Council Ordinance Committee rejects Fane Tower zoning change
After an extensive public hearing Wednesday night, the Providence Council Ordinance Committee voted three to one, with one member abstaining, to recommend the full council deny the zoning amendment necessary for the 600-foot Fane Tower proposed for Route 195 redevelopment land located in the Jewelry District. The proposal had been previously shot down by the […]
Foreclosure protection law set to expire July 1, a bill would keep it in place
Nearly 10,000 homes went into foreclosure during the mortgage crisis in Rhode Island. Then, in 2013, the General Assembly passed the Foreclosure Reduction Act, which mandated banks to work with homeowners before repossessing property. Since then, the law helped some 600 Rhode Islanders avoid losing their homes. But the Foreclosure Reduction Act is set to […]
Survey illustrates challenges for transgender and gender non-conforming Rhode Islanders
“The findings reveal disturbing patterns of mistreatment and discrimination and startling disparities between transgender people in the survey and the US population…”
Raimondo urged to veto dangerous bill on homeless sex offenders
The bill “creates a potential threat to the safety of both the community at large and the RSOs who will be forced out of shelter.”
DARE smashes piñatas in protest against high rents, evictions and public subsidies for luxury housing
As the crowd gathered outside Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza’s offices on the second floor of City Hall chanted, “We’re not for sale!” one member stepped forward and began demolishing two piñatas.
DARE challenges RI Housing on Housing Bond criteria
We are here to let [RIH] know that they have to use the bond for what it was originally sanctioned for, and that is to help low and lower income folks have an apartment, stay in their apartment, and help them have some stability in their life.”
Jason Fane’s Hope Point Tower project given greenlight to proceed by I-195 Commission
If built, Hope Point Tower would be the tallest building in the state and it would be 1/3rd of a mile away from the next tallest building, leaving a wide gap in the Providence skyline.
Ward 3 candidate forum provides insight into candidate priorities
Less than two weeks after the un-debate, four of the five candidates who qualified for the ballot in the race to be the Ward 3 city councilor from Providence once again took the stage, this time to answer questions, not just listen to the concerns of residents.
DARE challenges RI Housing’s revitalization program at board meeting
“There are no residents of the communities where these homes and businesses will be created making decisions about where this money goes!”
Providence Housing Authority finally makes changes to admissions policy
DARE’s Behind the Walls Committee has made enormous strides in winning changes to the Providence Housing Authority’s admissions policies toward the goal of eliminating the discrimination against community members with criminal records.
Red Bandana Award deadline: Nominate RI’s unsung community hero today
It’s Red Bandana nominations and award time again! It’s that time of year again. Time to recognize the unsung heroes among us for all the good work they do. The Red Bandana Fund is seeking nominations from the community to recognize both unsung organizations, and individuals, that embody the spirit and work of Richard Walton and […]
DARE packs Providence Housing Authority to demand changes to discriminatory policies
For the past two years, the Behind the Walls Committee at Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE) has led a campaign to provide fair access to public housing for people with criminal records and their families.
DARE drops banner demanding fair housing outside Providence Housing Authority
Around 8am an unknown volunteer from the community entered the building and hung an approximately 20 foot banner from the fifth floor.
Olneyville construction site possibly exposing community to lead, other dangers
Activists with RI Jobs With Justice and the Childhood Lead Action Project held an informational picket outside US Rubber Mills to call attention to the serious health effects of lead exposure.
RI congressional delegation confronted by constituents at raucous Town Hall
The RI congressional delegation, including Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Representatives James Langevin and David Cicilline in the ‘hot seat’ for about 90 minutes of questions from sometimes angry and confrontational constituents.
South Providence resists Paolino’s plan for St. Joseph’s
No good deed goes unpunished. Joe Paolino relearned this lesson the hard way today when he formally announced his plan to turn part of St. Joseph’s Hospital in South Providence into 140 affordable housing units for homeless and indigent people. As it turns out, residents of the Elmwood Avenue area don’t want hundreds of homeless […]
Providence Housing Authority practices racial discrimination, say community members
Ron Doyle was denied housing when his wife passed away and he became the primary name on the housing application. Doyle is a father of three. His last conviction was in 1991, a quarter of a century ago.
Lucy’s Hearth has a new home
Tara D’Ambra and her 11-year-old daughter Olivia know exactly why Lucy’s Hearth, a women’s shelter in Middletown, needed a new home. “I lost my job and just wasn’t able to sustain my apartment,” she explained. It was 2007, and she found refuge at Lucy’s Hearth. While the staff was excellent, D’Ambra said, “the building was […]
Neighborhood improvements coming to Olneyville
Olneyville is getting an upgrade as two new commercial spaces and 36 new affordable housing units, in 14 different buildings spread throughout the neighborhood, will be developed by next summer as part of a new $10.4 million project being called Amherst Gardens. “We are excited to be starting construction,” said Wendy Nicholas, the executive director […]
Amos House has a new home
“Amos has a new house,” said Ned Handy, right before the ceremonial ribbon was cut on Amos House’s new community center on Pine Street in Providence.
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