Comments on: Cape Verdean community weighs in on waterfront http://providencedailydose.com/2008/06/11/cape-verdean-community-weighs-in-on-waterfront/ News/Arts/Culture/Nightlife/Nonsense/Obscurities Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:57:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Michaela Zacchilli http://providencedailydose.com/2008/06/11/cape-verdean-community-weighs-in-on-waterfront/#comment-5925 Michaela Zacchilli Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:57:55 +0000 http://providencedailydose.com/2008/06/11/cape-verdean-community-weighs-in-on-waterfront/#comment-5925 yeah i biked down by shooters last night and ended up at this totally brutal park at the end of gano that i totally forgot existed amidst all the construction. anyway there was a whole slew of folks playing soccer and kids on a playground and families and dudes on bikes and it was a wicked nice gem nestled between an overpass and some serious on-ramp building action. it was SORT OF like magic. yeah i biked down by shooters last night and ended up at this totally brutal park at the end of gano that i totally forgot existed amidst all the construction. anyway there was a whole slew of folks playing soccer and kids on a playground and families and dudes on bikes and it was a wicked nice gem nestled between an overpass and some serious on-ramp building action. it was SORT OF like magic.

]]> By: P. http://providencedailydose.com/2008/06/11/cape-verdean-community-weighs-in-on-waterfront/#comment-5913 P. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:18:21 +0000 http://providencedailydose.com/2008/06/11/cape-verdean-community-weighs-in-on-waterfront/#comment-5913 My grandparents on my mothers side lived in fox point when it was an portuguese/cape verdean enclave (she is portuguese), it is shame to think of that neighborhood along with the northern edge of federal hill (route 6/10) sacrificed in the name of highway development. urban renewal sucked. As someone who has deep roots in this city i really don't want to see the waterfront my ancestors arrived at to become a yuppie playground. SUPPORT THE PROVIDENCE WORKING WATERFRONT ALLIANCE!!! My grandparents on my mothers side lived in fox point when it was an portuguese/cape verdean enclave (she is portuguese), it is shame to think of that neighborhood along with the northern edge of federal hill (route 6/10) sacrificed in the name of highway development. urban renewal sucked.

As someone who has deep roots in this city i really don’t want to see the waterfront my ancestors arrived at to become a yuppie playground.

SUPPORT THE PROVIDENCE WORKING WATERFRONT ALLIANCE!!!

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