(9.25) The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council has collaborated with Gotham Greens and the City of Providence to add a new stretch to the Greenway. The people behind this effort will be celebrating Monday afternoon with a ribbon cutting ceremony and some speechifying. The new Gotham Greens path offers new access to the Woonasquatucket River and …
The 18th annual Iron Pour at the Steel Yard approaches! This wildly theatrical display of the industrial arts requires lots of planning and preparation. Organizers extend this invitation to the public: If you’re interested in flexing your creative muscle and helping produce our funnest (that’s not a word!) event of the year, then we’ve got …
The Independent Man statue will soon be leaving his perch atop the dome of the State House. A recent drone survey of the building revealed two pretty substantial gaps developing beneath his feet in the dome of the lantern. But they aren’t the result of normal weathering. From the ProJo: Video from a drone inspecting …
Was life just not worth living without Benny’s? Or was it . . . murder?! Seen here is the Rhode Island State Police Marine Unit dive team conducting a training exercise with its rescue mannequin. The scene and the dummy have been seeded with clues for the participants to sort through. And while sometimes a …
(8.6) Don’t forget to check out the Summer Flea down on the river, Sundays through September, now in its 11th year. Several food trucks pull up with food and coffee. And it looks like the weather will cooperating. The Flea has hosted over 2,500 local vintage vendors and some of the area’s most creative artists, …
(7.30) This invitation comes from the Dirt Palace, the feminist artist-run space founded in 2000 in an abandoned library building in the commercial corridor of Olneyville. It has come to include two facilities including the Wedding Cake House, which hosts artists residencies and operates as a Bed & Breakfast. Sunday’s event takes place on the …
Remember last New Year’s when you resolved to try new things? Could sailing, kayaking, and paddling be your new things? Here’s an opportunity to have fun while doing good. The Community Boating Center (CBC) can make that happen. Dues and donations support memberships for local disadvantaged youth, many of whom have never gotten out on …
Welcome to the flower farm! I promise I will take an ‘after’ photo of this exact spot at some point in the future. Locals familiar with the miracles already achieved by this organization know that a ‘flower farm’ will happen here. Unfortunately, this summer, the popular August Flower Festival can not. What Cheer Flower Farm …
Rhode Island residents will soon be able to own a piece of the white Georgia marble that was originally destined for our beautiful State House. Farm Fresh RI will be hosting a one-of-a-kind event that celebrates history, art, and community with rescued pieces of this special marble: ‘Own a Piece of Rhode Island State House …
I finally got back to Deadbeats on Knight Street where I found owner Jeff Angell waiting to take my order. First I had to take a look around. Another customer was also checking out the new place for the first time and he seemed to share my take on it: the new owners have put …
What a great idea: The Providence Library of Things is a cooperative lending library for the things we only need once in a while. Sometimes you need a tool for a one-time project, but you don’t want to invest in a whole new tool. Or maybe you suddenly need a badminton set. Sarah Summers of …
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is currently hiring its seasonal cohort of full-time lifeguard positions for all state swimming areas including: surf beaches such as Roger Wheeler and Misquamicut; non-surf beaches such as Goddard Memorial State Park; and freshwater beaches such as Lincoln Woods State Park. And this year they are sweetening …
Judging from the initial response, this could end up being the new Rhode Island license plate. It’s so nicely executed and so badass. Or, you can still get . . . a wave. Waves are nice. The Atlantic Shark Institute, a nonprofit Rhode Island shark research organization, is now accepting applications for this new charity …
How many college students have joked about majoring in weed — now it is actually possible. As cannabis was being made legal for adult recreational use around the country, Johnson & Wales University saw business opportunities opening up and created a four-year Cannabis Entrepreneurship degree program. This rigorous Bachelor of Science (B.S.) spans the entire …
(4.22) This inventory has been culled from some of the finest closets, basements, and attics in the area. I got a great winter coat here once (although winter may not be a thing anymore). The popular Wheeler Clothing Sale takes place Friday and Saturday. Wheeler’s Clothing Sale transforms the Madden Gymnasium into a pop-up retail …
(4.15) The 20th Annual Spring Thaw Powwow will include tribes* from across the country, including: Narragansett, Wampanoag, Abenaki, Ojibwe, and even the Jemez Pueblo from New Mexico, this Saturday at Brown. Grand Entry at noon. Hosted by the Brown Center for Students of Color, this installment of the Native American Heritage Series is free and …