ProJo reports on plans by the city to consolidate Municipal offices into one City Administrative Center. The city currently has some agencies spread out in leased space across the city. This causes confusion for...
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GC: Photos – “I am Providence”
Photo © Matthew Healey Photographer’s description from Flickr: Pena, a resident of the apartment building at rear moves a flyer box back to it’s regular location after someone pushed it down the street...
Greater City Providence
Video: Meet Edgar Staff
Video from the Sierra Club of Rhode Island
Captain Joseph Tillinghast House
The Captain Joseph Tillinghast House, which has been on the Providence Preservation Society’s list of 10 Most Endangered Properties for the last two years is currently undergoing historic renovation. PPS says of...
Columbus Theater, Opening Soon?
Anyone got the scoop on the Columbus? Does this sign on the marquee indicate that they have found funds to tackle their code issues or is it wishful thinking?
I’m hoping it is not just wishful thinking.
Well, it doesn’t say sidewalk maintenance
Walking up Eddy Street this afternoon… No, wait, it gets better. See that red sign… So D. Heywood is using the pile of snow they pushed onto the sidewalk to advertise their parking lot services? Is someone...
GC: Photos – Under the Wickenden Street Overpass
Some photos from under the soon to be torn down Wickenden Street overpass shared in our Flickr Group by Don Rogers: All photos © Don Rogers. If you’d like your photos featured here, join our Flickr Group and...
Yes, a new theme is in the works
You may see the look of the site change from time to time as we work on getting a new theme up and running (the old and new theme may pop in and out of existence as it is worked on). We’ll let you know when it is...
GC: Photos – Up on Route 195
A little birdie sent us some photos from up on the closed portions of Old Route 195.
And other little birdies with photos from up there are welcome to submit them.
Henry Bowen Anthony Fountain
Reader submitted photo ProJo reports that the Henry Bowen Anthony Fountain in Lippitt Park will be restored this summer with funds from the city ($112,000), the Summit Neighborhood Association ($10,000), and The...
PBS in February: “Beyond The Motor City”
Blueprint America: Beyond the Motor City examines how Detroit, a symbol of America’s diminishing status in the world, may come to represent the future of transportation and progress in America. The film debuts...
REBOOT: College Hill Transit Sub-Hub Part 2
Tunnel portal at Thayer Street. Photo by Jef Nickerson. REBOOT is an occasional series of posts on GC:PVD where we identify areas of the city that display poor urbanism and propose ways to improve them. Our...
Photos: WaterFire’s New Year’s Eve Venetian Masquerade Party
WaterFire has published some photos from their New Year’s Eve Venetian Masquerade Party. WaterFire heads into it’s 15th season in 2010. Photos from WaterFire’s New Year’s Eve Venetian Masquerade...
Wickenden Street overpass demolition to begin this weekend
Photo by Jef Nickerson RIDOT announced today that the old Route 195 bridge over Wickenden Street will begin being dismantled Sunday (01/10) evening. RIDOT expects this work will take approximately one week to complete...
GC: Photos – Bright Night WaterFire
OK, ignore my photos in the last post, this is how you do night photography.
All photos (cc) jcwaugh
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Bright Night WaterFire
I have to figure out how to actually take good night shots with my camera, but anyway, here are a couple snaps from Bright Night WaterFire. What did everyone think of Bright Night and WaterFire this year? What could...
