THE PROVIDENCE Preservation Society and the South Providence Neighborhood Association are teaming up for a series of focus groups to talk about the impact of preservation policy on communities. Pictured is the St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE PRESERVATION SOCIETY
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Preservation Society is working with the South Providence Neighborhood Association on an initiative that will examine how historic preservation has impacted communities unevenly. The organizations are using a grant from the Rhode Island Foundation to launch a series of focus groups that will receive comments from residents of historically excluded groups…