Mayor Angel Taveras and Rhode Island School of Design President John Maeda announced today that RISD will more than double its annual payments to the City of Providence. RISD will contribute $2.75 million over 11 years...
Category - Colleges/Universities
Greater City ProvidenceMayor’s Office press release on $31.5 Million Agreement with Brown University
Brown University Gate. Photo (cc) thurdl01 From the Mayor’s Office: Mayor Taveras, Brown University Announce New $31.5 Million Agreement Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Mayor credits Governor Chafee’s statesmanship to...
Johnson & Wales Richmond Street garage proposal
Johnson & Wales presented their proposal for a parking garage on the corner of Richmond and Pine Streets at last night’s Downcity Design Review Committee meeting, and we have the renderings to look over...
Jef NickersonReport from Ship Street Square Farmer’s Market
A farmer's market comes to Brown University's Ship Street Square in the Jewelry District.
PBN: JWU plans new business, tech school buildings
A new business-school building is at the heart of Johnson & Wales University\'s latest downtown-campus expansion plans, which also include a new technology-school building, dorms and offices.
UPDATED: Graduate student housing apartment building proposed on Thayer Street
Update 06/22/2012: Union Studio Architects has updated the proposed 257 Thayer Street Building. PBN: Thayer Street apartment project redesigned “We worked hard to break the scale down into elements that were...
Johnson & Wales parking garage proposal
Johnson & Wales University has plans for an 800-car parking garage on Richmond Street. Construction to commence this fall.
Taveras warns of Receivership, Bankruptcy at morning Press Conference
Mayor Angel Taveras warns of receivership and bankruptcy if Providence cannot get concessions from retirees and non-profits.
Brown University 200 Dyer Street
Brown University is renovated the building at 200 Dyer Street to house it's Continuing Education office.
Brown begins work on Ship Street Square
Brown begins work on Ship Street Square. Badly needed outdoor open space in the Jewelry District.
Lane shift on Weybosset, students back
Work on Weybosset Street at PPAC Square is chugging right along.
City Plan Commission Meeting, July 19
City Plan Commission Meeting, July 19
Brown/Trinity Playwrights Rep Season underway
Brown/Trinity Playwrights Rep season is underway now.
Now them’s what I call street trees
Now when someone is required to plant street trees, this is what I want to see. Those are all brand new trees on the left outside the soon to open Brown Medical School in the Jewelry District. Not only are there...
News & Notes – Local
All local in today's News & Notes; Netroots coming to Providence in 2012, firefighter contract deal close, good news in the state budget for Providence, and more.
Harvard looks to private partners to jump start development in North Allston. A model for Providence?
Harvar seeks private partners to jump start development in the life sciences in Boston. Could Brown follow the same model for development in Providence's Jewelry District?
RISD’s Farnum Hall demolished
RISD's Farnum Hall met its demise today.
Downcity Design Review Committee Meeting, June 13
Downcity Design Review Committee reviews projects by Brown, 38 Studios, and at the Teste Block and Narragansett Garage on Dorrance Street.
