It’s good to see this Providence institution get a new lease on life. Wes’ Rib House opened in its Olneyville location back in the ’80s and it has long been overdue for an upgrade. The new owners have taken a big swing, expanding the operation and bringing it up to date. According to the ProJo: […]
(8.8) The Steel Yard’s annual Resident Artist Exhibition opens Friday at The Dye House, a former textile mill transformed into a boutique hotel and event space in Olneyville. The exhibit will include seven artists who participated in the Steel Yard’s year-long industrial arts residency program: Harry Cassell, Haley Johnson, Margaret Parsons, Frances K Pittorf, Emilia
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
(8.7) The Scürvy Dög Parking Lot Mega Show II starts at 1pm this Sunday and continues for about 13 hours. And the schedule for those 13 hours is run with military precision. If you time your arrival to catch your favorite band, you actually stand a chance of seeing your favorite band. (This is Victory
Meet Zach Warf, co-owner of the Music Research Library on Dike Street. Zach has a wide range of knowledge about music and recordings and is himself a musician (drums, keys). Zach is friendly and chatty — utterly defeating the record store guy stereotype — and smart enough to keep the “rare” merchandise right next to
And you probably couldn’t even tell. Alarm spread throughout the city last summer when the New York System announced that their neon sign was beyond repair and would have to be replaced. We needn’t have worried; owner Greg Stevens hired Providence Painted Signs with orders to “fabricate a brand new, yet still iconic, sign “that
(7.18) It’s time for the Scürvy Dög Parking Lot Mega Show — twelve hours of live music in a parking lot with a view of the Olneyville Expressway — featuring Droplets, the Midnight Creeps, Diablogato , and more. We’re throwing another free all day parking lot bash with a ton of bands, awesomeness, and a
This former textile mill on Dike Street is now Dye House, a boutique hotel and event space. URI alums, Everett and Valerie Abitbol, fell for the former American Woolens Dye mill and decided to run with that theme. You can learn all about it the way I did, from the June issue of Providence Monthly:
A recent comment echoed a concern I have had for a while now: Olneyville’s borders are under attack. Various stakeholders — landlords, realtors, business owners — have taken to rebranding their slice of the neighborhood, mostly around the margins. So what are the recognized borders of the Olneyville neighborhood? There seems to be general agreement
(5.4) The Assembly of Light Choir and the Strange Attractor Theatre Company will perform “She Died for Our Convenience,” one night only, this Saturday evening on Manton Avenue. We are surrounded by ghosts. We hear their stories through the objects, buildings, and traditions they’ve left behind. She Died for Our Convenience is a one-night-only choral
(10.4) Head over to Recycle-a-Bike and learn about planned improvements along San Souci Drive. The meeting will be hosted by the Providence Department of Planning and Development and the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council (WRWC). Facebook event. Come learn about improvements along San Souci Drive behind Olneyville Square that will: create a welcoming gateway between the
(6.16) Of course that would be seventy in dog years. The weather looks perfect for an all-day party celebration at the Scürvy Dög in Olneyville. Congratulations you guys! (Facebook event page.) We’re celebrating ten years of lubricating social interactions and encouraging poor decisions on Saturday 6/16/18. We’ll be opening up at 1:00 PM, breaking out
(3.29) The Providence Department of Planning and Development will be hosting a meeting to discuss proposed improvements to San Souci Drive behind Olneyville Square. The meeting will be held Thursday evening at Recycle-A-Bike. (Facebook event.) Please join the City of Providence Department of Planning and Development for a review of the proposed design for a
Amazing, startling, shocking, and free! Pinball, video games — even Skee-ball — it’s all here at the Shelter Arcade Bar. Order a drink from the charming Rhowen (sounds like ‘rowan’) to go with pizza or a calzone. (Keep in mind, you are mere steps away from the N.Y. System.) Facebook page. The Game List includes:
(7.1) The Ajay Land Company invites the public to see what their artists have been getting up to. This building is right next to Dusk on Harris Avenue. (Facebook event page.) On July 1st for the first time ever the artist community at Ajay Land Co. will open its doors to the public. Our open
(5.30) The Olneyville Library is reopening after more than a year of repairs and renovation, and the public is invited to celebrate the results at a party Tuesday. The library suffered flooding in April 2016 after heavy rains overwhelmed the local drainage system, causing significant damage. Local residents and businesses rallied in June at Cluck!