Tag: Bonnie Nickerson
Ex-Providence planning director to lead Roger Williams Park Conservancy
PROVIDENCE – Bonnie Nickerson, the former director of planning for the city of Providence, has been named the new executive director of the Roger...
Board rejects $7M Kennedy Plaza pavilion project proposal
PROVIDENCE – Plans to build a $7 million food-and-drink pavilion in Kennedy Plaza have hit a snag due to missing documents from the only company...
PRA to buy Atlantic Mills complex
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Redevelopment Agency is set to acquire the Atlantic Mills complex in Olneyville, with the agency vowing to preserve the historic...
Providence Redevelopment Agency approves $10M loan for ‘Superman’ building
PROVIDENCE – Another $10 million in financing was secured as part of the proposed redevelopment of the former Industrial Trust Co. headquarters, the 26-story...
SHADES OF GREEN: Can Providence’s working waterfront be both livable and...
Owning a home near the water isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. At least not for Linda Perri, who lives a mile west...
Contested downtown multihub bus plan scrapped
PROVIDENCE - State officials have quietly scrapped a contested plan to split up the central downtown bus hub across three locations, appearing to move...
Lack of parking at proposed projects stirring debate
More and more frequently, proposals for new apartment buildings in Providence are including less and less on-site parking, and that’s perfectly fine with some...
MISSING MIDDLE: R.I. focuses on finding housing for people who fall...
Certified nursing assistant Virginia Burdick works two jobs so she can afford the rent for her cramped, two-bedroom apartment in South Kingstown. Her daughter,...
SURGE MENTALITY: Warning sounded about Providence’s widespread flood risks
Arnold “Buff” Chace Jr. was 7 years old when Hurricane Carol ravaged Rhode Island, with a storm surge that submerged downtown Providence in 12...
Providence lays out conceptual plans for $140M Kennedy Plaza redesign
PROVIDENCE – Safety, aesthetics, climate resiliency and community engagement are among the goals behind the city’s ambitious redesign of the Greater Kennedy Plaza area.
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