Tag: Jewelry District Association
Does restaurants’ expanded sidewalk seating need limits?
Outdoor seating on sidewalks, bike lanes and city streets have helped save restaurants and bars during the pandemic, but some say it’s making it...
A few simple ‘asks’ for small businesses
As the owner of a Providence restaurant, The District, I can say that this has been a year unlike any other. As we continue...
A routing interest: Planned downtown busing overhaul pits riders, other groups...
The ghosts of past public-transit plans have found their final resting place in a cardboard box in the office of Rhode Island Public Transit...
I-195 district plans altered by pandemic
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial development has reached the I-195 Redevelopment District, where several projects are under construction, approaching groundbreakings or...
Self-guided walking tour of Jewelry District uses Brown student research
PROVIDENCE – A new self-guided walking tour of the Jewelry District features the original research of Brown University undergraduates and their professor, according to...
Despite false start, transformation of Jewelry District taking shape
On a recent gray, autumn afternoon, early rush-hour traffic was backing up along Point Street in the old Jewelry District in downtown Providence. Most...
Wexford tenants to start construction next month
About 13 months after starting, core and exterior construction of the Wexford Innovation Center in the historic Jewelry District of downtown Providence is nearing...
Providence’s neighborhoods in the spotlight with new online guides
On a sunny, June afternoon, two women stop to greet one another – one entering, one exiting Seven Stars Bakery on Hope Street, on...
Five Questions With: Olin Thompson
Olin Thompson, an officer in the Jewelry District Association, recently shared the results of an emailed survey of Providence residents who are members of...
Townhouses, retail spaces proposed for waterfront I-195 parcels
Update: The I-195 Redevelopment District Commission public meeting has been postponed. A new date has not yet been determined.
PROVIDENCE – Three real estate development...
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