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The PVD Eye Community journalism focused on stories about Providence by Providence residents.

In 1871, PVD’s 1st municipal water system brought unfiltered water from the Pawtuxet River in Cranston to the city. In ...
03/26/2024

In 1871, PVD’s 1st municipal water system brought unfiltered water from the Pawtuxet River in Cranston to the city. In 1925, the city created the Scituate Reservoir by damming the Pawtuxet. The reservoir continues to serve much of RI. Read more about Providence's water at the link in bio!

Michael Veracka’s neighborhood, Wanskuck, was once Wanskuck, the mill village. Its brick and wood houses were originall...
03/02/2024

Michael Veracka’s neighborhood, Wanskuck, was once Wanskuck, the mill village. Its brick and wood houses were originally built as housing for mill workers at the Wanskuck Mill. And, later, when the mill closed, houses remained affordable for the working and middle classes. Unfortunately, for Wanskuck, however, its proximity to Providence College has put that housing at risk.

Read more at: https://pvdeye.org/the-studentification-of-wanskuck/

Providence Plans to Close 360 High School“One issue is that the decision was made in absence of any input from the commu...
02/16/2024

Providence Plans to Close 360 High School
“One issue is that the decision was made in absence of any input from the community,” said founding math teacher Ellen Foley. Read more at: https://bit.ly/48bQv77

PPSD Teachers Struggle to be Heard by the RI Board of Education by Jonathan HowardTeachers at the rally took the loudspe...
02/08/2024

PPSD Teachers Struggle to be Heard by the RI Board of Education by Jonathan Howard

Teachers at the rally took the loudspeaker to describe dire situations at their buildings: newly arrived immigrant kids getting no useful instruction. Eight-year-old children putting their heads down and crying after 15 hours of “assessment” testing. No graph paper for a math class. No paper at all in another. Not enough glue for projects. Endless changes in curriculum and core systems without training or support in their use.

Read more at: https://bit.ly/48eF5iF

“The Creative Capital” isn’t just a catchphrase to describe . Home to world-class arts institutions that draw artists f...
02/05/2024

“The Creative Capital” isn’t just a catchphrase to describe . Home to world-class arts institutions that draw artists from far and wide, its many neighborhoods thrum with diverse and vibrant arts and cultural scenes.
Read more at: http://bit.ly/3w1rZZ2

PVD has survived better than many older cities through a combination of poverty & preservation, but a recent spate of de...
01/25/2024

PVD has survived better than many older cities through a combination of poverty & preservation, but a recent spate of demolition & development has people questioning what the City is doing to preserve its historic assets. Read more of Brent Runyon's reporting at https://bit.ly/47O5svR

The R-Line is both RIPTA’s busiest line, carrying about one sixth of all RIPTA passengers, and a model for what other tr...
01/24/2024

The R-Line is both RIPTA’s busiest line, carrying about one sixth of all RIPTA passengers, and a model for what other transit lines could be if the Transit Master Plan were ever implemented. Read more at: https://bit.ly/3SrdUg1

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