Saturday the 14th The College Hill Neighborhood Association, the District 9 Providence Police, the Providence Preservation Society, the Mayor’s Graffiti Task Force, and Councilmen Cliff Wood and Seth Yurdin...
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Jef Nickerson
I play a Geek in The Phoenix
Photo © Richard McCaffrey for The Providence Phoenix Friend of Greater City Providence Jack Templin and his cohort Brian Jepson are the Providence Geeks. In last week’s Phoenix (still lingering on newsstands...
Fire at Grove Street School
[box style=”red”]UPDATE 07/18: Sources state that the City has required the building’s owner, Michael Tarro “secure” the building within 7 days.[/alert] [box style=”red”]UPDATE...
DRC to review Fogarty Building demo – Monday, July 9, 2007
Rendering of 111 Fountain Street from The Procaccianti Group Tomorrow (Monday, July 9th), the Downcity Design Review Committee will consider a proposal by The Procaccianti Group (TPG) to demolish the Fogarty Building...
Benefit Street Graffiti Clean-Up – July 14, 2007
The College Hill Neighborhood Association, the District 9 Providence Police, the Providence Preservation Society and the Mayor’s Graffiti Task Force, in partnership with Councilmen Cliff Wood and Seth Yurdin and...
Greater City Providence
Brown Bookstore topic of next GC: Exchange – July 10, 2007
Our next Greater City: Exchange meeting will take place next Tuesday, July 10th starting at 5:30pm at Spats Restaurant. Spats is located at 182 Angell Street (near the corner of Thayer), we will be meeting on the lower...
Cleanup tomorrow at Dexter Park – July 7, 2007
Friends of Dexter Training Ground will be having a park clean-up tomorrow at 9:00am Photo by B. Sachs Cleanup of Dexter Park! This Saturday, July 7th from 9-11am we will be having a post-July 4th cleanup of Dexter...
Bradford Street safe, for now.
Image from Google Maps Tonight the Providence City Council did the right thing and voted to send the resolution to abandon a portion of Bradford Street back to committee, meaning it will return to the Planning...
Next GC: Exchange – Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Yes, next week. We’ve been a bit distracted with all this business about Bradford Street, but Bret was able to arrange for a location while he is on vacation out west. The meeting will be at Spats Restaurant...
In the News: Bradford Street
Providence Business News: Luxury condo tower plans draw ire The Providence City Council is scheduled to vote July 5 on a street abandonment that would make way for a luxury, high-security condominium tower rising above...
Does the Providence Comprehensive Plan allow for the abandonment of Bradford Street?
Recapping the preceding sequence of events, on June 19th, City Plan Commission reviewed a request, referred to it by
Don’t abandon Bradford Street
Last October, hundreds of Providence residents, as well as city employees and elected officials, participated in the week-long kickoff of Providence Tomorrow, a neighborhood planning and growth process that showed that...
Next GC:Exchange – Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Our next Greater City: Exchange meeting is next Tuesday, June 12th. We’ll be meeting at 5:30pm at Ada’s Creations 1137 Broad Street in Elmwood on the city’s South Side. RIPTA: Route 11 Our special...
Public meetings on Waterfront Park winning design
Executive Office, City of Providence, Rhode Island DAVID N. CICILLINE, MAYOR Date: May 22nd, 2007 For Immediate Release Contact: Karen Southern, Press Secretary (401) 421-2489 x 752 ksouthern@providenceri.com PRESS...
Street tree grant deadline
The deadline for the next round of Providence Neighborhood Planting Program street tree grants is rapidly approaching. Applications must be postmarked or received by June 2, 2007 to be considered for a neighborhood...
GC: Exchange – Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Quick reminder, the Greater City: Exchange is Tuesday, May 8th starting at 5:30pm at Jewel Cafe & Lounge 15 Elbow Street in the Jewelry District. At the GC: Exchange we will be viewing a presentation and having a...
