Redfin ranks Providence as the least affordable metro area for renters. Here's why.
The ranking shouldn't surprise locals, who have been caught between low inventory and soaring rents for years.
These Providence street art stickers are taking aim at Brett Smiley. Here's why.
Bressner believes the advent of commercial sticker printing companies, easily orderable online, has helped make the practice ...
Why are energy bills in RI so high this winter? Here's what we found.
Energy bills are high in Rhode Island this winter, due to a combination of higher-than-normal rates and very cold weather.
Providence Place's Black History Month art was made with AI. Here's why some people object.
The "Dear Love, PVD" installation depicts civil rights leaders and RI’s Black culture. But local artists ask why they weren't ...
‘We need to do better’: After delays, Rhode Island opens ECHO Village pallet shelters in Providence
The 45 small, one-room structures on state-owned land behind the Foxy Lady strip club have been in the works since 2020.
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Mayor Smiley on Trump’s effect, Providence schools and what’s ailing Democrats
Rhode Island’s capital city, Providence, is overwhelmingly Democratic. But that doesn’t mean the city is beyond reach of the ...
North Providence woman's windshield shattered by ice from passing truck
A North Providence woman is sharing her terrifying experience after ice flew off a truck and shattered her windshield while ...
Providence pallet shelters officially open
PROVIDENCE, R.I. ( WPRI) — Rhode Island’s first pallet shelter community officially opened Tuesday morning. A grand opening ...
Some Providence students feel caught in the middle between the city and state. Here's why.
PROVIDENCE – Most Providence students in this year’s graduating high school class weren't even teenagers in 2019 when the state took over the city’s public school system. Some of them feel like they ...
R.I. state lawmaker charged with DUI says he will ‘continue to serve as a voice for the people’
Providence state Representative Enrique Sanchez said he would not let "personal actions" become a distraction.
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Long-awaited ECHO Village shelter set to open this week in Providence
A bed with a colorful quilt, an AC unit, a heater, a shelf to dry dishes — these are among the amenities homeless people can ...