea Rasquinha | February 16Activist groups discuss future goals, repealing Rhode Island’s Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights.
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R.I. worker sues Lifespan over long COVID discrimination
By Julia Vaz | February 16On Jan. 5, Dawn Desilets filed a federal lawsuit against the Lifespan Corporation for disability discrimination and retaliation for using the Family and Medical Leave Act. According to court documents reviewed by The Herald, Desilets was fired in 2021 after contracting “long-haul” COVID. Desilets ...
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Bill to ban assault-style weapons introduced in General Assembly
By Yael Sarig | February 15Gov. Dan McKee, alongside bill sponsors, recently held a press conference introducing legislation that would ban the sale of assault-style weapons, such as AR-15s, in Rhode Island. If the bill passes, the state will join nine others enacting bans on certain types of assault-style weapons.
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‘Outside-of-the-box food’: Yas Chicken coming to Thayer
By Julianna Chang | February 15New restaurant to offer high quality chicken at affordable prices.
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‘Rhode Island is not a dumping ground’: Construction firm charged with illegally dumping contaminated fill at Route 6/10 site
By Mahin Ashfaq | February 14Barletta’s alleged actions could pose an environmental risk to surrounding communities.
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Providence’s diverse new City Council hopes to tackle widespread issues
By Kelvin Jiang | February 14Council members discussed plans to improve Providence’s education infrastructure, city finances and environmental sustainability.
