http://www.gcpvd.org Wed, 14 May 2008 13:16:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 Residence Inn on Clifford Street across from the Garrahy Courthouse (see above rendering and site plan). Residence Inn is ... http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/05/14/proposed-marriott-residence-inn-on-orange-street/ Bahamian performers Junkanoo visited RISD this weekend performing at the spring block party on Benefit Street today. Above is a short video clip and below are a few photos from today's festivities. Photos and video by Jef Nickerson for gcpvd.org http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/05/11/junkanoo-risd/ Bicycles on the Freeway from richie thomassen on Vimeo. Speck posted this on UrbanPlanet. While Greater City: Providence certainly does not recommend riding your bike on the highway (you could get KILLED!), this video is too great not to share. Read all about it on Vimeo. http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/05/08/if-you-rode-a-bike-youd-be-home-by-now/ Click to view event poster From the Steel Yard: From May 15-18, 2008 the Steel Yard throws open its gates for "Works in Progress,” their most ambitious fundraiser to date. This year’s adventure will offer an exciting and unusual menu of opportunities with something for all ages, varied interests and any ability ... http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/05/08/the-steel-yard-fundraiser/ http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/05/08/historic-sites-statewide-open-house-0510/ Photo by Jef Nickerson for gcpvd.org Board Votes to Hold Public Hearings on Proposed Fare Increases RIPTA’s board of directors voted at it's April 7th meeting to hold public hearings on proposed fares increases. Sharp hikes in the cost of fuel are behind the fare increase proposal. “Unfortunately, we have to seek fare increases ... http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/05/07/ripta-hearings-on-proposed-fare-hikes/ Photo by Jef Nickerson for gcpvd.org Update on the Grove Street School, after all the heartburn, seems the owners are now willing to sell: Dear Friends, This was sent today (May 5, 2008) from Deming Sherman regarding the court issues and purchase of Grove St school. There needs to be a buyer offering ... http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/05/07/for-sale-slightly-damaged-school-house/ Photo by Jef Nickerson for gcpvd.org Why is no one eating at sidewalk tables on this beautiful spring afternoon (well aside from the fact that Broadway Bistro isn't open for lunch, I didn't feel like walking further down the block to illustrate the point fully)? Seems that due to complaints, the ... http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/05/07/why-is-no-one-dining-outside/ RI 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 ... http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/05/07/ri-nexus-others-host-concentric-thurs-0508/ Photo by Jef Nickerson for gcpvd.org In a press release about National Bike to Work Day (May 16th) we learn from Bike Providence that the city is planning to stripe bike lanes on several streets in the city. The City of Providence Department of Planning and Development has completed plans for ... http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/05/07/bike-lanes/