In Roman numerals, that is! Ha! To celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the NewPaper (while gracefully skating by the fact that the Phoenix and the NewPaper aren’t the same thing), the Phoenix asked thirty local celebrities questions about stuff they like about Rhode Island. As a former Jane subscriber, I’m totally into the ‘asking people […]
The infamous Olneyville garbage cans are now on display at the Dirt Palace. The Steelyard has a page up explaining their take on the situation, and a place to leave comments about the way they’ve handled the controversy. In late 2006, the Steel Yard’s Urban Furniture program (one of a kind, custom- produced street amenities
RIFuture has this post on Dan Yorke’s apparent desire to repeal the 19th amendment, following in Anne Coulter’s steps in suggesting that women shouldn’t be able to vote. I’d love to be able to ignore or laugh at all the Rhode Island talk radio loonies, but they’ve sadly actually got some influence. The Phoenix has
There’s been a really interesting/divisive debate raging in Olneyville and online over the last several weeks, regarding, well, garbage cans. Matt covers it here. A local artist fabricated 4 garbage cans, as part of a broader order from the nonprofit Olneyville Housing Corporation. The cans were text-heavy, respectively describing the artist’s conceptions of “Colonization,” “Exploitation,”
You might think a bike path started in 2004 would be easy navigate and safe to ride in 2007. Well, woh hoh my friend you’d be wrong. There have long been plans to build a bike path connecting Providence to the East Bay Bike path, which starts in East Providence and goes to Bristol, but
The (much costlier than expected) rehab of the Dunkin Donuts center presses on. I’m quite skeptical of the notion that this particular endeavor, or much of the supposed “economic development” of recent years will actually serve to improve the lives of the average resident of Providence. Though it’s certainly positive for the city that