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That’s right... over three hundred properties!


Butcher Block Mills, formerly the Eastern Butcher Block complex, redeveloped
Most of the Ward Baking buildings demolished.
A gaping facade on Dean St has a uncertain future

Vedanta Society addition
Kendrick-Prentice-Tirocchi House

Fuller Ironworks demolished
Poirier Diner moved to new location
Morris Novelty destroyed by fire & razed
Grove St School on the brink of destruction again

Need to report a pothole, graffiti, or some other urban problem?

The recently created SeeClickFix.com seems to be helping people raw attention to the small problems that get passed by. And Providence officials seem to be listening.

event listings

05/30 – Rick Greenwood on the history of Monohasset Mill

Thursday, May 30, 5:30 pm: Rick Greenwood will be speaking on the history of Monohasset Mill. This talk will take place at the Lippitt House, 199 Hope Street, and is free for PPS and Preserve RI members, $10 to public.

06/06 – Kathy Cavanaugh on the history and architecture of Prospect Street

Thursday, June 6, at 5:30: Kathy Cavanaugh will speak on the history and architecture of Prospect Street, also at the Lippitt House, 199 Hope Street, free for PPS and Preserve RI members, $10 to the public.

06/07 - 06/09 – Festival of Historic Houses on the East Side and West

The Providence Preservation Society (PPS) present to the public an “insiders’ view of preservation” with their annual Festival of Historic Houses on June 7, 8, and 9, 2013. This signature PPS event is a special opportunity for visitors to explore the interiors of some of Providence’s most interesting homes and gardens, learn about the city’s historical building stock, and view firsthand the preservation efforts involved. This year, the event will showcase grand era houses on Prospect Street on the East Side, and converted lofts in the adaptive reuse live/work spaces at Monohasset Mill in the Valley district.

Prospect Street on the East Side has been chosen for its grand private homes, while Monohasset Mill on the West Side for its beautiful live/work adaptation of our industrial past. Both neighborhoods offer residences with views of the downtown, albeit from different perspectives. The larger villas of the mid to late 1800s on Prospect Street were generally built in this area to exploit a picturesque setting, erected on the steep slope of the Hill to take advantage of the panoramic view to the south and west. Houses on the tour will include a diverse mix of residences from this time period up to the present, where recent additions have artfully married with historic structures.

Monohasset Mill, built in 1866, is a prime preservation example of adaptive re-use of Providence’s stock of mill buildings. It sits in the Valley district, along the Woonasquatucket River. Purchased in 2002 by a group of artists and renovated into 38 live/work artist loft condominiums, the preservationist-developers focused on restoring as much of the original building features as possible, and incorporated details with salvaged materials from other historic sites – including copper-clad interior doors from the Brown University Marvel gym.

Houses and gardens on Prospect Street will be open on Saturday, June 8 from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Lofts and surrounding tours at Monohasset Mill will be open on Sunday, June 9 from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm. Also on Sunday, tours of the nearby Steel Yard and Box Office will be on view as extension to the Monohasset tour. Food trucks from some of the area’s most popular local vendors will be parked on the premises, making Sunday a brunch event.

Tickets purchased in advance are $35 per day for PPS members/$40 per day for non-members. Advance two-day tickets are $75. Day-of tickets are $45. A Friday evening cocktail event ticket is $125 and includes a tour ticket for either a Saturday or Sunday. For more information, call Angela Kondon at PPS at 831-7440, or email akondon [at] ppsri [dot] org. Tickets are now available for purchase online at www.ppsri.org.

09/27 - 09/29 – Better World by Design 2013

Pause and Effect

A Better World by Design finds value in bringing multiple disciplines and methods of understanding together to solve some of the most pressing challenges the world faces today. Solutions such as these require the participation of engaged individuals from many fields. We harness the power of design to impact social structures from health care and development to education and technology. We do this with the belief that healthy communities grow out of a sustainable and socially just world.

To us, to pause and effect is a decision to make reflection a part of your creative process. Not stagnation, but rather, a state of dynamic equilibrium. The 2013 conference is an opportunity for attendees to pause — reflect, revise, and redirect their perspectives — and effect change wherever they go from here. For more information, do visit abetterworldbydesign.com.

For more call for entries announcements and events, visit the RISCA blog.

How do I find out what is going on around Providence?

Providence has a surprising amount to do, if you want to look. I am amazed when I meet people who say that there isn’t. So here are some good places to start:

VisitRhodeIsland.com :: For more events than you can shake a stick at, try this out. This link is only the Arts Calendar, besides.

Providence Daily Dose :: Great event blog that covers in surprising detail; what goes on where and what to expect. Also covers local news. A good place to start.

AS220 :: Live music and art venue with a great bar and taco diner   the Tacqueria. Also, a place for artists to live and show their work. Live music every night, art openings every other week. Silkscreen and letterpress print shop for rent, as well as a community photo darkroom.

LotsOfNoise :: Music blog for the underground scene. Listings by night for venues and bands that don’t make the local papers.

Providence’s Events Page :: When all else fails, this is another great place to check for an extensive list of cultural events from the PPAC to the VMA to local galleries and stores.

Pawtucket’s Events Page :: Try this relatively new events calendar for all things Pawtucket. Gallery openings, shows at MWM and Arts Festival listings.

Have a time sensitive event or announcement? Send an email to and let us know, we will post it as soon as we can.