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30 Mar 2026
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01 Oct 2025
We're thankful for our neighbors ❤️ This weekend, community members joined us for our second annual Be My Neighbor Day. We gathered at @meetingstreetnow in Providence with our friends from the @rifoodbank to assemble birthday boxes at a party of our own — complete with balloon animals, book readings, fire truck tours and a special visit from @DanielTigerTV.
It's always fun when we're together. Here's to the next one! 🎉 #BeMyNeighborDay
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10 Nov 2026
Nighthawks are found all over the United States, but there’s a good chance you’ve never seen one.
“It’s really rare to actually see them in the wild, except for when they’re migrating,” said Sheida Soleimani, founder of Congress of the Birds (@congress.of.the.birds), where two juvenile common nighthawks were recently rehabilitated and released.
The little birds are crepuscular aerial insectivores, meaning they’re mostly active at dawn and dusk and they eat insects while they’re in flight. They also have one of the longest migrations of any North American bird when they head back to South America in the late summer and early fall.
But these birds are struggling. According to the North American Breeding Bird Survey, “In the U.S., Common Nighthawk populations declined by over 1% per year between 1966 and 2019, for a cumulative decline of about 48%.”
“We suspect that there are multiple factors that are playing into common nighthawk decline, both within New England specifically and across their range in general,” said Lindsay Herlihy, New Hampshire Audubon (@nhaudubon) biologist and Coordinator of Project Nighthawk. “One thing that we are particularly concerned with is an overall decline in insect populations, and that’s affecting all species of aerial insectivores, not just common nighthawks. Another factor would be habitat loss.”
Both Soleimani and Herlily say that a good way to help these birds, as well as other aerial insectivores, is to be mindful of the kinds of pesticides you use at home, which may affect the insects common nighthawks eat.
🎤 Hosted, produced & edited by Raquel C. Zaldívar • @raqzal @ournewengland
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🎥 Additional visuals by Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Macaulay Library @cornellbirds
06 Nov 2026
This summer, artist Anthony Heinz May traveled to the Weaver Library in East Providence, Rhode Island to give new life to a dying tree, spending weeks transforming it into a piece of public art. This weekend, Heinz May returns back to the library for a talk about this project and his approach to tree sculpture, as well as a workshop where participants will get to make art out of remnants of the tree.
Learn more at the link in bio.
#Weekend401
06 Nov 2026
How did a flea market stall grow into a $900 million retail empire? Isabella Jibilian takes an inside look at the unconventional ways Ocean State Job Lot (@osjoblot) makes its money.
Watch the full video now via the link in our bio!
#rhodeisland #business #oceanstatejoblot #milliondollarempire
05 Nov 2026
Rhode Island election results are in. Democrats swept statewide and countrywide races on Tuesday night. Swipe to see the winners and which ballot measures passed.
Full coverage at the link in our bio.
04 Nov 2026
Voters in Providence approved Question 7, a controversial ballot measure aimed at divesting city funds from Israel, according to unofficial results from the Rhode Island Board of Elections.
For more 2026 Election updates, click the link in our bio.
03 Nov 2026
David Morales (@davidmoralespvd) is Providence’s next mayor. The democratic socialist delivered his victory speech to supporters gathered at the Graduate Hotel in downtown Providence for the Democratic election night party.
For more 2026 Election updates, click the link in our bio.
#DavidMorales #mayor #election2026 #providence #rhodeisland #politics
03 Nov 2026
Helena Foulkes (@helenabfoulkes) celebrated her victory in the race for Rhode Island governor, addressing supporters at the Democratic election night party at the Graduate Hotel in downtown Providence.
For more 2026 Election updates, click the link in our bio.
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03 Nov 2026
The Associated Press has called Providence's mayoral race for Democrat David Morales. The 28-year-old state representative defeated Republican Dave Talan and will become the youngest mayor in the city's history.
Morales, who unseated incumbent Brett Smiley in September's Democratic primary, campaigned on housing affordability and other city issues.
For more election results and live updates, click the link in our bio.
03 Nov 2026
Democrat Helena Foulkes, 62, is projected by The Associated Press to become Rhode Island’s next governor, defeating independent Ken Block. A former CVS executive, Foulkes spent 25 years at the Woonsocket-based company, one of the few publicly traded businesses headquartered in the state.
For more election results and live updates, click the link in bio.
03 Nov 2026
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