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New high-velocity drain covers part of ‘big effort’ on flooding in North Providence | News

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Providence officials urge residents to exercise caution during extreme heat conditions

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This is an image of splash pad. (WLNE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Providence officials are getting ready for this week’s heat advisory. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Monday July 15, with heat index temperatures of 95-100 degrees expected in the city of Providence. The same extreme heat is expected to … Read more

Knit Club and Pretty Snake Collaborate for Double Store Front in Providence

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Left: Knit Club displays a variety of yarn, apparel and more. Photo courtesy of Lindsay Degen. Right: Pretty Snake offers items such as clothes, accessories and home decor. Photo courtesy of Joe Segal. On Saturday, July 13, designer brand Pretty Snake joined Knit Club, Providence’s only yarn store and knitting community, to celebrate the grand … Read more

Providence man admits to 2023 killing; sentenced to 15 years in prison

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Kevin Giron (Courtesy: Providence Police Department) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A Providence man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for shooting and killing a man in 2023, Target 12 has learned. Kevin Giron, 20, entered into a plea agreement just days before his murder trial was set to begin on Monday. He admitted … Read more

Young, Independent Artists Produce Tennessee Williams’ THE TWO CHARACTER PLAY in Downtown Providence

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A group of young theatre professionals have joined forces to produce the RI premiere of America’s “most influential playwright” Tennessee Williams’ The Two-Character Play, directed by Trinity Rep’s Gia Yarn. Inspired by the play’s themes – the power of storytelling, mental health, and isolation – this play is produced as a direct community call-to-action around … Read more

Providence officials urge residents to exercise caution during expected extreme heat conditions

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This is an image of splash pad. (WLNE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Providence officials are getting ready for this week’s heat advisory. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Monday July 15, with heat index temperatures of 95-100 expected in the city of Providence. The same extreme heat is expected to last … Read more

Rewilding Roger Williams: Fireflies Light Up Providence Park

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PROVIDENCE — On humid summer nights, sometimes it’s the gleam of fireflies, not city lights, that illuminates Roger Williams Park. Providence Parks Department deputy superintendent Brian Byrnes said he’s started to see the beetles — yes, fireflies are actually beetles not flies — where he’s never seen them before. It’s just one sign, he said … Read more

Community brews up thousands of dollars to stop Providence tea shop from closing

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A Providence business that has seen busier days got some extra help from fellow merchants and strangers. Locals and other small businesses raised thousands of dollars for Black Leaf Tea Cafe on Valley Street. It is a space where tea, culture, and community meet. Chicago transplant Amber Jackson said she built the loose-leaf tea company … Read more

Judge orders embattled Providence scrap metal yard closed temporarily

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — R.I. Superior Court Judge Brian Stern on Friday ordered an embattled Providence scrap metal yard to stay closed temporarily, siding with the state’s argument that the company is a public nuisance after two massive fires this year. Stern granted a temporarily restraining order against Rhode Island Recycled Metals and directed a … Read more

Shrewsbury man who drowned in East Providence remembered for ‘contagious smile’

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A 37-year-old Shrewsbury man who drowned in a kayaking accident in East Providence, Rhode Island on Fourth of July weekend was remembered in his obituary as a kind soul who had a “heart bigger than the sky.” Gregory Boerman and Joseph Fritz, 52, of East Providence, were found in Omega Pond on July 5 after … Read more