Providence Business News reports on the properties that ProJo parent Belo is selling in the capital city. Through the magic of Google Street View, let’s take a little tour of the properties up for sale. View...
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Jef NickersonP. Bruins in K. Plaza
…well, the Bank of America City Center at K. Plaza. Providence Bruins take to the ice at the Bank of America City Center for public practice session Public invited to skate with members of the P-Bruins following...
Downcity Design Review Committee – January 12, 2009
MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2009 4:45 PM Department of Planning and Development, 4th Floor Auditorium 400 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903 Opening Session Call to Order Roll Call Approval of Meeting Minutes: November...
Good signage: Blake’s
Picture courtesy of Matt’s crappy camera phone Last week, Jef noted that Washington Trust had a new sign at their new Westminster St location. The sign is off-set from the building and features a clock. Last night...
Matthew CoolidgeNothing says Christmas like Dancing Cop
Photos by Jef Nickerson, click to enlarge.
See also: Tony Lepore
Washington Trust
Washington Trust, Westminster Street. I am so pleased that Washington Trust has moved from their horrid suburban style branch on Washington Street, to this nice new urban storefront on Westminster Street (I’m...
Hampton Inn Progress
Hampton Inn & Streets on Weybosset Street. While of course I’m less than thrilled (to say the least) with Granoff for closing the Arcade, I must give credit where credit is due and say I’m really liking...
ProJo parent to liquidate real estate holdings
Ian reports that the Providence Journal’s parent company, A.H. Belo Corporation of Dallas is accepting proposals to buy the newspapers real estate assets, including the Fountain Street headquarters. The four...
Oldest indoor shopping mall in America, closed
ProJo: The Arcade, the nation’s oldest indoor shopping mall, closed to the public this morning as its owners are preparing to transition the downtown landmark, which in recent years had been home to a handful of...
I Just Like this Photo…
Photo from Providence Department of Arts, Culture, and Tourism eNewsletter. Click to enlarge … of the recently reopened Bank of America Skating Center and decided to post it. This photo is from the Providence City...
Bret AncowitzThis Old Downcity
Future home of Washington Trust Bank on Westminster Street at Orange Street. As Bret points out in his post about Blue Cross Blue Shield’s new HQ building, our nation’s (and state’s and city’s...
Did TPG know Jen Cole was on her way to town?
No sooner did Jen hop on her broom to fly up to Providence, then I see that TPG is planting trees at the Public Safety Building Memorial Parking Lot™. Now in all seriousness, let’s give credit where credit...
Notes from the DNA
I’m on the Downtown Neighborhood Alliance mailing list and received their minutes from their last meeting today. Below are some items of interest from those minutes. Parking lot formerly known as the Providence...
Ice
The Bank of America City Center skating rink opens today. City of Providence residents, with valid ID, can skate for free on the first Saturday of the month with a $2 charge for skate rental. For more rates and...
MIT “Fab Lab” Coming to AS220 Downcity
The Providence Journal has an article about how AS220’s Mercantile Building downtown is eventually going to become the latest outpost of MIT’s Fabrication Technology Laboratory. The article is linked here...
Providence Art Windows Seeks Proposals for 2009 Season
Painting by Brenda Wilkinson from Providence Art Windows CALL FOR PROPOSALS-DUE DECEMBER 12, 2008 Providence Art Windows is seeking art and art installation proposals for 10 windows in Downtown Providence for the 2009...
Greater Kennedy Plaza
Burnside Park The city has been working in recent month on short term moves, and long term planning to improve what they are calling the Greater Kennedy Plaza area. That work has begun to manifest itself over recent...
Proposed Marriott Residence Inn on Orange Street
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Warwick Mall owner and former Cranston City Council President, Aram G. Garabedian and partners from Massachusetts and New Hampshire have proposed to build a Marriott...
