West Side

WBNA Block Party 2012 — June 30, Harrison Street

Come out for the West Broadway Neighborhood Association‘s third annual neighborhood Block Party! The beautiful and talented Miss Wensday will emcee the event this year. Mingle with old friends and neighbors, make new friends and meet new neighbors, or come on over to visit the neighborhood and see why so many people think the WestSide is the …

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Fertile Underground Unveils Mural Friday

An exciting milestone for the new west side natural foods store: Fertile Underground Grocery and Cafe is now open 7 days a week, 8am to 7pm, with an early closing Sundays at 3. This Friday evening event showcases a new mural for Westminster Street. I’m hoping to update with a photo from my bicycle drive-by. …

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PCL Summer Concert Series With Olneyville Sound System

On Friday, July 29th local legends Olneyville Sound System will be playing a free show outdoors on the lawn of Knight Memorial Library on Elmwood Avenue as part of the 2011 Providence Community Library inaugural Summer Concert Series. “Ugly bass and skull splitting drums broken up by songs of corner prostitutes, foreign language radio, and …

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WBNA Block Party 2011 — June 25 — Hudson Street

Celebrate community at the second annual WBNA Block Party hosted by neighbors of the WestSide. Listen to live music on two stages (rock & roll, hip-hop and acoustic) with The Silks, Sharks Come Cruising, Joe Fletcher & the Wrong Reasons, Lindsay Adler, and many more. Catch DJ Seductive Dan spinning some of your favorite block …

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WBNA Block Party — Sycamore Street Saturday

Celebrate community at the first ever WBNA Block Party hosted by neighbors of Chapin Avenue & Sycamore Street. WBRU will be broadcasting live from the event! Listen to live music on two stages (rock & roll, hip-hop and acoustic) with Symmetry, Detroit Rebellion and many more. DJ Handsome Pete spinning all your favorite block party …

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Bryan Principe To Announce Candidacy For City Council

West Side education leader, Bryan Principe, will announce his candidacy for the Ward 13 Providence City Council seat on April 12. Principe, an education leader and public school parent, will make his announcement in front of the West Broadway Elementary School building on Bainbridge Avenue. (More info after the jump). 4:30pm, Monday, April 12, 29 …

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Celebrate Dieciocho de Mayo With Tacos Tonight

The weather completely blows right now, and it’s particularly annoying because right now we could all be on a love boat to the Bahamas with New Kids On The Block, but if there’s any chance of you leaving the warmth (or coldth) of your home tonight there’s two events on the West Side you might …

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I like the Broadway Bistro. They make me happy.

Photo from GCPVD  When things in life go really, really wrong, I take a few hours to shake my fists at the heavens, talk a mean streak through my best friend’s ear, and then spend too much money eating somewhere other than my miserable kitchen. “Comfort food” is as much a culinary genre as “Italian” …

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