We never have to think about this stupid tower and those odious people ever again! From WPRI: The chairman of the I-195 Commission, Marc Crisafulli, announced Friday that the Fane Organization has opted not to continue with the project. The developers were in the middle of attempting to negotiate a new design approval with the …
(9.17) Books on the Square will be holding their 30th Anniversary Party this Saturday with raffles, giveaways, games, cookies, and cupcakes. Store personnel have made plans for keeping things lively. “The independent bookstore for independent minds” is celebrating 30 years in business. Adult Trivia: Starting at noon, at the top of each hour, Stephen will …
Signs of life began a few weeks ago and suddenly, there’s an art show at Machines With Magnets. We stopped by the Main Street sidewalk today and the portraits in the windows will probably be easier to see at night. The gallery was not yet open. INSIDE/OUT | OUTSIDE/IN is a series of artist portraits by …
(6.13) Everyone’s favorite dive bar will be celebrating 25 years of business this weekend! All weekend starting at noon both days. The Nick-A-Nee’s 25th Anniversary Bash has twenty-four bands lined up. All shows are outside. Never a cover! In no particular order: Ryan Jackson/Blue Dream/The Teledynes/The Hi Fi Lowdowns/The Devifish/The Millrats/Bear Fight Club/Pedro and his …
Last September it looked like the end, but things have worked out for Scialo Brothers Bakery. Carol Gaeta, whose family opened the shop in 1916, no longer owns the business, but she will be staying on. This feels like a hopeful sign. Gaeta spoke to Gail Ciampa at the ProJo: She is running the bakery …
Thirty minutes. That’s how much lead time the folks over at Books on the Square in Wayland Square were given to prepare for the extraordinary fact that the Vice-President of the United States Kamala Harris would be stopping by! That simple phone call ended with the instruction: Don’t tell anybody. Seen here is store manager …
Well done Rhode Island — our congressional delegation remains a hard four! US News reports in “Census Surprise: Rhode Island Keeps Both US House Seats:” The state’s population increased by 4.3%, from about 1.05 million residents in the 2010 census to nearly 1.1 million in 2020, the agency reported. Demographers and political experts have been …
Of course nothing is going to compare to the celebrations we’ve all been planning in our foggy brains for 12:01pm, Wednesday, January 20th — my plan: jump around living room, honk car horn, sing Na Na Na Na, repeat — but I think we can start allowing ourselves a little cautious optimism. But not too …
Roughly eight years ago I lugged this box of birds into the Edna Lawrence Nature Lab at RISD. My dream was that someone would renovate and restore this Comery family artifact to its original glory (something no one I had ever known had any memory of). And to my utter amazement, that is exactly what …
(2.16) The Wild Colonial celebrates twenty-one years of business this Sunday with a “very special” Pub Quiz. We here at The Dose wish to say, Well done Mr. Collins! We’ve seen countless taverns, pubs, and bars sink under the waves over the past twenty-one years — despite our best efforts — but you really know …
Everybody loves Adler’s on Wickenden Street. And everybody loves Harry Adler. He’s one of those litmus test people . . . like Dolly Parton or Weird Al. If you don’t like Harry Adler there is something wrong with you. And the fact that a brick-and-mortar hardware store has managed to hang in there through the …
All I can say is Thank you Red Sox! Not just for winning the World Series, but for being such decent, and frankly, adorable, guys. How easy was it to cheer for this team, and the equally-lovable Alex Cora? Those games were a daily balm on my frayed nerves. And as if we didn’t love …
Mayor Jorge Elorza is the ‘Star of the Day’ for taking a principled stand against the zoning change needed for the hideous tower (see image below). Here is a portion of The Mayor’s statement explaining his vote: I made it clear to the developer and to the public that the design of the building was …
After 27 years at its North Main Street location, The Map Center store will close on December 22. The store has been operating in Providence, at various locations, since the 1950s. It’s been owned and operated by Andrew Nosal since 1981. Hence, the clearance sale. Some of the best bargains will be large map murals …
Gina can be forgiven for looking forward to this year’s meeting of the National Governors Association with particular relish. It has been announced that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will arrive in Rhode Island on July 14th to deliver the keynote address. Just think of it — Governor Raimondo has been dealing with, and looking …
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