At a community meeting at the West Broadway Neighborhood Association headquarters on May 19, Senator Sam Bell, Representative Enrique Sanchez, and Representative John J. Lombardi, as well as the Rhode Island Department of Health’s (RIDOH) Chief of Program Development for Lead, Judah Boulet, discussed the Lead Hazard Mitigation Act and its enforcement. The question of…
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When organizers announced the formation of the Atlantic Mills Tenants Union (AMTU) on Dec. 21, the Mills’ snow-capped towers at their backs, they made history as the first commercial tenants union in Rhode Island, and one of the first such unions in the country. “We are demanding stability and dignity, not just in our homes,…
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The Atlantic Mills Tenant Union (AMTU) has continued to demand collective bargaining with the prospective buyers of the complex and is demanding that the Olneyville Neighborhood Association (ONA), a tenant in the Mills, retain access to their classroom space in the Mills as they are faced with an eviction notice from current management. The group…
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The Atlantic Mills Tenant Union (AMTU) is far from the first organizing movement to take place within the towers of the Mills. During the long history of Atlantic Mills as a textile factory, there were countless strikes, labor disputes, and dramatic clashes between workers, middle managers, and others. Below, explore a timeline of labor and…
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Artists in a forgotten mill building on the outskirts of the city are fighting to retain their flexible, spacious, and inexpensive studio space. The rent was low, the windows were enormous, and the ceilings were high. Artists and small businesses worked side by side and customized each space to suit their needs. They were under…
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Adrian Hall Way skatepark, initially slated to be squeezed by Trinity Rep’s renovation, now to be expanded in collaboration with skateboarders, Trinity, and Parks Department The Adrian Hall Way skatepark is just small enough that if you’re not in the know — or paying attention — you could miss it. The triangle-shaped park, officially known as Trinity Mews…
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Easily more than three feet wide, with a beehive oven to one side and what appears to be the original iron crane, the brick hearth in the Esek Hopkins Homestead would have once been the center of domestic life for the house’s inhabitants. Women — whether the head woman of the household, a servant, or…
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The ordinance follows a limit on bulk tax lien purchases, passed by Council The Providence City Council is considering an ordinance amendment to ban algorithmic rental price-fixing software at its May 1 meeting. Providence’s proposed ban was introduced by City Council President and Ward 13 representative Rachel Miller on March 20. Portland, Oregon, is considering…
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