Having lived in Providence for only two months, Adalyn Kerr was surprised to learn that the Rhode Island legislature is considering a proposal to designate rhythm and blues the official state music. “...

In Providence classrooms, students and teachers are getting accustomed to the state law banning personal electronic devices—including cell phones, laptops, tablets and smartwatches—which went into eff...

Playwright Don Mays’ latest production for Wilbury Theatre Group, Same Difference, is notable not just because it’s the world premiere, but because it marks an opportunity for Mays to steer the produc...

A professional development panel and networking opportunity for local journalists.

As autumn begins, cases of respiratory viruses such COVID-19 are creeping up in Providence. To get ahead of an infection, vaccines are available across the city at pharmacies, primary care providers a...

It’s been six years since Providence enforced a local tax on vacant and abandoned properties, according to city officials. In 2018, Mayor Jorge Elorza announced that properties which qualify under a “...

The ebullient protagonist of Tricyclist, the second novel by Lambda-award winning RISD professor Joon Oluchi Lee, is Howie Song, a gay dancer approaching thirty in early-aughts San Francisco. As Howie...

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is celebrating its 60th anniversary on November 7, 2026. One of the agency’s longest-tenured drivers, John Tancredi, started driving for RIPTA 33 year...

Running elections is a core function of local government in the United States.  That’s something we’ve all learned in the last decade as President Trump has repeatedly tried to undermine our elections...

“I think it’s easy to walk through Providence and assume the rivers have always been shaped this way,” says Sophie Foulkes, local artist and current Creative Fellow at the Providence Public Library (P...

This spring, Rhode Island adopted a “Non-Owner Occupied Property Tax,” which became more commonly known as the “Taylor Swift Tax,” in reference to the pop star’s Watch Hill Estate. The tax on luxury p...

Storied Providence, sponsored by The Providence Eye, brings together local voices to share the stories behind our city’s neighborhoods, landmarks and…

With the primary election in the rear view, Providence voters still have major decisions to make on their ballots in Rhode Island’s general election on Tuesday, November 3. On top of making their fina...

Over ten years ago, Senator Bernie Sanders won the Democratic primary race for president in Rhode Island with 55% of the vote. The Democratic Socialist would end up losing to Hillary Clinton, but the ...

Providence’s City Council will see at least 5 new faces in January, with some major upsets shaking up City Hall. A coalition of progressive City Council members nearly swept their elections, after pro...

State Representative David Morales captured 53% of the vote in Wednesday’s primary, surpassing incumbent Mayor Brett Smiley’s 46% in a race that reflects a national surge of left-leaning politicians c...

State Representative David Morales captured 53% of the vote in Wednesday’s primary, surpassing incumbent Mayor Brett Smiley’s 46% in a race that reflects a national surge of left-leaning politicians c...

Imagine this: you’re walking home late at night and you get held up by a robber. The robber says, with his weapon drawn: “If you want to get home, you need to give me $224 MILLION dollars.” “But I don...

State regulators just rejected Rhode Island Energy’s request to increase their profit margins, but that doesn’t mean the cost of energy is going down. The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission just...

We hear a lot about Roger Williams: founder of the colony of Rhode Island, outspoken Puritan banished from Massachusetts for his radical views, fair (for his time) trader with the local Narragansett s...

RIPTA is moving forward with relocating the state’s major transit hub from Kennedy Plaza to the empty lot in between the Providence Place Mall, the downtown train station, and the Rhode Island State H...

Editor’s Note: Every month, our literary contributor, Diane Josefowicz, writes a review of a local author’s book. Want to read past local lit reviews? Click here. Many families have an unofficial arch...

Over the past several weeks, The Providence Eye has partnered with Community Libraries of Providence (CLPVD) to host City Council Candidate forums across the city, allowing constituents to learn about...

Organized by The Providence Eye, these forums are terrific opportunities to learn about the candidates running for city council.

On Sunday, August 16, close to 100 people gathered at India Point Park for the fourth edition of an annual urban bike ride organized by Eli Nixon and supported by the Providence Bike Jam. This 8ish-mi...

After six years of state takeover, Providence will welcome students back to a locally-controlled public school system on August 25, where teachers have an extra concern on their minds—union politics. ...

Thursday, July 30th started as an ordinary day for me in so many ways. I took a break from work and my next-door neighbor and I stepped out to grab lunch at the new Guatemalan restaurant near Elmhurst...

This summer marks the 100th anniversary of when legendary Providence author H. P. Lovecraft penned his most famous story, The Call of Cthulhu. It’s a founding text of the Cthulhu Mythos, a shared univ...

Providence lost a very special creature recently. Her name was Penny, and she was the cat who lived at Heartleaf Books, the cozy, cooperatively-run bookstore on Atwells Ave.  Some of the details of Pe...

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is asking the public to review four different proposals for one major project: a high-speed transit route connecting the most populated places in Rhod...

At two mayoral debates hosted by Community Libraries of Providence (CLPVD) and The League of Women Voters, a thread about payments being made by tax-exempt universities in Providence became a point of...

There is no safe amount of lead exposure, but elevated blood lead levels are trending downward in Providence. From 2015-2016, 43% of Providence students from kindergarten through fifth grade showed el...

On July 17, a new beer and food hall at the 195 District Park Pavilion finally opened after years of planning. Two weeks later, many of the staff were still getting their feet wet, pouring beer and se...

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