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Committee advances ceremonial designation of Dodge Street as 'Miss Barbara Thurman Way'
Summary
The Providence City Council Urban Redevelopment and Renewal Committee voted to advance a resolution, as amended, that would designate Dodge Street as Miss Barbara Thurman Way and ask the Department of Public Works to install honorary signage; the item will go to the full City Council for final approval.
The Providence City Council Urban Redevelopment and Renewal Committee voted to advance a resolution that would designate Dodge Street as Miss Barbara Thurman Way and request the Department of Public Works install one or more honorary signs along the street.
The resolution honors Barbara Thurman for decades of neighborhood organizing and service in Wiggins Village; supporters told the committee her work ranged from tenant organizing to helping immigrants access services. Crystal Vora, Thurman's daughter, told the committee her mother "has spent nearly 6 decades dedicating her life to fostering unity, improving quality of life, and building lasting connections both…
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