Celebrating the inauguration of Providence’s 37th and first Latino Mayor, Angel Taveras.
Tomorrow it is WaterFire with the new Governor and the other Constitutional Officers.
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Capital Center area dining
Panera at Providence Place looks ready to open any minute now. All the furniture is in, all the signs are up. I know I said that I don’t really care for Panera, but I actually wished it was open when I was there...
Jef Nickerson
You can get there from here
Some new signs up on Exchange Street show pedestrians the link between the trains station and the buses at Kennedy Plaza: Simple solution. Some improvements to the sidewalks, lighting and other cues to make the path...
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What Cheer/What Jeer 2010
[alert type=”info”]What Cheer/What Jeer was originally supposed to be a monthly, or a quarterly thing, but you know what, it is a lot of work putting a list like this together, so it has become an annual...
“You never know if they can slide into the street, get hit by a car.”
We could live in a city like this too. Check out the full story on Boston.com. This month’s blizzard has brought a flurry of tickets, 173 yesterday alone, compared with 20 issued in all of December 2009. And...
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Transit Faces Tough Road Ahead in U.S. Congress [Reason Foundation] Incoming chair of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has released his appointments and the results probably didn’t...
Observations from my walk home
It is now 24-hours post blizzard, here are the things I encountered/was thinking about on my walk home. First the good: The DID Yellow Jackets did a great job per usual clearing snow and ensuring the sidewalks are clear...
Youth4Change: Why Winter Is a Nightmare for Providence Youth and How You Can Help
This post was submitted to Greater City: Providence by Youth4Change. It is a quite timely message given the condition of the sidewalks across Providence this morning. Above is a photo from my 1 mile walk to work this...
Guest Post
Snowblogging: Lunchtime Edition
Sigh.
Weybosset Street Comfort Station.
Looking down Mathewson Street.
Weybosset Street.
Weybosset Street.
Snowblogging: Morning Edition
Between 8:30 and 9:00 this morning: Atwells Avenue at Dean Street Restaurant Row I’m not going to rant about the sidewalks being cleared, because it had barely stopped snowing… But come on! Look at this. If...
Ride on the Interlink
Yesterday I decided to return my rental car early to the airport, rather than today to Dorrance Street (glad I did). So after dropping off the car, I took a ride on the Interlink: The rental car area is like an airport...
Snowblogging
I just went out in the snow to take a few photos. My hands have just about thawed.
PBN: RISD students re-imagine the Arcade
The Providence Business News ran this story the other day about students in RISD’s Architecture Department who presented design proposals for the vacant Arcade to the building’s owner, Evan Granoff. Without...
Clearing snow from sidewalks
As I impatiently wait for the first real snowfall of the season, let’s take a minute to talk about removing snow from sidewalks, my favorite topic here on Greater City: Providence. Back in February, the City...
Downcity: Tonight, late night shopping. Next week, revelry
The shops Downcity are open until midnight tonight for all your last minute Christmas shopping needs: Still have some last minute shopping to do? Nervous of when you’re going to fit it all in? Have no fear because...
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Tea Partiers See a Global Conspiracy in Local Planning Efforts [Next American City] Some might say that the Tea Party’s platform contains some contradictions. It seems that they’re|like most people...
