Senior Staff Writer Sanai Rashid was raised in Brooklyn and now lives in Long Island, New York. As an English and History concentrator, she is always looking for a way to amplify stories and histories previously unheard. When she is not writing, you can find her trying new pizza places in Providence or buying another whale stuffed animal.
On Wednesday afternoon, close to 30 housing advocates and unhoused community members gathered at the Rhode Island State House to demand that Governor Dan McKee declare Rhode Island’s homelessness crisis a state of emergency.
As Rhode Islanders headed to the polls to vote in the 2024 presidential election, The Herald visited three poll locations in Providence and spoke to voters and poll workers.
In 2023, the median value of single-family homes in Rhode Island increased by 15.1%, marking the greatest increase in the country, according to a new report from HousingWorks RI.
How does love manage to fit in between classes and career fairs? In a place where ambition and intellect run high, is there still room for romance? The leaves are falling into place — and for some students, it may be time to fall in love as well.
The Rhode Island School of Design’s Board of Trustees will “share their thoughts” on a divestment proposal put forth by RISD Students for Justice in Palestine by March, according to Jaime Marland, a RISD spokesperson.
Over the past two years, about 1,100 Haitian immigrants have come to Rhode Island, according to Baha Sadr, the state refugee coordinator at RI Department of Human Services.
Approximately 50 Rhode Island School of Design students rallied outside 20 Washington Place — a RISD administrative building known as Prov-Wash — Monday afternoon as part of a “Walkout for Palestine.”
Rhode Island has paused demolition of the I-195 Washington Bridge since Sept. 17 in an attempt to preserve evidence for a lawsuit against companies that worked on the bridge before its closure, according to a joint statement from Governor Dan McKee and Attorney General Peter Neronha.
Brown’s Cogut Institute for the Humanities hosted a dedication ceremony for its new home in the renovated Andrews House this Thursday.
Next Monday, Providence’s City Council will host a public hearing on the city’s new Comprehensive Plan, outlining its development goals for the next ten years. The goals include increasing housing production and supporting historic preservation throughout the city.
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