Atwells Avenue over Route 95. Photo by Jef Nickerson ProJo reports that the City Council has made some updates to the sidewalk snow clearing regulations. Changes are: In addition to the Police, Department of Public...
This “storm” is really pissing me off so far. BRING IT ON! Here’s some photos from around 2:15-ish this afternoon: Work continues on demolitioning the Wickenden Street overpass. Dunkin Donuts closed...
Something I did not touch on in my last post on the Wickeneden alternatives was the bike lanes. The image above shows Point Street coming in from the left continuing across to Wickenden Street. South Water Street...
Over the last six months or so, The Providence Foundation has been convening a group of what are being called Young Leaders (or Next Generation Leaders or New Leaders) to come up with the foundation’s mission...
America 2050: Sometime in the not too distant future, John wakes up in suburban Chicago on a Saturday morning and heads to a White Sox game…in Detroit. Join him on a 300 mile journey to Detroit’s Comerica...
Google StreetView Bike Providence reports that there will be a hearing on February 8th to look at improvements to Pleasant Valley Parkway. Early word is that the new plan calls for one-way movement on each side of the...
Photo of 342 Williams Street, Fox Point borrowed from Forgotten Providence The Providence Preservation Society is calling for nominations for their 2010 Most Endangered Properties list. Every year, the Providence...
On Monday the city Planning Department and RIDOT showed updated plans for the street grid that will be built when Route 195 is torn down. They showed the entire plan area on both sides of the river, most people in...
ProJo reports that the city has received nine proposals for the new City Adminstrative Center. Let’s take a look at the locations that bid: Google StreetView Berkeley Investments: One Empire Plaza, a six-story...
Really, feel free to nominate us as Best Blog in the Phoenix Best of Providence 2010 Poll. Feel free to tell your friends, and your mother, and your priest, and your dog to nominate us too. We won’t mind.
Providence Preservation Society 2010 Winter Bash February 6, 2010 8pm – Midnight 100 Westminster Street Join PPS at its 7th Winter Bash at 100 Westminster Street overlooking Burnside Park and Capital Center in...
Well, there is in Boston anyway. Boston’s Citizens Connect iPhone App utilizes the iPhone’s camera and GPS to allow city residents and visitors to report on issues around the city. The app helps people...