Recent comments in /f/providence

easedownripley t1_j25fdbr wrote

Reply to Gym suggestions by Pissmop69

I mean I had my doubts, but I've found that Planet Fitness really isn't bad at all. And its as cheap as you're going to find.

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AuditorFodder t1_j24yfhy wrote

Reply to Progression of 95 North Aqueduct demolition. by tads73

Given what a mess the Big Dig was at the time, I can’t really fault lawmakers for not wanting to put their names on it - but imagine if instead of rebuilding, they buried the highway. The Kennedy Greenway is so nice compared to this.

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rakman t1_j23kl0k wrote

Reply to Six-figure salary needed to afford a median price home in Providence, experts say by Cakes2015

The US population is aging and birth rates are at their lowest ever. The effects are already apparent in higher education, where enrollment has fallen off a cliff, and will be apparent in housing in 10-20 years, sooner if we remain in a sustained high interest rate era. A house bought today will be lucky to keep up with inflation.

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Dextrous456 t1_j226x45 wrote

Reply to comment by wafflesandgin in Realtor recommendations by juniqua

Seems like an odd take. Gentrification is a complex outcome. It started with mafia control over the area, where they didn't allow non-whites to move across Cranston Street. That's what kept the neighborhoods segregated at first. Later, preservationists and DIYers who wanted a project fixed up housing that was largely abandoned or burned out. WBNA was organized by old timers (yes, all white probably) trying to keep their neighborhood from literally burning down. Real estate values then did their thing. Whether you like what WBNA is doing now doesn't mean they are to blame for everything that has happened in the last 50 years.

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Dextrous456 t1_j225kay wrote

Reply to Job offer by monraxx

Another consideration is health care. What do you do if you get sick? It's very expensive even if you don't have to go to the hospital or ER. Over the counter medicine can be a lot. Also, as a foreigner, you can be taken advantage of because you will be sponsored. So if you don't do what they say, what will happen? Be careful and check references from others who have worked there in the same situation.

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