The Projo’s happy to report that there’s some high praise for Providence (from 30,000 feet up) in US Airways’ in-flight magazine. Check it. Now, I know that this is exciting news. But before you succumb to the flattery and get all giddied-up on civic pride, you might first consider moving to Syracuse, Chattanooga, Rochester, […]
Dan Barbarisi has two stories in Thursday’s Projo, which capture some of the more interesting dynamics that have arisen as Providence tries to find itself, again. There’s his take on last night’s forum on waterfront development, which I wish I’d posted about ahead of time. I certainly sympathize with the concerns expressed by the “Working
Ian tells us Jack Gold has had enough: Jack Gold, executive director of the Providence Preservation Society, is leaving to take a similar job at San Francisco Architectural Heritage. An announcement is expected later today. Gold, who came to PPS three years ago from Connecticut, tells N4N, “I’m really excited about it, but it’s
Craftland used to be a new phenom, but now it’s an institution. And that speaks pretty well for it.It re-starts on Monday, at 235 Westminster St. Here’s what you can expect to find: Craftland 2007 features an eclectic assortment of fine craft and handmade kitsch by more than 150 artists and craftspeople from Providence and
As I was saying, I’m obsessed with city sky-lines. And my favorite feature of the mish-mash that is the city’s website is its photo gallery section. Journal photog Sandor Bodo is my personal fave. His simple but striking compositions bring out the best of the cityscape, and show something new even to those of us
Fellow design gurus: Announcing the 2007 shirt design contest at the Steel Yard! It’s been about two years since we last made the call for Providence artists to hit us up with their hottest Steel Yard inspired designs for a batch of shirts. We got one helluva design, that still fetches requests to this day.
Human exclamation point and presumed investor in the company that invented not capitalizing things, Jaime Millmather is at it again, and this time she’s reading! Books! I’ve taken a few good-natured shots at Jaime over the past month or so, but seriously, I think I’m going to ask her to marry me. Ms. Millmather, plz
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Tonight is the latest intallment of the excellent monthly party Providence Is Burning. Getting back to their DJ roots, tonight’s lineup features Sammy Bananas (from Certified Bananas), Micah Jackson along with Willy Joy and Clique Claque. As always the throwdown takes place at Firehouse 13 Firehouse 13, 41 Central St. Providence 10pm, $5, 21+