🌱New Dorm At PC + Stolen Car Ends Up In Lake + Providence Pizza Week

Hey, Providence! Here's everything you need to know to get this Wednesday started. Here's everything going on around Providence today.

First, today's weather:

Breezy in the morning; sunny. High: 57 Low: 37.

Here are the top five stories in Providence today:

1. Providence College honors its longest-serving president, alumnus Rev. Brian Shanley, with a new residence hall named after him. Rev. Shanley, a Warwick native was given the honor of shoveling dirt himself for the new dormitory at the groundbreaking ceremony. (WPRI.com)
2. Eighteen Providence athletes participated in the Boston Marathon this past Monday, Eliot Laidlaw, 22 was one of those runners, he finished in the top 700 with a time of 2:43:14. Congratulations Eliot! (Providence Patch)
3. By the end of May, a plan will be submitted to the city of Providence, by the Providence Municipal Reparations Commission, on how to spend the $14.5 million from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for reparation payments for people impacted by slavery, systemic racism and mistreatment of Native Americans. The money may reportedly be used towards housing and land ownership for African-American people, college scholarships, health care, and even direct cash payments to those impacted. (WLNE-TV (ABC6))
4. Over the weekend, a car, which was reportedly stolen from Cranston was found partially submerged in a lake at Roger Williams Park near Carousel Village. Police reportedly believe the car was intentionally driven into the lake. (WLNE-TV (ABC6))
5. Have you partaken in Providence Pizza Week and treated yourself to a slice or a pie at participating restaurants throughout the capital city? This new, tasty, restaurant initiative runs through April 30.(What'sUpNewp)

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Today in Providence:

• Joe Parillo - Music Mansion (10:00 AM)
• Fairy Garden Days - Roger Williams Park Conservancy (10:00 AM)
• Fairy Garden Days - Providence City Hall (10:00 AM)
• Planetarium Show - Providence City Hall (2:00 PM)
• Favorite Poem Reading - Community Libraries of Providence (3:00 PM)
• Game On! Wednesdays - Community Libraries of Providence (3:30 PM)
• Providence Community Acupuncture - Community Libraries of Providence (5:00 PM)
• GED/COMPUTER - Community Libraries of Providence (5:30 PM)
• Tai-Chi - Community Libraries of Providence (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Providence Police Department: "Rest in peace Detective Sergeant James Allen" (Facebook)
• Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management: "Rhode Islanders Invited to Get Healthy and Outside on Walk at Lincoln Woods State Park on April 20 PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is inviting Rhode Islanders to get healthy and outside." (Facebook)
• Adoption Rhode Island: "It's that time of year again...The @wendys Jr. F.rosty coupon book fundraiser for Adoption Rhode Island. From today through May 29, purchase a coupon book for 6 FREE Jr. Frosty's for only $1.00. Proceeds help Adoption RI." (Facebook)
• Providence Performing Arts Center: "Are you a RI educator looking to earn Professional Learning Units (PLU’s) for teacher certification? Check out PPAC's Reignite Professional Development Series, a FREE virtual professional development series for educators." (Facebook)
• Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management: "Dive in with NOAA Fisheries Service for a podcast with former DEM Director Janet Coit, now serving as NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator, at the Seafood Expo North America held in Boston – the biggest gathering of the seafood community." (Facebook)
• Providence Police Department: National Prescription Drug #TakeBackDay–happening Saturday, April 30, 10am-2pm. Collection sites throughout Providence. (Facebook)

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