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Saturday, June 05, 2021   From Hope High School to Lippitt Park, this thoroughfare demonstrates how a street can form a vibrant town within a city. Carolyn, and I pondered this question dining at Avenue N, as we celebrated the lifting of covid restrictions. As we ate, we watched our town opening up along Hope Street, the spine of Providence's East Side. Avenue N, with views of Hope Street, Chez Pascal, and Lippitt Park. PHOTO: Will Morgan             Streets are more than just traffic arteries. Streets are basic units of city planning. The pandemic reinforced this, as people were force...

How 5 Rhode Island high school seniors made it through the pandemic Dan McGowan If you have friends or relatives who would like their own free copy of this daily briefing about Rhode Island, tell them they can LEADING OFF Happy Friday and welcome to Rhode Map, your daily guide to everything happening in the Ocean State. I’m Dan McGowan and I can’t even explain how giddy I am to watch the Knicks in the playoffs this weekend. Follow me on Twitter . ICYMI: Rhode Island was up to 150,948 confirmed coronavirus cases on Thursday, after adding 84 new cases. The most-recent over...

Local artists partner with popular gift shop to help struggling restaurant workers in R.I. Two local artists help reboot an ’08 economic program, urging people to “Buy Local” and support fellow Rhode Islanders By Alexa Gagosz Globe Staff,Updated April 9, 2021, 2:54 p.m. Email to a Friend Artist Michael Ezzell uses a hair dryer to dry the first printing of a graphic as he prints a design made by a fellow Rhode Island artist onto a t-shirt as part of the Buy Local Rhode Island t-shirt campaign. Shirts are being sold in the Buy Local RI project, which is donating 25% of all sales...

In September 2014, then-Rhode Island treasurer Gina M. Raimondo waves to supporters on the night she won the Democratic nomination for governor.AP/Associated Press PROVIDENCE — From pensions to the pandemic, Governor Gina Marie Raimondo has been at the center of Rhode Island political life for a full decade now. With Rhode Island’s first female governor poised to join President Joe Biden’s Cabinet as Secretary of Commerce, we take a look at some of the moments that have defined her political career, from “Cooler & Warmer” to “Knock it Off.” Gina Raimondo wai...