Here are some of The Providence Journal’s most-read stories for the week of Feb. 4, supported by your subscriptions.
- Opposition to the proposed Penny Lane apartments in Warren is the latest front in Rhode Island’s housing wars. The “not in my backyard” sentiment is nothing new, but the stakes are now much higher, as affordable homes have become scarce for all but the richest Rhode Islanders. How did our housing crunch become a housing crisis? And what solutions – once dismissed as radical – are now on the table? Patrick Anderson breaks it all down.
- Super Bowl Sunday is tomorrow. You might not care what’ll happen on the field, but ahead of the big game there’s another rivalry underway at a Warwick coffee shop: A tip-jar competition between NFL leading ladies Olivia Culpo and Taylor Swift.
- Valentine’s Day gets all the attention, but gal pals need some love, too. Here are five ideas for celebrating Galentine’s Day in Rhode Island.
- Find out who the Journal’s readers selected as Student of the Week, and learn how you can vote in our weekly poll celebrating academic achievement.
- For the latest college and high school sports news, go to providencejournal.com/sports.