Fane Tower + PVDFest + Save The Bay Celebrates 50 Years

Happy Saturday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 78 Low: 62.

Here are the top stories today in Providence:

1. A Providence councilman is defending himself after social media backlash over photos from a homeless encampment cleanup. Councilman Nicholas Narducci claims the cleanup, which took place Tuesday afternoon, was organized after neighbors complained about litter and debris under the Route 146 overpass along Branch Avenue. Advocates claimed Narducci lacks empathy for the state’s homeless population. They gathered underneath the overpass Wednesday demanding the state do more to help the city’s homeless population. (WPRI.com)
2. Fane Tower, Providence's $300 million proposed skyscraper, is moving fully ahead. The project is pushing forward almost five years after developer Jason Fane proposed it in Dec. 2016. The project was slow in working its way through Rhode Island and Providence’s complex regulatory structure, and it received opposition from neighbors and the Providence Preservation Society. (GoLocalProv)
3. Former Moses Brown & Providence Public Schools teacher, Marion Pranikoff, died on Monday at the age of 92. (GoLocalProv)
4. Save The Bay will commemorate 50 years of protecting and improving the Narragansett Bay this weekend in Providence. (Patch Providence)
5. Providence continues to celebrate PVDFest with more events happening this weekend. (WPRI.com)

Today in Providence:

• Plant Walks - Providence City Hall (9:00 AM)
• Culturally Responsive Teaching: Beyond Repertoire with Dr. Loneka Battiste - Rhode Island Music Education Association(9:00 AM)
• Friends Book & Yard Sale - Providence Community Library (9:00 AM)
• Plant Walk - Roger Williams Park Conservancy (9:00 AM)
• Creando flores de papel/Creating Paper Flowers - Providence Community Library (10:00 AM)
• LGBTQQIA+ Artisan Marketplace - Providence Art, Culture, and Tourism (10:00 AM)
• Ben Nacar Recital - Music Mansion (1:00 PM)
• 50th Anniversary Celebration - Save the Bay Center (4:00 PM)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.