Last year the Brown Arts Institute introduced a new initiative: free, student-led Public Art Tours. Open to everyone, the tours meet every Saturday and Sunday at 1pm, running through November 16th. On Saturdays the tours meet at the Eli Harvey statue, Bronze Bruno, on the Main Green at Brown University. On Sundays tours start at […]
It’s not quite ready yet — there is still planting to do and the lawn needs reseeding — but the hardscaping seems to be almost finished. The city is aiming for a mid-April opening for this new waterfront plaza but for now the construction area is still fenced off. New features include permeable pavers, benches,
Berk’s shoe store on Thayer Street will be closing after 50 years of business. They will be closing their doors on January 25th which just happens to be St. Hubbins Day! Five decades is an incredible run, and owner (and Moses Brown alum) Stephen Berk has certainly earned some time off. There are big discounts
Love these brooms. A new exhibition opens this week over at the World’s Fair Gallery featuring artists from Anyhow Studio, kitchen utensils by Juan Ferrer of Spoon and Board, and handmade brooms by Emily Shapiro. World’s Fair Gallery is delighted to present our holiday show, Hold Tight: Cups + Joyful Objects featuring artists from Anyhow
In March of 2018 we heard about the opening of a new music venue on Chestnut Street and we couldn’t wait to share the good news. At that time, owner Windsong Hadley had big plans for serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, booking music, comedy, and variety shows, all while running an art gallery featuring local
Some good news to share: The Columbus Theatre on Broadway has been purchased by the owners of The Comedy Connection in East Providence. According to abc6 news: Cory Brailsford and David Fiorillo plan to restore the historic venue to its former name, the Uptown Theatre. The Columbus Theatre will undergo renovations before being reopened under
(10.12) When on Wickenden Street, don’t forget to look up. The telephone poles there frequently get art bombed, but you never see anybody actually doing it. Check it out for yourself this Saturday when the local businesses will be hosting the Wickenden Street Makers Market. The street will be closed for the day and will
(10.9) This is either a heads-up or a travel advisory depending on your appetite for this sort of thing. Tickets are still available for today’s 4th annual ‘Taste of Thayer’ food festival featuring picnic tables, activities, and live music. Starting at 5pm, Thayer Street will be closed to traffic from Bowen to Angell. Go to
(9.28) A little over a century ago, Providence had a Chinatown. Eventually the surrounding business community realized it was interfering with their visions of expansion and investment . . . these foreigners would have to go. Following years of demonizing and overpolicing the Chinese community, the city fathers finally had them relocated to Summer Street
(9.26) This Thursday, the local skateboarding community and their supporters will be appearing before the Committee on Public Works to oppose approval of Trinity Repertory’s petition for abandonment and easement. This will be Item #4 on the agenda; the meeting starts at 5:30pm. Go to the City of Providence Open Meetings Portal to open the
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Of course, the popular social media account, Zillow Gone Wild, doesn’t have to go anywhere — they just scour Zillow for the most outrageous real estate listings of the day. Genius really. Last week they discovered this home on the fashionable East Side. The following entry features one of their favorite phrases, familiar to regular
Seen here are the new raised beds in the Donigian Park pollinator garden. (Love those stumpy stools.) Dozens of nonprofits have recently received nearly $400,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation to fund community-based projects across the state. Among the dozens of organizations receiving grants are the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council in Providence, which
Ellie’s will officially reopen Saturday in their new location at the corner of Union and Westminster Streets. They held a soft opening today and I can vouch for the macarons . . . they are ready. In fact everything seemed to be moving smoothly along. Ellie’s will feature both indoor and outdoor seating for breakfast
A new restaurant from chef Diego Alcantar has opened downtown across from Grant’s Block. Cielito will be serving dinners for this first week (Thursday thru Saturday) expanding to lunches and dinner after that. From In Downcity: Cielito is the second restaurant opened by chef and owner Diego Alcantar. He previously opened the popular taco spot
These fine art faces should look familiar to locals of a certain age, even if the originals departed the scene nearly two decades ago. They had been painted underneath the I-195 overpass at a time when that highway still spanned Wickenden Street (see below). Now, new and considerably more vivid versions have been painted on
Summer bummer. The downtown Providence Rink is under construction and apparently the project will take a while. From their website: The PVD Rink will be under construction spring, summer, fall 2024, unveiling a brand new rink this coming winter. Roller disco is going on the road. Obviously the outdoor movie events are not happening, but