January 19, 2020

Mike Dumond: Jumped Bikes – Vandals take an Uber ride

One day there were a thousand red Jump bikes scattered across Providence. Then suddenly, on August 22,...

January 19, 2020

Missak Melkonian: I support The Bike Mob

Recently the illustrious Providence Journal reported on a “mob” of young people who apparently “wreaked havoc on...

January 19, 2020

What’s Missing from the Commissioner’s PPSD Takeover Proposal

On August 8, 2019, Rhode Island Commissioner of Education Angélica Infante-Green issued a “Proposal for Decision and...

January 19, 2020

Audrey Mead: They are us

“They are us.” The thought reverberated in my head as we walked past the 20-something couple that...

January 19, 2020

Barry Schiller: How would you spend $2.6B on Rhode Island transportation? Hearings coming this week!

The $2.6B is about how much the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will be spending in...

January 19, 2020

At Providence River Pedestrian Bridge opening, the Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition demands funding restored to bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects

As Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and other political dignitaries prepared to officially...

January 19, 2020

ACLU calls on Providence school officials to immediately address “alarming” racial disparities in school discipline

Citing a “persistently disproportionate use of disciplinary action and suspensions against students of color,” the ACLU of...

January 19, 2020

Brown University: Teacher treatment of students factors into racial gap in school suspensions

An analysis led by Brown sociologist Jayanti Owens found that different treatment of black and white students...

January 19, 2020

A vigil for the recently housed Steve Sceeles, and a plea to do more for homelessness in Rhode Island

Advocates lament a life cut short and the reality that so many of our fellow Rhode Islanders...

January 19, 2020

City Council Member Mary Kay Harris inviting Attorney General to help community replace the Board of John Hope Settlement House

“As I speak tonight, my office is working to set up a community meeting, and I want...

January 19, 2020

Barry Schiller: What the legislature did (and didn’t) do about transportation

Now that its so widely known that transportation is the sector that emits the most greenhouse gases, the legislature passed...

January 19, 2020

DARE invited to attend RI Housing Q&A session of developers interested in Barbara Jordan II

After protesting Rhode Island Housing‘s tour of Barbara Jordan II for developers, investors and contractors in the...

January 19, 2020

DARE protests RI Housing’s Barbara Jordan II tours for wealthy developers

“Bad Developers beware! You’re dealing with DARE!” chanted DARE members. DARE confronts developers touring Barbara Jordan II...

January 19, 2020

Central Falls students protest funding cuts

Students, parents, teachers and community leaders gathered outside Central Falls High School on Wednesday to protest the...

January 19, 2020

Warwick students, parents rally at Warwick City Hall over funding cuts; More protests planned

In response to the funding cuts presented by the Warwick School Committee (which would eliminate the sports...