Great turnout at our January Writer’s Potluck with special guest SteveAhlquist.Substack.com who shared insights on independent journalism, public records requests, and more! #pvdeye

Thank you SteveAhlquist.Substack.com for speaking to The Providence Eye! What a great and informative talk.

My story about 500+ Providence teachers shut out of lat week's Board of Education meeting came out this morning in PVD Eye. pvdeye.org/ppsd-teachers-…

PPSD Teachers Struggle to be Heard by the RI Board of Education From Jonathan Howard at The Providence Eye: Unable to enter the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) meeting, teachers filled the hallway outside the 5th-floor conference room. pvdeye.org/ppsd-teachers-…

Increasingly drug use is understood as a medical and social matter, & one that requires care, rather than shame, to address. Read more: bit.ly/3SGvVG4

Contrary to urban myth, unhealthy sound levels are not an immutable condition of city life, any more than crumbling bridges or unaffordable housing. But noise is increasingly recognized as a public health issue that governments must address. Read more at 🔗 in bio.

Michael V.'s neighborhood, Wanskuck, was once the mill village. Later, when the mill closed, houses remained affordable for the working and middle classes.  Unfortunately, its proximity to Providence College has put that housing at risk. Read more at link in bio.

In 1871, PVD’s 1st municipal water system brought unfiltered water from the Pawtuxet River in Cranston to the city. In 1925, the city created the Scituate Reservoir by damming the Pawtuxet. The reservoir continues to serve much of RI. Read more at 🔗 in bio!