Not one, but two Korean restaurants on Westminster Street.
Category - Retail Updates
Jef NickersonJake’s 2.0?
I used to love Jake’s in the Jewelry District and was so sad when it closed. So I was very happy today to see lots of work taking place in at the building today, inside and out. Anyone know the scoop? Is...
Retail Update: Pop Up
Photo from Calico Blog A retail trend that has been around for a while in bigger cities has been making its way to Providence recently, the Pop Up shop. Waste Not Want Not popped up for a while over the summer on...
Greater City ProvidenceHail Seitan at AS220, Friday the 13th
Photo by Jef Nickerson Remember all that hoo ha about eating at AS220? Neither do I. This Friday, AS220 unveils their new Empire Street dining experience on Empire Street with a $6.66 buffet. From AS220: We are pleased...
Retail Update: Bowl & Board closing
In an email today, Bowl & Board announced that they are closing their last two mainland locations, including the store at 217 Westminster Street. All mainland Bowl & Board stores are out of business after a 43...
Retail Update: Hudson Street Deli grand opening (10/03)
View Larger Map There was much sadness on the West Side when Hudson Street Market closed shop and moved to new digs in the Nightclub District*. But then the sadness abated when Hudson Street Deli was announced. The Deli...
Gourmet Heaven Opens!
Proprietor, Mr. Cho, welcomes us to his new store Gourmet Heaven opened today on Weybosset Street Downcity with many dignitaries, Downcity residents, press, and passersby in attendance. After Buff Chase said a few words...
Retail Update: Gourmet Heaven Grand Opening Thursday – June 18, 2009
Shop Downcity reports that the eagerly anticipated Downcity grocer Gourmet Heaven will be celebrating their Grand Opening this Thursday at 10am at 173 Weybosset Street.
See you there!
Retail Update: Mall CVS Open
As I’m sure many walking or driving by have noticed, the sidewalk fronting mall CVS has opened at the Francis St/Memorial Blvd intersection. All of the J&W students who will be living at Capitol Cove will now...
Bret AncowitzRetail Update: Plus one, minus one
Due to open Saturday is an ice cream store on Atwells Avenue, in the location in the photo above at Dean and Atwells. The last tenant in here was Al & Betty’s which was a pretty good greasy spoon (good enough...
Retail Update: Snookers & More…
Snookers: I’m not sure how “old news” this is, but Snookers sports bar is listed to be “coming soon” at about 44 Ashburton Street on the other side of the 95 overpass from Kelly’s Car...
Retail Update: Asian Palace Opens on North Main
View Larger Map Speaking of the “Retail to Restaurant” trend we were all debating, the newest example is located nearby on North Main Street (1184, across from East Side Urgent Care). This is where the long...
Thayer Transformed?
Photo by Bret Ancowitz, garrisphoto.com The Brown Daily Herald has a great article charting the recent and upcoming changes to Thayer Street. The take home message is that it’s not hard to imagine a time when...
Retail Updates: Almost Heaven
Future home of Gourmet Heaven at Weybosset and Union Streets. The plywood veil has come down from what any day now should be the home of Downcity’s new market, Gourmet Heaven. The market will be located in the...
Retail Update: Whoa! Cold Stone Creamery Downtown
I was walking on Westminster last night and noticed a Cold Stone Creamery sign up at the Tim Horton’s coffee location at the intersection with Dorrance. A quick Google search confirmed that the two companies...
Retail Update: Seven Stars expanding eastward
Providence Business News reports today that Seven Stars Bakery is planning a new locations at Rumford Center in East Providence. Seven Stars currently has location at Hope Street on the East Side, Broadway on the West...
Local Whole Foods Close Earlier
The closing of the Warwick Mall one hour earlier on some nights was recently reported with a grave tone suggesting that this was the long-awaited proof that the economic apocalypse had finally arrived. In my opinion...
Retail Update: CVS at the Mall moving
In the windows of the large, street corner, sidewalk-fronting retail space that wraps around where Memorial Boulevard meets Francis Street are large “coming soon” CVS/Pharmacy signs. The pharmacy-less CVS on...
