🌱Providence Harm Reduction Center + City Events Happening

Happy Wednesday, people of Providence! Here's everything you need to know in Providence today.

First, today's weather:

Milder. High: 47 Low: 33.

Here are the top stories today in Providence:

1. Braving new territory, last year, Gov. Dan McKee signed off on legislation making the Ocean state the first in the nation to authorize harm reduction centers. The centers will be designed to provide a safe space for people struggling with addiction to inject illegal drugs under the supervision of medical professionals. Organizations that want to open the first harm reduction centers in Rhode Island can now submit an application to the R.I. Department of Health. (WPRI.com)
2. According to Zumper, a real estate rental platform, just like everything else in 2022, the cost of renting in the Providence metro area has increased 15% year-over-year. This makes Providence the city with the 23rd highest rent in the United States.(GoLocalProv)
3. A new Providence Community Health Center is opening in Olneyville and no one will be turned away regardless of insurance. The new center is located at Atwood Street, making it the ninth PCHC in Providence.(WJAR)
4. There is a lot going on in Providence this week. What events will you be attending? (Providence Patch)
5. In an effort to atone for its part in slavery, systamtic racism and its treatment of Native Amerincans, Providence mayor forms the Providence Municiple Reparations Commission. The commission is charged with repairing past harms. (The Boston Globe)
6. Looking for a new job? Here is a list of employers looking to hire in the Providence area. (Providence Patch)

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Today in Providence:

• Drawing Wild-From the Collection - Providence City Hall (10:00 AM)
• Game On! Wednesdays - Providence Community Library (3:30 PM)
• GED/COMPUTER - Providence Community Library (5:30 PM)
• ESL Class: beginner/principiante - Providence Community Library (5:30 PM)
• Learn ITALIAN: intermediate - Providence Community Library (5:30 PM)
• Learn SPANISH in 2022: Advanced - Providence Community Library (6:00 PM)
• Latin Dance Class - Providence Community Library (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Rhode Island School of Design: "RISD was founded 145 years ago on March 22, 1877. In honor of its entrepreneurial founders and rich legacy, RISD will celebrate Founders Day in March with a series of virtual events and activities. (Instagram)
• Brown University: Residents, students protest policing in Providence schools following the attack, arrest of high school student by school resource officer. (The Brown Daily Herald)
• Providence Animal Rescue League: "Many thanks to BISSELL Pet Foundation for helping to provide spay/neuter surgeries to 76 cats and 42 dogs in our care since September 2021!" (Facebook)
• Providence Performing Arts Ctr: "Rhode Island high school sophomores can Experience PPAC next week at @ThePromMusical! Take advantage of this chance to see #ThePromMusical Wednesday, March 9 at 7 p.m. for FREE!" (Instagram)
• Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management: "DEM Launches New Website Creating a Single, Unified Hub for Hunting, Fishing, Boating, and Commercial Fishing Licenses and Permits." (Facebook)
• Providence Children's Museum: "It's Women's History Month. Share these books with your future history makers this month" (Facebook)

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— Karena Garrity

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