From Category: Advocacy Alerts
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
Advocacy Alert: Planned demolition of Angell Street houses
Three houses on Angell Street are once again in danger of demolition. 209, 211, and 217 Angell Street have drawn much concern and controversy on the East Side over the years as… 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