The Vista Della Torre project will have a hearing at the Zoning Board of Review on Tuesday, April 8th at 7:30pm in the Probate Court Room, 5th Floor of Providence City Hall, 25 Dorrance Street.
TALON REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND THE PROVIDENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY, PROPERTY OWNERS AND TALON REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, APPLICANT: 21 & […]
Archive for March, 2008
April 8, Zoning Board of Review hearing on Vista Della Torre
Published by Jef Nickerson March 31st, 2008 in Action Alert, Federal Hill, Government, Neighborhoods, Planning and Zoning. 0 CommentsWBNA Membership Kick-Off Party
Published by Jef Nickerson March 31st, 2008 in Events, Neighborhoods, Other Organizations and West Side. 0 CommentsFrom the WBNA:
5th Annual ‘roll-the-dice’
Membership Kick-Off
Come join the party and renew your membership!
Sunday, April 6th at Julian’s Restaurant, 5:30pm to 7:30PM Free food and cash bar.
Roll the Dice for your cover charge! Roll “snake eyes”and Get in for Free! Carnival games and prizes! Become a member at the Party and receive a free gift!
The fine […]
Put PC on the map
Published by Matthew Coolidge March 31st, 2008 in Colleges/Universities, Construction, Culture and Neighborhoods. 0 CommentsI live in the Elmhurst neighborhood about a block from Providence College. PC is a very nice school, and I’ve had many friends graduate from there and tell me how nice it was to live in Providence. It’s a lovely school, and offers its students enough amenities that they don’t have to leave the campus […]
A couple articles from the intertubes
Published by Jef Nickerson March 4th, 2008 in Density, Downtowns, Environmentalism, Media and Suburbs. 1 CommentThe Next Slum?
The subprime crisis is just the tip of the iceberg. Fundamental changes in American life may turn today’s McMansions into tomorrow’s tenements.
Strange days are upon the residents of many a suburban cul-de-sac. Once-tidy yards have become overgrown, as the houses they front have gone vacant. Signs of physical and social disorder are spreading.
At […]
Little green houses, for you and me
Published by Jef Nickerson March 4th, 2008 in Buildings, Environmentalism, Government, Housing and Mayor's Office. 0 CommentsPhoto by Jef Nickerson fro gcpvd.org
The Mayor’s Office announced today a design competition to design environmentally sensitive affordable housing for Providence.
PROVIDENCE – Imagine Providence neighborhoods with houses that are affordable, energy efficient and environmentally sustainable. That’s what Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline will ask the community to do when he kicks off the city’s […]
Vote = Free Coffee
Published by Jef Nickerson March 3rd, 2008 in Food, Government and Retail. 0 CommentsGC:PVD does not endorse political candidates, but we do endorse free coffee!
Blue State Coffee on Thayer Street tells us they will be giving free coffee tomorrow, Primary Day, to anyone who comes in wearing their “I Voted” sticker from the polling place (and they won’t even ask if you voted red or blue).
Speaking of […]
GC:PVD Comments on proposed rezoning in the Waterfront District
Published by Jef Nickerson March 3rd, 2008 in City Council, East Side, Government, Parks/Open Space, Planning, Providence Tomorrow, Redevelopment, Waterfront and Zoning. 1 CommentAerial image from Microsoft Virtual Earth
To: Councilman Seth Yurdin
Cc: Mayor David Cicilline
Cc: Planning Director Thomas Deller
Cc: Councilman Cliff Wood
I am writing on behalf of Greater City: Providence in regards to the petition being heard by the City Council Ordinance Committee on Monday, March 3rd to change the zoning of Lots 344 and 345 on Zoning […]
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