Mayor-elect Taveras and supporters celebrating on election night Mayor-elect Angel Taveras’ inauguration is Monday, January 3, 2011. All inauguration events are free and open to the public. All the details you...
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Jef Nickerson
Reader photos: Route 195 demo
As old Route 195 starts to be torn down, our readers are sharing their photos with us: This first set of three is by Lewis Dana: These next photos were shared in our Flickr Group: Photo © katrinkles Photo ©...
Greater City Providence
East Coast Greenway Holiday Party @ Legend Bicycle! (Dec. 29)
The East Coast Greenway Alliance and Legend Bicycle invite you to one more opportunity to overindulge during this holiday season! Starting at 7pm on Wednesday, Dec. 29, Legend’s doors will be open for those...
News & Notes
Ad Nauseam 2010: The Year in Car Commercials [DC.Streetsblog] Car sales are up, auto shows are packing them in, and the GM IPO was oversubscribed, but there may be no surer indicator of the auto industry’s...
GC: Photos
Some great photos submitted to our Flickr Group: Photo © Don Rogers Photo © Don Rogers Providence Geeks Photo (cc) mattPVD Photo © provbenson2009 We love seeing your photos of Providence and neaby areas...
Looking back at my first season of bike commuting
Given the recent discussions about the bikepaths, I wanted to share my story of commuting by bike for the first time this year. Though I live in Providence, my office is not downtown, but in Warwick. I did it! I set out...
Matthew Coolidge
Blackstone and East Bay Bike Paths to connect
We have some spectacular bike paths here in Rhode Island, and two of them are about to get connected, maybe as soon as this spring. Officials from the Broad Street Regeneration Initiative (BSRI) and the Blackstone...
Art for Lunch, Dec. 16
Lunchtime Opening at Providence City Hall Come see recent work from the artists of RiverzEdge! Thursday, December 16th, 12pm-1pm Providence City Hall, 25 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI The young artists of RiverzEdge...
The winner is Team 10, inFORM studio/Buro Happold
The winner of the Providence River Pedestrian Bridge design competition is Team 10, inFORM studio and Buro Happold.
The Salon, Grand Opening Party, Dec. 18
December 18 starting at 7:00pm The Salon 57 Eddy Street, Providence (behind City Hall) 7PM – 2AM / No Cover In The Cutting Room (10pm-2am): DJ Sets By BODEGA GIRLS, DAMIAN DAVIID, & VJ by BETH WEXLER In The...
GC: Photos
Some great photos submitted to our Flickr Group: Photo © katrinkles Photo © provbenson2009 Photo © BlueisCoool Photo © provbenson2009 We love seeing your photos of Providence and neaby areas. Join...
Providence Geeks, “Geeks for Good” Food Drive, 38 Studios, Dec. 15
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010, 5:30 – 8:30pm AS220, 115 Empire Street, Providence, RI FREE (buy your own food and drink – it’s cheap) Providence Geeks is closing out 2010, with a bang. Our December...
News & Notes
Apartments, stores planned on Loyola Avenue near Superdome [The Times-Picayune] Spurred by the future Loyola Avenue streetcar line, a local development firm plans to transform a sea of downtown [New Orleans] parking...
Planning Department all a-Twitter
For those of you not down with Twitter, I thought I’d share some of the tweets coming out of the Planning Department this morning: ProvPlanning Stay tuned: Mayor is expected to announce the winning design for the...
City Plan Commission Meeting, Dec. 14
Notice of Regular Meeting Tuesday, December 14, 2010 – 4:45pm Department of Planning and Development 4th Floor Auditorium 400 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903 OPENING SESSION Call to Order Roll Call...
Downcity Design Review Committee Meeting – December 13, 2010
Notice of Regular Meeting • Monday, December 13, 2010 – 4:45pm Department of Planning and Development, 4th Floor Conference Room 400 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903 Opening Session Call to Order Roll...
