Tag: Brent Runyon
Who’s on the Board?
Mission: Providence Preservation Society’s goal is to improve the city by advocating for historic preservation and the enhancement of its unique character through thoughtful...
Providence Preservation Society plans second trip to Detroit
PROVIDENCE – The nonprofit preservation organization Providence Preservation Society has organized a second guided trip to Detroit to take in historically significant buildings, architecture...
Providence City Council overrides mayor’s veto of zoning change for Hope...
PROVIDENCE – The Providence City Council voted Thursday night to override Mayor Jorge O. Elorza’s veto of the zoning variance needed to surpass height...
Mayor Elorza vetoes Hope Point Tower rezoning
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza vetoed a zoning change on Friday that would have allowed a New York developer to construct the city’s...
R.I. Building Trades Council seeks another review of Fane tower project
PROVIDENCE – The president of the Rhode Island Building and Construction Trades Council has asked the Providence City Council president for another hearing by...
Providence residents divided on Fane’s Hope Point Tower
PROVIDENCE – Whether the city should have residential buildings as high as 600 feet was an undercurrent in the public comment section of the...
Champlin Foundation grant helps fund Knight Library renovations
THE Knight Memorial Library is getting much-needed renovations this spring, as the historic community library looks to maintain its footing as an architectural jewel...
DDRC reviews initial renderings for proposed College Hill apartments
PROVIDENCE – Initial renderings of a 15-story building proposed for the base of College Hill were reviewed by the Downtown Design Review Committee Jan. 22.
A public hearing on the project...
Should Brown be allowed to raze five historic buildings to make...
Brown University is looking to build a new performing arts center in the middle of its College Hill campus, but local preservationists are concerned that...
