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PBN on Downtown Providence Parks Network

Posted on March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 jdinri

PROVIDENCE – The original idea of the Downtown Providence Parks Conservancy was to create a pedestrian-friendly environment, promote arts and culture and bolster economic well-being through the city’s various downtown

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WPRI Street Stories

Posted on January 31, 2022March 18, 2022 jdinri

Thanks to Mike Montecalvo and Johnny Villella for telling Garen’s story! View the full story on WPRI.

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Dear Rhode Island welcome letters in the Boston Globe

Posted on October 23, 2021March 18, 2022 jdinri

The always insightful Edward Fitzpatrick of the Boston Globe covered Dear Rhode Island’s welcome letters initiative for Afghan refugees in this beautiful story that captures the power of letters and

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“I know a place”

Posted on June 30, 2021March 18, 2022 jdinri

Libraries, parks, cemeteries, and bakeries: my Providence. Thank you to the Providence Preservation Society for offering me the opportunity share some of my favorite places in my favorite city. Check

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Loss comes in small waves.

Posted on December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 jdinri

I always expected to have children. The past three years have brought a dawning realization that this is not likely to be happen. Most days, I face this reality with

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Perhaps it comes down to this: Don’t look away. No matter what, don’t look away. Bearing witness is our sacred human duty. Chin up.

— Jessica David (@JDinRI) August 19, 2020

Life is not performance art. Neither is relationship or community or humility or hard work. Pay attention to what it is, not what it looks like. Things that matter have substance, depth, messiness, shadows. Grind away, eyes on the horizon. Chin up.

— Jessica David (@JDinRI) August 18, 2020

Whatever you have today, give it to the world. All of it. (And take whatever you need.) Chin up.

— Jessica David (@JDinRI) August 17, 2020

There is both bitter and sweet as we approach the end of something important. Things to hold on to, things to let go of, ways to move on. Chin up.

— Jessica David (@JDinRI) August 16, 2020

We assume that happy should be shared and sad must be experienced alone, and I’m not sure why. Share the struggle. There are those who will stand with us. Chin up.

— Jessica David (@JDinRI) August 15, 2020

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