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The Latest with Atlantic Mills: Evictions, Funding, Protest
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… By Katy Pickens

An (Incomplete) Timeline of Labor Movements at Atlantic Mills
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… By Katy Pickens

History on Repeat: Atlantic Mills is the new Fort Thunder
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… By J Hogue

Plot Twist: How Trinity Rep Co. and Skateboarders Compromised to Preserve Skatepark, Expand and Restore Theater
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… By Katy Pickens

Dispatch From the Esek Hopkins House: Historic Hearths
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… By Keating Zelenke

City Council is Considering a Ban on Rental Algorithms. What to Know.
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… By Katy Pickens

Updates from the Historic District Commission: Windows, Historic Church, 64 Angell Conceptual Approval
The Providence Historic District Commission (PHDC) granted approvals for a few projects that have been in and out of public meetings for several months at its April 28 meeting. The 64 Angell… By Katy Pickens

Still in Tune: A Century of Avery Piano Co.
This article is part of an ongoing series highlighting legacy businesses in Providence. Please submit other local establishments that have existed for 25 years or more here. The Avery Piano Company has… By Katy Pickens