Image courtesy of Providence Community Boating Center website
The Providence Community Boating Center at India Point Park has announced its 2008 Renaissance Regatta Event. It will be held Thursday, July 24, 2008. From the CBC website:
Our annual Renaissance Regatta is a perfect opportunity to help a great Ocean State cause. Sponsors provide a team […]
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Providence Community Boating Renaissance Regatta
Published by Matthew Coolidge May 23rd, 2008 in Downcity, Events, Other Organizations, Parks/Open Space and Waterfront. 0 CommentsBiking Beyond Recreation
Published by Matthew Coolidge May 20th, 2008 in Bicycles, Density, Environmentalism, Neighborhoods, Other Cities, Other Organizations, People, Quality of Life, Roads and Transit. 2 Comments Photo credit: Alex Jarrett from the Pedal People website
On the heels of the success of Bike To Work Day, the formation of the Providence Bicycle Coalition, and the recent news about Providence’s initiative to add bike lanes and signage to the city, this is a perfect time to dream a little bigger.
Last week I […]
RI Nexus others host “Concentric” Thurs. 05/08
Published by Matthew Coolidge May 7th, 2008 in Culture, Events, Other Organizations and Technology. 0 CommentsRI Nexus announces Concentric tomorrow night at the Wild Colonial Tavern.
We’re cross-pollinating social networks in a way that only Rhode Island can. The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), The American Institute of Architects (AIA), AIGA Rhode Island, plus the Congress for New Urbanism (CNU ), plus Providence Geeks and RI Nexus are having […]
Google Transit Rhode Island!
Published by Matthew Coolidge April 23rd, 2008 in Transit and Walkability. 2 CommentsView Larger Map
Google Transit Rhode Island
We asked for it, and we got it! As Daily Dose reported last night, Google Transit now includes the state of Rhode Island.
This means that now whenever you use Google Maps to find directions in Rhody, you now have a link in the upper left corner that says Directions: Drive […]
Providence Kickball League Signups
Published by Matthew Coolidge April 22nd, 2008 in Culture, Events, Parks/Open Space, People and Quality of Life. 2 Commentsphoto credit: stock.xchng
The Providence Kickball League is getting ready for the 2008 season. If you’re interested in joining the fun, or you’re ready to get your team back on the roster, come by AS220 on May 10th at 4:30pm-6:00pm.
From the PKL website:
Required for Sign-ups
Team Manifesto:
This is easy. Most of you should expect this […]
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 […]
Elmhurst Neighborhood Cleanup
Published by Matthew Coolidge February 27th, 2008 in Elmhurst, Events, Neighborhoods, Other Organizations and Quality of Life. 2 CommentsView Larger Map
Friends of Elmhurst, a neighborhood organization, will be discussing a neighborhood cleanup event to be held in March. The group meets the first Monday of every month at 6:30pm at 700 Capitol Ridge off of Smith Street.
Google Transit and RIPTA
Published by Matthew Coolidge February 26th, 2008 in Transit and Walkability. 3 CommentsGoogle Transit Seattle
I often hear people say they would like to use public transit more often, but understanding all the schedules and routes is cumbersome and time consuming. If you rely on public transit every day, you are obligated to learn the system, but if you are just a casual user and want […]
Elmhurst Charrette
Published by Matthew Coolidge February 25th, 2008 in Elmhurst, Neighborhoods, Planning, Providence Tomorrow, Redevelopment and Zoning. 0 CommentsI received a postcard in the mail last week reminding me that the Providence Tomorrow Neighborhood Charrette for Elmhurst and Mt. Pleasant, my neighborhood, was this week. That’s right, February 25-27 at Triggs Memorial Golf Course. If you were wondering, here’s what you missed today:
Neighborhood Character 9-11am
Commercial Corridors 11:30am-1:30pm
Infrastructure 2-4pm
Livable […]
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