Photo by Jef Nickerson A sure sign of spring, the ice skating season at the Bank of America City Center in Kennedy Plaza ends March 21st. The skating center is wrapping up the season with a number of events: The 2010...
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Greater City ProvidenceDowncity Design Review Committee – March 8, 2010
Before we get into the agenda, let’s talk about what is missing from the agenda, namely 35 Weybosset Street. You may remember that back in November the DRC was asked to consider allowing the demolition of the...
Jef NickersonMarch Madness WaterFire
Love this:
Cool poster for WaterFire’s special lighting during the NCAA March Madness.
WaterFire’s special lighting will be in the Waterplace Basin on Friday, March 19th.
Yay! Yellow Jackets
Well the storm was a dud, but the sidewalks were slippery this morning none-the-less. Downcity this morning, the Yellow Jackets were out clearing snow. Thanks guys (and gals)!
Photos by Jef Nickerson
Providence Foundation 2030 Vision
Over the last six months or so, The Providence Foundation has been convening a group of what are being called Young Leaders (or Next Generation Leaders or New Leaders) to come up with the foundation’s mission...
P-Bruins practice at Skating Center tomorrow
Photo from Greater Kennedy Plaza Saturday, January 23rd, 10am-12pm The public will have an opportunity to watch the P-Bruins take to the ice in a real practice session. Following the practice, several Bruins will remain...
Downcity water main break
A water main burst on Sabin Street outside the Rhode Island Convention Center at around 11:30 this morning. I took these photos at approximately 2:30pm showing a substantial amount of water still flowing into the...
Bright Night WaterFire
I have to figure out how to actually take good night shots with my camera, but anyway, here are a couple snaps from Bright Night WaterFire. What did everyone think of Bright Night and WaterFire this year? What could...
Free holiday parking FAIL
This report from Channel 10 is from before Christmas, but it is worth taking a look at.
What do you think the city’s holiday parking policy should be, should there even be a holiday parking policy?
Snowblogging: December 2009 Blizzard
Did everyone make it? Have enough bread? I slipped and slided through Downtown this morning: Outside the Convention Center Still the sidewalk clearing gold star winner, Angelo’s on Atwells at about 11:00am, snow...
Skating Center Photo Contest
Photo by Jef Nickerson Greater Kennedy Plaza is having a Bank of America Skating Center photo contest. Show us some fun at the Bank of America City Center and be entered to win a Season Pass! Email us a JPG of a photo...
Shop Local
If you have money to spend this holiday season, we suggest you spend it locally. The Downcity merchants are bringing it this year. We already noted that the Calico pop-up shop opens on Friday. Another pop-up shop is...
Cool retail signage
Photo by Jef Nickerson
I really like this retail signage at the new Webster Bank location at 100 Westminster Street.
DRC to consider demolition of Weybosset Street “110” facade
Photo by Jef Nickerson Next Monday, November 9th, the Downcity Design Review Committee will be considering a request by 110 Providence Owner, LLC to demolition the remaining facade at 35 Weybosset Street. The facade was...
PHOTOS: Downcity Fusion Fest
Shop Downcity shares some photos of last weekend’s Fusion Fest with us:
Images from Shop Downcity
In other Kennedy Plaza news, more cafe seating
Photos by Jef Nickerson Greater Kennedy Plaza has got some new cafe tables and chairs set up in the area around the Soldiers and Sailors Monument across from City Hall. There’s also a vendor selling hot dogs and...
Festivals last weekend
A few photos from last weekend’s Street Painting Festival on Westminster Street:
And one of the giant solar panel from the Sustainability Festival in Burnside Park:
Photos by Jef Nickerson
Is it Christmas?
I thought the Dancing Cop only came out at Christmastime, like some sort of yuletide groundhog. Guess I was wrong, here he is today at Westminster and Dorrance.
