#Providence scores 82 out of 100 on tree equity, yet still needs over 130,000 new trees to close the equity gap. 🌳 Learn what the score means & how raising it could reshape neighborhoods across the city. 🔗 Read More: pvdeye.org/providences-tr… ✍️📷 Story & Photo by Dana Schneider

Paul Cuffee was a businessman, whaler, ship’s captain, ship builder, philanthropist & abolitionist & when he died in September 1817, he was believed to be the wealthiest man of African descent in America. 🔗 Read More: pvdeye.org/whos-the-paul-… ✍️ Jane Lancaster 📸 Wikimedia Commons

Despite being the largest freshwater body in #Providence, Mashapaug Pond is secluded. Recreation is limited at the pond due to the high levels of phosphorous and low levels of oxygen. 🔗 Read More: pvdeye.org/why-is-provide… ✍️ Barbara Morin #PVDEye

More than 50 community members gathered at the Sackett St. Recreation Center to ask questions & share what they know about why the city is spending more money to demolish & replace the much-loved Gilbert Stuart building. 🔗 Read More: pvdeye.org/historic-natha… ✍ Jonathan Howard

Local artist Ben Sisto's 300-object exhibit at @ProvLib explores "Who Let The Dogs Out," delving into copyright, IP, and artistic collectivity. It invites visitors to ask: who did let out the song? 🐶 🔗 Read More: pvdeye.org/ben-sisto-brin… 📸 Photos by Emily Bruck & Ben Sisto

#Providence residents, led by community insiders, are transforming the port area's toxic legacy into a movement for racial & environmental justice through a decade of coalition-building & policy change. 🔗 Read More: pvdeye.org/turning-the-ti… ✍ Story by Health in Partnership

A reader reflects on her time living in #Providence and the struggle to return after she moved away. 📖 Read More: pvdeye.org/providence-rai… ✍️📸 Story & Photo by Jen Cole #RhodeIsland #PVDEye

🚍 Important update for #Providence residents! RIPTA has announced proposed service reductions to address a $17.6 million budget shortfall. 🔗 Read More: pvdeye.org/proposed-ripta… ✍ By Dana Schneider 📸 By Jef Nickerson via Wikimedia Commons #RhodeIsland #ProvidenceCounts #PVDEye

Now in its 28th year, Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIFilmFest) celebrates global independent films and is cited as the largest film festival in New England. 📽️ ✍ Story by Nini Stoddard 📷 RIIFF (film-festival.org) 🔗 Read More ⬇️ pvdeye.org/lights-camera-…

Explore Big Nazo Labs, where puppetry 🎭, performance art & community unite. Founded by Erminio Pinque, @BigNazo features whimsical alien & monster characters that explore trauma, humanity, and resilience. 🔗 Read More: pvdeye.org/what-we-all-ne… ✍️ By Dana Schneider 📸 By Ning Lan

Read the story of @PVDCityCouncil member @JuanMPichardo, the first Dominican American elected to a U.S. State Senate seat, now serving as President Pro Tempore. Learn more about his work & vision for #Providence. 🔗 Read More: pvdeye.org/juan-pichardo-… ✍️ Michelle Alas Molina

Residents gathered at Knight Memorial Library to hear about the future of Gilbert Stuart Middle School, a 90-year-old building on Princeton Avenue that has served generations of South Side children. 🔗 Read More: pvdeye.org/update ✍️ By Jonathan Howard 📸 Dana Schneider

Cathedral Square in Downtown has been called a one of the “dreariest places in #Providence.” This March, the City issued a request for proposals to re-envision & repair the plaza. 🔗 Read More: pvdeye.org/cathedral-squa… ✍️📸 By Katy Pickens of the Providence Preservation Society

Before 2003, RIPTA revitalization plans were threatened by rising gas prices after the Iraq invasion, now less than 2/3 of 2010 levels when adjusted for inflation. Underfunding this spring risks severe service cuts. 🚍 🔗 Read More: pvdeye.org/ripta-funding-… ✍️📸 Tom Sgouros

For their first assignment, our Community News Fellows hit the streets of #Providence to ask people "How would RIPTA service reductions affect your daily life?" 🚍 🔗 Read their responses: pvdeye.org/how-would-ript… ✍️📸 By Andrea Gutierrez, Eric Halvarson & Jessamy LeBea

This week, Gov. McKee & RIPTA CEO Chris Durand announced a new plan to limit cuts to services as a result of the $32.6 million budget deficit; however, the new plan does not avoid reductions altogether. 🔗 Hear from passengers: pvdeye.org/every-route-a-… ✍️📸 By Eric Halvarson

This month marks our 2 year anniversary as a local, independent #news publication. 🎉 Thank you to everyone who has contributed & supported. Your effort, no matter how small, has helped achieve this. 🤝 🔗 Make a Donation: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/… facebook.com/share/r/1D4mPH…

With the 24-hour news cycle, misinformation & social media algorithms, staying informed is overwhelming. Join us Wednesday, October 1st at 6pm at Knight Memorial Lib Library for a chat with journalist Philip Eil about the state of news media. 📰 🔗 RSVP ⬇️ pvdeye.org/event/news-med…

With Rhode Island’s #healthcare system strained to the breaking point, long COVID patients grapple with complex, mysterious & disabling symptoms — and find meaning supporting each other and working for disability justice. 🔗 Read More: pvdeye.org/caught-between… ✍️ By Rachel Swift

Nearly 60% of landfill methane comes from rotting food scraps. In #Providence, one community member is dedicated to helping neighbors turn food waste into compost, offering supplies & advice. 🧑‍🌾👩‍🌾 🔗 Read More: pvdeye.org/composting-101… ✍️ Story by Tyson Birch 📸 By Stewart Martin