🌱 Providence's First Homicide Of 2022 + Teatros ECAS Gets $200K

Hey, neighbors! Miranda Fraraccio here with your Monday Providence Daily.

First, today's weather:

Windy with rain tapering off. High: 45 Low: 24.

Here are the top three stories in Providence today:

1. 42 Rhode Island arts and cultural groups are sharing nearly $3.5 million from the state government for renovation, repairs, and program expansion projects. Among the grant recipients is Teatros ECAS, the state's only Spanish-language theatre. The theatre will use the nearly $200,000 it's received to renovate a new performance space in Providence's Valley Arts District. (The Wilton Bulletin)
2. Providence police are currently investigating the city's first homicide of 2022. On Sunday morning just before 3:00 a.m., two men were shot at the intersection of Elmwood and Potters Avenues. One man was pronounced dead, with the other man in surgery as of Sunday morning. (WLNE-TV (ABC6))
3. On Friday night, the Providence city council canceled a planned vote on an ordinance that would block Mayor Jorge Elorza’s vaccine mandate. Providence City Council President John Igliozzi pledged to block the mayor from the mass firing of up to 80 Providence PD officers who were not vaccinated by the Friday deadline. Instead of holding the voting as planned that evening, Igliozzi requested that the proposal be sent to the Finance Committee for consideration. (WPRI.com)

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Today in Providence:

• Pine Cone Bird Feeder Take & Make Kits - Providence Community Library (1:00 PM)
• Virtual ITALIAN: Beginner - Providence Community Library (5:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• A car crashed head-on into the fence of an Amsterdam Street home on Saturday night. It has not been reported whether anyone involved was injured. (WJAR)
• Two Brown University lacrosse players accused of sexual assault are now suing the institution so they can play in the spring. The two incidents were described by the victims as being physical, with one reportedly requiring medical attention. (GoLocalProv)
• A man was found unresponsive and is in critical condition after an early morning fire at the Hillcrest Village Apartments. No information has been released regarding the cause of the fire. (WPRI.com)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners, and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.