Mikayla Kennedy

Dec 3, 2024 | browndailyherald.com | Mikayla Kennedy

Gilbert Stuart is one of four schools across the Providence Public School District that have closed since 2022. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons This Monday, approximately 35 community members gathered to discuss the future of Gilbert Stuart Middle School, which has been inoperative since last June. Gilbert Stuart is one of four schools across the Providence Public School District that have closed since 2022.

Nov 13, 2024 | browndailyherald.com | Mikayla Kennedy

A nearly decade-long debate over where the Rhode Island Public Transport Authority should construct its new bus hub may come to a close as early as the end of the month. But many questions — including how much the hub will cost and what complications might be associated with its cost — may remain. In 2022, the hub was estimated to cost between $200 and $250 million.

Nov 13, 2024 | browndailyherald.com | Allyson Chen |Ciara Meyer |Mikayla Kennedy

Two new rulings by the Rhode Island Superior Court mean that the city will be required to provide additional funding to the Providence Public School District. The rulings follow a case brought by the city against the state Department of Education. A hearing to determine how much funding the City of Providence must provide to the PPSD was initially scheduled for Wednesday but was postponed until Nov. 20.

Oct 31, 2024 | browndailyherald.com | Mikayla Kennedy

In 2014, Rhode Island voters approved $35 million in bonds dedicated to funding enhancements to mass transit hub infrastructure, which would likely mean replacing or upgrading Providence’s Kennedy Plaza. Ten years later, the Rhode Island Public Transport Authority and the City Council have yet to decide what this improved hub will look like or where it will be located.

Oct 23, 2024 | browndailyherald.com | Mikayla Kennedy

The 225 Main St. building sat empty at the heart of downtown Pawtucket. But in 2020, developer Leslie Moore bought the property with a clear mission in mind: uplifting Black businesses and people of color. Now, the building houses therapists, a nurse practitioner, a professional development center, the Community Health Network and Black Lives Matter RI — all of which are Black- or Latino-run.