Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds Tue afternoon to Wed morning: 50MPH peak gusts could damage trees, power lines
At Providence, a major storm is expected to bring 2 – 3 inches of heavy rain to the metro area starting Tue 3 – 4pm and ending Wed 7 – […]
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The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Winter Storm, Snow Sat night – Sun afternoon: Storm track leads to rain changeover
Winter Storm Warning in effect from Sat, Jan 6, 4pm EST until Mon, Jan 8, 1am EST for northwestern Providence County as well as nearby CT and MA. Winter Weather […]
Heavy rain, strong winds, floods: Sun evening to Mon late afternoon
At Providence, a storm will bring rainfall of 2 – 3 inches, likely heavy at times, accompanied by wind gusts approaching 60MPH, will begin Sun 6pm and continue until Mon […]
Washington Bridge Westbound Bypass Lanes Open Early: In time for Friday morning commute
Two eastbound lanes have been repurposed to carry westbound traffic across the Providence River over the Washington Bridge on I-195 in time for the Friday morning commute, the RI Department […]
Interview with Alexa
I have a small house, but that hasn’t stopped me from having an Alexa in almost every room. Alexa, Amazon’s “cloud-based voice service available on more than 100 million devices […]
RI Sees Record Food Insecurity and Hunger: Push in the General Assembly to provide free lunch and breakfast for all RI students
In November, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank released a report showing that a record number of Rhode Islanders are seeking food assistance, with communities of color and families with […]
Be An Automatically Informed Voter: Reminder to sign up for BillBuddy bill summaries
BillBuddy, an online tool available through UpriseRI, is designed to help you understand RI state legislation. You tell the app what issues you’re interested in, and it provides bill summaries […]
Heavy Rain, High Winds, Minor Flooding Sun – Mon: 60°F precludes any chance of snow
At Providence, rain beginning Sun afternoon and continuing until Mon mid-day, possibly heavy at times and accompanied by winds gusting to 45MPH, could cause minor street and coastal flooding, especially […]
ecoRI News Roundup
HOUSE COMMISSION TO STUDY FEASIBILITY OF SOLAR ARRAYS ON HIGHWAY MEDIANS PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island could be sitting on hundreds of acres of unused land for new solar installations, and […]