Overnight Parking–Providence City Council
From all the fuss on the internets I thought there would be a crowd at City Hall where a plan for citywide resident permit parking was on the agenda. I went to a very crowded and contentious meeting several years ago where the Summit Neighborhood Association had scores of people lined up to oppose resident [...]
Shovel that Sidewalk
ProJo.com has an article about the snow-covered sidewalks. You can be ticketed for not clearing the sidewalk in front of your property. Most of the people on my street do the right thing, but then you come to a wall of snow where someone didn’t, and you have to walk in the street. Or drive [...]
Happy Birthday, Umberto Crenca
I took time off from a busy work weekend to celebrate Umberto Crenca’s 60th birthday at AS 220 with music by the Criss Cross Orchestra. That’s Obuamah Laud Addy at the drum and my friend Phil Edmunds of The Gnomes is playing pipes– it’s a kind of Afro-Irish mix. There’s a show up, art from [...]
Live From the Liberty
The Liberty is now boasting a new sign by Brent Batchelder that is a work of art in itself. The Liberty will be the featured diner on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives on the Food Network tonight at 11. The mood of the day is ‘cautiously optimistic. But it’s almost closing time. Stop in at 7am [...]
Water Tower
Driving through Johnston yesterday, just enjoying the old buildings and businesses that haven’t been replaced by chains. What are water towers for, anyway? Tom Sgouros probably knows. He has a fascinating lecture about the relationship between landscape, water and taxes. Tom Sgouros ran for treasurer, but sadly dropped out. I was going to vote for him. He [...]
Hurricane Barrier
The hurricane barrier in Fox Point is framed by the new bridge over Rt. 195. NOAA reports todaythat tropical depression 4 is moving west across the Atlantic. I just enjoy the beauty of the city at dusk, but the hurricane barrier is a reminder of the power of nature and the vulnerablity of cities on [...]
From The Hot Club
One of the best urban sunsets is from The Hot Club. Traffic was light today and the humidity has let up– I’ll live. Three of the suspected home invaders on Federal Hill were quickly caught. Let’s hope they catch the fourth. Good thing. It’s surprising how many people leave doors unlocked and it’s sad that [...]
Downtown Diary– Cumberland
Cumberland is a remote, largely unexplored territory, at least by me, but it was actually settled a while ago. There are so many fascinating historic buildings along Mendon road that I wish people would drive a little slower. Here’s one of them, St. Joseph Church. There are blocks of beautiful brick mill workers houses that [...]
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