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Buy local this holiday season Providence has some great options for buying local this holiday season. The city is encouraging holiday shoppers to buy local with their Buy Providence initiative. Visit the website to find local retailers by category. CraftlandStarting December 1st and running through December 22nd, Craftland is back in Downcity Providence. Craftland is an annual holiday sale in Providence that celebrates all kinds of handmade objects and the people who make them. Craftland is open at 235 Westminster Street Wed-Sun 11am to 6pm and open late Thursdays and Saturdays until 8pm.
Providence Wintertime Farmers' MarketSaturdays, December 1st through May 31st, AS220 hosts the Providence Wintertime Farmers' Market at their space at 115 Empire Street. The Market is open from noon to 3pm. To discuss retail and shopping in Providence CLICK HERE |
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As Infrastructure Crumbles, Investors See Opportunity Thursday, August 28, 2008 Burned in so many different markets, private investors are now looking at city infrastructure as a safe bet. read more ...
 Lasers May Make Nuclear Power More Efficient (and Bombs Easier to Make) Thursday, August 28, 2008 G.E. is currently experimenting with a new lased-based technology that could make nuclear enrichment much easier. Great news for nuclear power advocates, but terrible news for the possible spread of nuclear warfare. read more ...
 Condo Towers Force Out Remaining Industries in NYC Thursday, August 28, 2008 A new round of zoning changes in NYC could mean the loss of over 20% of industrial-zoned land in the city. read more ...
 L.A. Taco Trucks Can Park Again - For Now Thursday, August 28, 2008 An ordinance passed in L.A. that limited the amount of time taco trucks could be parked in one location has been overturned. However, many expect it to come back in a different form. read more ...
 Should Redevelopment Answer To Taxpayers? Thursday, August 28, 2008 Tax watchdogs in Idaho are challenging the state's redevelopment agencies, and opened up the question: are they city departments, or not? And if they are, shouldn't their decisions follow the will of the voters? read more ...
 Aztecs Were Early Urban Gardeners Thursday, August 28, 2008 Urban gardening is spreading to Mexico City, resurrecting an ancient history of growing produce in the city. read more ...
 No Ceremony, Little Love for New Venice Canal Bridge Thursday, August 28, 2008 The first new bridge over Venice's Grand Canal in 70 years will open next month, but no no fanfare and without ceremony. Locals are calling off events to protest the bridge's many delays and cost overruns. read more ...
 The Planetizen News Brief Thursday, August 28, 2008 A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at what Joe Biden in the White House might mean for Amtrak, how cities are .. ...
 Figures Say Things Look Good, But Don't Account For Slumping Economy Thursday, August 28, 2008 New census figures have been released, showing a rise in median household income and more people with health insurance. But experts warn that the figures do not account for the recent slump in the economy. read more ...
 A Look at Housing in South Africa Thursday, August 28, 2008 Posh gated communities are juxtaposed with shanty towns in South Africa, where a constitutional housing guarantee is seen by many as a far-off dream. read more ...
 PA Turnpike Lease Saga Coming To A Head Thursday, August 28, 2008 The mother of all toll road leases appears to come to a head next month, and though the chances of the near $13 billion lease of the the 537-mile Pennsylvania Turnpike to Citigroup-Abertis team are most uncertain, the PA saga is worthy of study. read more ...
 California High Speed Rail Proposal Heading to Ballot Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Rapidly approaching a ballot deadline, CA Gov. Schwarzenegger caved in his pledge to veto any bills sent to him prior to receiving a budget by signing a bill that modernizes the 2002 high speed rail bond. Prop 1A will now appear on the Nov. ballot. read more ...
 Public Sculpture is Getting Better Wednesday, August 27, 2008 After an experimental phase of earthworks and video installations, public art is on the rise. And, a New York Times art critic reports, the quality is looking up. read more ...
 Dramatic Dining on Broadway's New Esplanade Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Cafe seating overlooking New York's Broadway traffic is popular in spite of safety concerns. read more ...
 California's New Smart Growth Law Isn't So New Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Bill Fulton says that California's new smart growth and climate change law doesn't really contain any new ideas, and it's unlikely to make a huge difference in California's growth patterns all by itself. read more ...
 Last Call for Bar Cars Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Chicago's Metro is closing down its rolling taverns- not for reasons of temperance, but because they need the room for the growing number of rail commuters. read more ...
 Something New Inside Failed Big Boxes Wednesday, August 27, 2008 When big boxes go under, they leave big holes. Communities across America are coming up with some creative ways to reuse the huge spaces left behind when big box retailers move out. read more ...
 The Zero-Waste Park Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Eric Lombardi, a waste-management guru, has drawn up a fanciful plan for an "eco-cycle, zero waste park" which reimagines the dump as a composting, recycling, and educating facility. read more ...
 Fighting Blight, Cities Become Realtors Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Boston, Minneapolis and San Diego are flipping houses in an effort to prevent neighborhood blight- a strategy that appears to be working. read more ...
 Beijing Sees Brighter Future Than Athens Wednesday, August 27, 2008 As the Olympics leave town, Beijing appears to be in a much better position to benefit from the games than previous Summer Olympic host Athens. read more ...
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SmartCity Radio
Ed Glaeser and Randy Gragg - 08/28/2008 Thursday, August 28, 2008Guests: Ed Glaeser and Randy Gragg ...
Brian Schultz and Steve Barlow - 07/17/2008 Sunday, August 24, 2008Guests: Brian Schultz and Steve Barlow ...
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Local Business Headlines
 Explosion rocks plant west of Charleston, W.Va.
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Automakers face conflicting safety rules worldwide
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From The Forums
Grocery stores in Greater Providence 4 hours and 13 minutes agoOcean State Job Lot has a neat-o little grocery section. Lots of unusual non-perishables at minimal cost. Jams and mustards and cereals and microwave curries and miscellaneous tortilla chips. Also, the C-Town in Pawtucket is a great supermarket for international foods. I love it. ...
IN-PROGRESS: Dunkin' Donuts Center renovations 7 hours, 45 minutes, and 35 seconds ago QUOTE (runawayjim @ Aug 28 2008, 03:42 PM) i'd like to see outdoor concerts at the temple of music. it's setup perfectly for it. Bands at the Rhode Island Dominican Festival used the Temple of Music... ...
Oh by the way... 9 hours, 11 minutes, and 3 seconds ago QUOTE (brick @ Aug 27 2008, 11:38 AM) This is probably a dumb question, but what is the building on Pine St. (visible from 195 which I hardly use which is why I ask only now) that is getting a new glass Atrium? It can't be a dumb question if I'm wondering too. QUOTE (Liamlunchtray @ A.. ...
IN-PROGRESS: Dunkin' Donuts Center renovations 10 hours, 16 minutes, and 36 seconds ago QUOTE (09/21/38 @ Aug 28 2008, 04:22 PM) There are many outside venues being used in RI. Waterplace Park INDIA POINT PARK Conley Wharf Ft. Adams Atlantic Beach Motel on Block Island Nothing as big as the Comcast Center but there are outside places right here already. FYI -- The fact sheet .. ...
IN-PROGRESS: Dunkin' Donuts Center renovations 10 hours, 37 minutes, and 3 seconds agoThere are many outside venues being used in RI. Waterplace Park INDIA POINT PARK Conley Wharf Ft. Adams Atlantic Beach Motel on Block Island Nothing as big as the Comcast Center but there are outside places right here already. FYI -- The fact sheet (on their website) for the new Dunk has the seating.. ...
Arcade Evacuation 11 hours, 23 minutes, and 15 seconds ago QUOTE (jencoleslaw @ Aug 28 2008, 11:50 AM) Oddly, many of those things were there! The city's arts and culture office was there, food on first floor, shops and art galleries on second--entertainment on the steps at noon (but on Wednesdays only, if I remember correctly) and no one came! Yo.. ...
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