Rendering from Village on the Waterfront LLC ProJo reports that the East Providence Mayor and City Council are WICKED excited about the prospect of a $167 million condo, marina, commercial development on that...
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Jef NickersonNatural Food grocery sought for West Side location
Image from WBNA The WBNA has issued a Request for Proposals for a natural food grocer in their new building at 1577 Westminster Street. West Side group seeks natural foods grocery to partner Big incentives for...
Greater City ProvidenceAmtrak’s Next-Gen High Speed Rail vision by-passes Providence
Update 07/11/2012: Amtrak has released an updated vision for the Northeast Corridor which happily does not by-pass Providence. Read the report. (.pdf) Amtrak released A Vision for High-Speed Rail in the Northeast...
Some observations from Alexandria, Virginia
Last weekend I was in Alexandria, Virginia. My hotel which was mega-cheap and right next to a Metro station was out in the exurbia hell next to the Beltway surrounded by surface parking, but not too far away was Old...
Rumor: RISD to demolish Farnum Hall
Image from Google StreetView This post is marked as a rumor because I have not been able to independently verify it yet, but it is not a surprising development. ArtInRuins posted the info on their Facebook page the...
Providence Journal seeks demolition of historic Brownell & Field Co. Building
Photo from Providence Preservation Society The Providence Business News reports that the Providence Journal is seeking permission to demolish the 1907 Brownell & Field Co. Building located at 119 Harris Avenue. The...
Why a Monorail is Better than a Streetcar
This post was submitted Greater City Providence reader Peter Brassard. If you’ve written something you’d like us to consider posting, please contact us and let us know. A monorail is a better choice than a...
Peter BrassardRally for Grove Street School (Sept. 11)
Channel 10 video from February 2007. Grove Street School Community Rally Saturday, September 11th – 10:00am Grove Street School, 95 Grove Street Come learn the history of this school and how you can help save this...
Making room for bikes on the new Union Avenue bridge
Image from Google Maps Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition posted an update on the Union Avenue Bridge. They asked RIDOT if there was any accomodation for cyclists in the new bridge design and were told: The new Union Ave...
Streetcar study Public Meetings
RIPTA and the City of Providence will be holding public meetings this month on their “Circulator” Providence Core Connector Study project, you may know the Providence Core Connector better as the streetcar...
Where the Ocean State Aquarium Should Be
Ted Nesi over at WPRI just posted some analysis on Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Moffitt’s proposed aquarium. An aquarium in Rhode Island rivaling the Georgia Aquarium, in Atlanta, in size has been a...
Wither Grove Street School
Grove Street School in 2003, photo from Art In Ruins Remember Grove Street School? [gcpvd.org] [Art In Ruins] The historic building that for years neighbors have advocated for reuse, while owners of the building made...
A closer look at the proposed Drive-Thru on Hope Street
Kath Connoly got the planning documents for the proposed drive-thru coffee shop on Hope Street and posted them to the Preserve Providence’s Hope Street Facebook Group. Ugh. Blergh. Sigh. Yay! The drive-thru can...
Mayoral Candidates Survey: John Lombardi
Greater City Providence sent surveys to all candidates for Mayor of Providence who qualified to be on the ballot. Below is the survey submitted by John Lombardi. John Lombardi Website: LombardiForMayor.com Facebook:...
Mayoral Candidates Survey: Angel Taveras
Greater City Providence sent surveys to all candidates for Mayor of Providence who qualified to be on the ballot. We planned to post the results of the survey on the website because we believe that while not everyone...
Proposed Drive-Thru coffee shop on Hope Street
Image from Google StreetView On the Zoning Board of Review agenda for August 16th is a proposal to demolish Clarke Flower Shop on Hope Street and replace it with a drive-thru “coffee shop.” SCHARTNER...
Reader Submission: What is your favorite street in Providence?
Westminster Street, Downcity. Photo © kd1s. A reader wrote in to suggest this topic, what is your favorite street in Providence, and why? I must admit, when I first read his suggestion, my mind drew a total blank...
Timber!
Reader submitted photo Yesterday we were getting reader reports that mature trees where being torn down at Riverview Plaza on Pitman Street (where Eastside Marketplace is located). After a bit of confusion and reports...
