🌱 Small Business Relief + Club Revel Shooting + Collyer St.

Welcome back, Providence! It's Monday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in Providence today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and breezy. High: 59 Low: 40.

Here are the top stories today in Providence:

1. On Friday, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and members of the Providence City Council launched a COVID-19 Small Business Relief Program. The program is designed to provide microgrants to businesses throughout the City of Providence and support economic recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Grants of $2,500 will be offered to over 2,700 qualified businesses using nearly $7 million of the federal American Rescue Plan relief dollars. (Press Release Desk)
2. Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire inside a masonry building at 56 Judith St. in Providence on Saturday afternoon. Deputy Fire Chief Mahoney said the crew was unable to attack the flames from the inside due to “extensive hoarding.” The building was vacant at the time of the fire and is no longer safe to enter. (WPRI.com)
3. Multiple people were shot inside the Providence nightclub, Club Revel, early Sunday morning. (WLNE-TV (ABC6))
4. As of Friday, Collyer St. remains closed to vehicular traffic, but open to pedestrian travel. (Press Release Desk)
5. The man accused of beating a couple in Providence in 2015, Viden Chhoeum, is heading to trial on Monday. (WJAR)

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Today in Providence:

• Music & Movement Class with Ms. Karen / Clase de Música y Movimiento con Ms. Karen! - Providence Community Library (11:00 AM)
• COVID -19 TESTING - Providence Community Library (12:00 PM)
• Congressional App Challenge - Providence Community Library (3:30 PM)
• Mysterious Mushrooms Clay Build - Providence Community Library (3:30 PM)
• PVD Young Makers Workshop - Providence Community Library (3:30 PM)
• Top Secret Adventures Club - Providence Community Library (4:00 PM)
• Arts and Crafts for Kids - Providence Community Library (4:30 PM)
• Knitting Club - Providence Community Library (6:30 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.