On Feb. 21, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley endorsed Vision Zero, a commitment to 鈥渞edesigning city streets for the safety of all who walk, bike, ride and drive,鈥� via a City Council press release. The mayor seeks to eradicate 鈥渢raffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2030,鈥� Press Secretary Josh ...
On March 1, CVS Pharmacy announced that it will start dispensing abortion pill mifepristone in its Rhode Island and Massachusetts locations.
On March 1, the Providence Public School District formally notified 367 teachers that they would be displaced for the coming school year, meaning that the teachers will need to find another placement in the school district. In a letter shared with The Herald, Deputy Superintendent Zack Scott informed ...
Next month, one of the newest dorms on campus will see a new, caffeine-centric addition: Hazel Origin Coffee.
Lisa Raiola 鈥�84 opened Hope & Main in 2014 to serve as a business food 鈥渋ncubator鈥� and to support aspiring culinary entrepreneurs. A hub for culinary creativity, the Warren-based nonprofit has served as an important resource for Rhode Islanders seeking to break into the food industry. After ...
For months, residents of College Hill have been buzzing with excitement over the announcement of Brown Bee Coffee 鈥� a new cafe and bakery set to open at 404 Benefit St..
On March 2, roughly 200 people gathered with the Rhode Island Poor People鈥檚 Campaign 鈥渢o launch a 40-week effort to mobilize poor and low-wage voters in Rhode Island,鈥� and to 鈥渄emand legislators take immediate action to end the crisis of death by poverty in the United States,鈥� according to ...
On Feb. 21, Rhode Island Commerce launched 鈥淎ll That,鈥� a new statewide tourism marketing campaign which aims to drive revenue into the Ocean State.
RIPTA currently stands on the edge of a $40 million fiscal cliff set to tip over in July 2025 if the agency does not receive adequate funding. The transit organization, which is also facing a driver shortage, is considering service changes that would affect 33 routes, in many cases cutting and ...
DoorDash, a popular food delivery company, has partnered with Farm Fresh RI鈥檚 Harvest Kitchen program to increase 鈥渟upport to program participants outside of the culinary program hours,鈥� according to a press release from DoorDash. Harvest Kitchen trainees will receive $2,500 in DoorDash gift cards ...
Two weeks ago, Rhode Island School of Design staff installed a metal structure over an air vent next to 2 College St., a site where an unhoused woman usually sleeps. On Feb. 22, Waverly Huang, a RISD sophomore, started a petition to have the grate removed, which amassed over 1,000 signatures. A day ...
On March 2, over 1,000 people attended the 鈥淗ands Off Rafah鈥� rally at Memorial Park. The rally was led by the R.I. branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, the Palestinian Feminist Collective and the Brown Graduate Labor Organization. The group called for a 鈥渓asting ceasefire and an end ...
February was one day longer this year and filled with a myriad of events celebrating Blackness and Black History, ranging from artistic performances to lectures on the 14th Amendment. Look back on a month of celebration to learn more about the organizations, people and events uplifting Blackness year-round. ...
This month, Congressman Gabe Amo鈥檚 (D-R.I. 1) legislative agenda has included bills on foreign affairs, infrastructural funding and government shutdown prevention. The Herald reviewed legislation introduced, supported or discussed by Amo in February.
Lieutenant Governor Sabrina Matos and the Rhode Island Department of Health launched an updated Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease and Related Disorders State Plan Feb. 15 that outlines state health goals pertaining to the disease from 2024 to 2029. The new plan includes nine strategic objectives focused on empowering ...
Dozens of community members, advocating against the closure of Providence鈥檚 360 High School, arrived at a Tuesday meeting of the R.I. Department of Education鈥檚 council for elementary and secondary education. The Council did not directly acknowledge their demands.
Last month, State Representative Edith Ajello (D-Providence) introduced a bill that would allow terminally ill R.I. residents to request physician-assisted suicide via a prescription for lethal medication to the Rhode Island House of Representatives鈥� Committee on the Judiciary.
After a temporary closure for renovations, Vivi Bubble Tea returned to Thayer Street on Friday with a new look.
Japanese market and eatery Maruichi Japanese Food and Deli is set to open a new location in downtown Providence this spring. The store will replace Rory鈥檚 Market and Kitchen on 113 Washington St.
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority鈥檚 goal is 鈥�100% of the service, 100% of the time,鈥� said Ed Brown, RIPTA鈥檚 director of service planning and scheduling, in the opening of his presentation of the agency鈥檚 proposed 2024 service changes at a Feb. 20 Pawtucket public hearing. But for RIPTA ...
