Wendy Nilsson, the new director of the Providence Parks Department, cuts a ribbon of vines to formally open the Hope Street Farmers Market Saturday morning in Lippitt Park, at the intersection of Hope Street and Blackstone Boulevard. The market, which was selected by Cooking Light magazine as the best in Rhode Island, is held in the park every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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