Nice old-timey look to Thayer Street this year . . . echoes of Bedford Falls with George Bailey running down the street. Further down, banners of illuminated snowflakes cross the street overhead and light shows project snowflakes on the sidewalk (see below). Last minute shoppers should remember how welcome gift certificates are in 2020. It’s …
The end won’t come till the middle of December, but the going-out-of-business sale had people lining up in the rain today. Cash only/all sales final. Where will we go for our bandanas and bajas, warm mittens and wool watch caps. From their Facebook page: To all our loyal customers and friends Thayer Street Army-Navy will …
(5.28) Stop by What Cheer Records and Vintage this Sunday to share memories and wish owners Jennifer and Chris Daltry all the best as they move into the future. (For now they will continue to sell their wares online at Discogs and Etsy. Who knows what comes next.) Sunday may be a little crazy. But …
(4.15) Aarrgh! Saturday, April 15th, will be the last day of business for Nice Slice Pizzeria at the Thayer Street location. They are moving into new digs on Westminster Street near White Electric and aiming for a May opening. Check out their Facebook page — they have very cool commemorative T-shirts for sale with artwork …
Fatty Brisket . . . my new country western name. Durk’s is great and now they have take-out service. On my first visit, I chose the brisket. You can specify fatty or less fatty. But c’mon people; the fat is where the flavor hides. Can’t get your kids to eat vegetables? Start with these crispy …
[Additional Note: The organizers of this event are clearly assholes. They have gone up and down the median of Blackstone Boulevard sticking in those plasticized signs (since removed) advertizing this event. I’m assuming this is some out-of-town promotions company, because locals would know that this is a) prohibited on public property, and b) will generate …
(7.16) The Providence Preservation Society and the College Hill Neighborhood Association will hold an informational meeting Monday regarding Gilbane’s plan to build a four-story apartment building (housing about 200 grad students) at 257 Thayer Street (between Meeting and Euclid Streets). PPS and CHNA have formed a steering committee and will report their findings and conduct …
Two opportunities coming up next week to learn about the proposed Gilbane apartment building/student housing on Thayer Street. The College Hill Neighborhood Association has announced the following; 7pm, Monday, April 9th, Hope High School — PLANNING DEPARTMENT DISCUSSION ON GILBANE PROJECT Join Councilman Sam Zurier for a panel discussion will that will include Robert Azar …
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Head over to Greater City: Providence and join a discussion of Gilbane’s proposed apartment building facing on Thayer Street (between Euclid, Brooks and Meeting Streets). While obviously aimed at the Brown University population, the apartments will be available to the general public. The plan includes an interior courtyard with a fireplace. You can see here …
The Brown University Men’s Ski Team will be hosting the Rhode Island premiere of Teton Gravity Research’s new ski and snowboard movie Re:Session on Friday, October 23rd presented by The North Face, Rossignol, Dynastar/Lange, Oakley, Powder Magazine, Outside Magazine, and Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. TGR is a world renowned ski and snowboard video production company and …
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Chicken cheese steaks within walking distance of my couch.
I’m not really a vigilante. Life’s too short, and the police can generally handle this stuff on their own. But I’m hurty and limpy and had to walk super far on Thayer tonight because some jerk ignored a very visible motorcycle-only parking sign, and this has happened several times (the cars-in-motorcycle-spot parking, not the limping) …
I’ve been complaining about the demise of Thayer Street since the dawn of the new millennium, but it’s now officially, finally, once and for all dead. I said it when In Your Ear closed, and when Tom’s Tracks closed. And when Ocean Coffee Roasters closed. And when the College Hill Bookstore closed. I could have …
Welcome to this year’s freshman class… Brown, RISD, J & W… everyone. You will find Providence is a wondrous but sometimes mystifying place. If you are reading this then you have already discovered that the Providence Daily Dose is the go-to blog for ‘what to do’ and how to think. We try to keep you …
Yang’s, the fabric store that’s been on Thayer Street since about 1642, shut its doors the other day. Wedged in that weird, flat strip mall building that also houses Foreign Affair, Morrison’s, the convenience store and the optometrist, Yang’s was surprisingly large (two floors) and had all kinds of fancy fabrics and whatnot. Hopefully a …
The Sunday ProJo had a nice piece by Charles P. Whitin about the rhythms of life on College Hill and the simple pleasures to be found there. And, like me, he is a people-watcher — An amazing amount of pulchritude unveils itself as the weather warms, most evident in the young women of the Hill, …