Much to my shock, newly painted lane markers have popped up around the East Side, most notably on Waterman and Angell Streets. In many areas, actual lanes and parking areas of the streets are now clearly demarcated...
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Bret Ancowitz
People Not Moving…
The New York Times has a thought provoking article about how the image to the left is becoming a rare site in the US, as the numbers of people moving fall to absolute numbers not seen since WWII (when the country had...
Thayer Transformed?
Photo by Bret Ancowitz, garrisphoto.com The Brown Daily Herald has a great article charting the recent and upcoming changes to Thayer Street. The take home message is that it’s not hard to imagine a time when...
More cleanups tomorrow, Woonasquatucket
Photo by Rob deFriesse from Flickr From the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council: Olneyville Shines along the Fred Lippitt Woonasquatucket Greenway. Come out this Saturday! Enjoy a sunny spring day and help us reach...
Greater City Providence
West Side Neighborhood Cleanup (04/25)
Photo by B. Sachs The WBNA is hosting a neighborhood cleanup tomorrow, April 25th starting at 8:30am at the Dexter Training Ground. After the cleanup, they will be hosting a cook out at their headquarters on Westminster...
You go Tim White!
I ♥ Tim White. I loved his report last night on Parks Department slackers. Now, as Bob McMahon pointed out, there are hard working parks employees out there who truly care about their jobs and the city, but I...
Jef Nickerson
RUMOR du jour
This is a rumor. We have not heard anything on this from anyone directly involved, only rumors and speculation on the streets of Providence. This is posted for comment and speculation and should not be taken as a...
Pawtucket River Bridge design presentation – April 28, 2009
Next Tuesday, April 28th from 6pm to 8pm there will be a presentation on the design of the new Pawtucket River Bridge by the Mayor’s Bridge 550 Task Force at the Visitors Center Theatre in Pawtucket. Read The...
Dining Out For Life – April 30, 2009
From AIDS Project Rhode Isand: Dine Out. Fight AIDS Dine Out For Life 2009 to benefit AIDS Project Rhode Island Enjoy eating out at the many great restaurants in the Rhode Island area? Well we have the event for you and...
The rails we have
There’s been a lot of discussion lately about Obama’s plans for high speed rail systems. Such a system, linking together major cities throughout the nation, would be an amazing project that would no doubt...
Matthew Coolidge
Photos from today’s Green House groundbreaking
As promised below are some photos from today’s Green House groundbreaking. Looks like they just made the weather, it’s looking pretty dark out my window right now.
Images courtesy of Native Structures
Brown sells iconic Old Stone Bank Building
View Larger Map PBN reports that Brown University has sold the iconic Old Stone Bank Building on South Main Street to a private developer (Gold Dome Properties LLC) for $2.14 million. Brown acquired the property in 1995...
Little Green Groundbreaking
Rendering from Kite Architects Last year the city held a design contest for environmentally sensitive, affordable homes in Providence. Local architect, Christine Malecki West was one of the winners. Today, ground is...
Elmhurst Neighborhood Cleanup – April 25, 2009
From Elmhurst Clean & Green: Hi folks, Major Spring clean up this Sat 4/25. Meet 9-9:45am at parking lot of Nathanael Greene school for coffee and instructions. Tools, bags, gloves and water will be provided. Will...
Providence ranked #1….
in Forbes’ list of U.S. cities where it’s hardest to get by. Ummm, hooray? Apparently, using criteria including; unemployment rate, median income, and cost of living, Providence finds itself at the top of...
David Rocha
