From Category: Advocacy Alerts

From over someone's shoulder, there is a flyer with red text that reads "SAVE THE ATLANTIC MILLS" in English and Spanish, with smaller text and more information underneath.

As Atlantic Mills Sale Edges Closer, Tenants Push Unity

Roughly 100 concerned community members and tenants stood shoulder-to-shoulder in the Olneyville community library on the evening of Oct. 9 to discuss the pending sale of Atlantic Mills on Manton Avenue. The… By Keating Zelenke

September Statement on the Comprehensive Plan

Over the next couple of months, Providence’s Comprehensive Plan is likely to be finalized, approved by the City Council, and then approved by the state – and with that, the next chapter… By PPS Staff

Statement on the City’s Comprehensive Plan

Every ten years, the city of Providence is required to publish a Comprehensive Plan to guide zoning, planning and growth for the following decade. The last Plan was passed in 2014, and… By

2024 Most Endangered Places Announced

PPS assembles this annual list to bring attention to vulnerable places and heritage across the city that are of architectural, historic, or cultural significance. Previously known as the “Most Endangered Properties List,”… By

Mount Pleasant High School Deserves Better

Mount Pleasant High School was built in 1938 by the Public Works Administration as an expression of public investment and optimism about the future of Providence. Over the last eight decades, the… By PPS Staff

2024 Most Endangered Properties Nominations Open

Nominations for our annual Most Endangered Properties List are officially open! We need YOU to nominate important heritage resources that you are concerned about. Providence has twenty-five neighborhoods filled with beautiful architecture… By

2023 Most Endangered Properties Nominations

Since 1995, PPS has issued an annual list of endangered properties throughout Providence to call attention to threatened buildings and places and to encourage new thinking about how to save them for… By PPS Staff