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Rhode Island Pride is an LGBT organization that serves the Rhode Island LGBTQ community, [1] most notably holding its annual PrideFest in June. The organization traces its roots to the 1976 march, [ 2 ] in which 75 individuals protested the city's refusal of a permit to host an official march. [ 3 ]
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Prospect Terrace Park is a park located on Congdon Street in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. The park was founded in 1869, on land that was given to the city by residents of the neighborhood. [1] [2] The park is known as "The Jewel of the City" [3] for its dramatic elevated view of Downtown Providence.
Rhode Island is a hybrid shall/may issue state. The "local licensing authority" of each town (police chief or town council if the locality has no police force) is given the authority to grant carry licenses for concealed carry only on a shall-issue basis [4] but until recently, many police chiefs and town officials had refused to issue.
Providence City Hall is the center of the municipal government in Providence, Rhode Island. It is located at the southwest end of Kennedy Plaza at 25 Dorrance Street in Providence. The building was constructed between 1875 and 1878, and designed by Samuel J. F. Thayer in the Second Empire style .
According to mayor Buddy Cianci's account, the theater's owner asked for a permit to demolish the building. Cianci pledged over $1 million of city funds to keep the it open. [10] The state of Rhode Island joined in the effort to rescue the theater, as did local businesses and foundations.
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island.The county seat of Providence County, it is one of the oldest cities in New England, [7] founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
The park in winter. The City of Providence General Assembly bought the land for construction of the Blackstone Boulevard in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [5] The City authorized a loan of $150,000 to purchase the final parcel of land for Blackstone Boulevard, and to complete both the Boulevard and Roger Williams Park, in 1901.