Lotsa Stuff at Brown This Week
Matt has a post on the hodgepodge of happenings at Brown this week, which include: the director of City of God; former presidents of Brazil and Chile; Dr. Ruth; the future of biotechnology, and more.
Neighborhoods
Ingathering in Olneyville
As I’m sure all of you know we are currently smack dab in the in the middle of Sukkot, the Jewish Feast of Booths or if you prefer, the Feast of Tabernacles. I know you’ve been meaning to celebrate but have been just too busy watching Latin American films. Well not to worry, Olneyville resident Miriam
Cruisin’
Bring your awesome rides down to the Steelyard for good old-fashioned car show. Food by Spikes, music by the Colonel, classic hot rod movies after dark, and many cigarette packs rolled into shirtsleeves. The Steelyard, 5pm, FREE
Sometimes a trash can is more than a trash can.
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,”
Providence Tomorrow Charrette
Providence Tomorrow Charrette focuses on Hope, Mount Hope and Blackstone September 24, 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. As part of the City’s ongoing effort to increase public involvement in the City’s neighborhood planning process, Mayor David N. Cicilline, Councilman Cliff Wood and Councilman Kevin Jackson today announced that a Providence Tomorrow neighborhood charrette is underway
Some smart reporting
In the Phoenix, of course: Ian has this story, dispelling the notion that Rhode Island has an abnormally high number of state employees. Yet when viewed in proportion to our population, the number of state workers in Rhode Island is the smallest among the six New England states and just the 40th-largest in the country,
Bike Path? What Bike Path?
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
Progressive Caffeine
Last spring I was delighted to learn that Starbucks would no longer be the only coffee house on Thayer Street. An independent establishment, Blue State Coffee, was on its way. I wasn’t sure about the name (a reference to Rhode Island’s official nickname perhaps?), so I looked it up on google. This page from bluestatecoffee.com
The Dunk Renovation Presses On
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
Grilling on the Edge: 4th Annual Hoe Down
This Saturday, 4-9pm. At the Urban Edge Farm, 31 Pippin Orchard Rd, Cranston. Southside Community Land Trust’s annual celebration of local agriculture. Music, dancing, gourmet BBQ featuring local foods and drinks, farm tours, children’s activities, urban agriculture demonstrations, 4 local breweries, 3 local vineyards, homemade cookies, grilled corn, and more! Admission includes: Gourmet BBQ dinner
Tuesday: Greater City PVD
Greater City Providence will be meeting this Tuesday, 5:30-7:30. Eat, drink, and exchange ideas with other urban enthusiasts. Special discussion about the overnight onstreet parking ban. Ada’s Creations, 1137 Broad St., Elmwood
Moving House
The Brown campus is in the midst of some major construction. A significant utilities upgrade is underway in conjunction with Brown’s plan to connect its Main Green to the Pembroke campus. This second project, known as “The Walk”, involves many stages of demolition and construction. Recently the Peter Green House at 142 Angell Street escaped