Recent comments in /f/providence

AskTheTiger t1_j3rad6a wrote

Reply to Apartment Hunting Advice by [deleted]

There are a number of apartments wedged around Angel and Waterman St on the east side that may be worth looking into. The area is walking distance to both Thayer Street and Wayland Square, which are more hip commercial areas. The neighborhood is safe and mostly comprised of apartments, medical offices, shops, restaurants, and law offices.

Another area to check may be the side streets off Hope Street on the east side. There are a number of stores and restaurants north of the intersection of Hope and Rochambeau that would be within walking distance.

About 90% of the east side would be considered safe (the only place I'd be cautious of would be west of Camp Street, south of Rochambeau Ave and north of Doyle). Even that area has improved, although parts of North Main Street look abit run down.

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Dangerous_Public_164 t1_j3r9irq wrote

Reply to comment by whatcheerhere in Apartment Hunting Advice by [deleted]

i'm sorry it hurts your feelings so much to hear it but OP definitely needs to. he is gonna fuck up this poor girl's life because he thinks there's some kind of benefit to living in PVD. and you all are just gonna blow that smoke up his ass because you need to scam other folks into living there to feel better about your own bad life choices.

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Frosty-Vegetable-385 t1_j3r7a13 wrote

Reply to Apartment Hunting Advice by [deleted]

I’m around your age and I’d suggest East Providence. It’s more low-key with more families and less of a college crowd, but you’re still a quick ride away from downtown (depending where in EP, you could even walk/bike over on the bike path.)

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j3r6yt7 wrote

Reply to comment by Educational_Leg36 in As Judge Caprio moves on, questions about 'Caught in Providence,' and the profits, are raised by Rogue-Island-Pirate

I don't think this is really comparable to most of the other Judge shows. Most of the famous ones people would think of aren't real active judges in real courtrooms. It's just a staged thing where the participants are basically paid to be on a 1 episode arc of a "reality" show.

This is just extra TV equipment being set up at real traffic court with Caprio as a real judge (up until now). This whole thing started because he's retiring for that and looking for an emeritus status where he's no longer a real judge but he can still come in and preside over cases to film.

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Unique-Public-8594 t1_j3r66nk wrote

Reply to Visiting this lovely city in a couple weeks for a concert at The Strand, Friday and Saturday night . What are the best ways to fill two likely cold winter days in downtown or surrounding Providence? by BryanCalens2ndFamily

A photo at the Brown University gates (College/Prospect) and another at the state capitol

Seven Stars Bakery for coffee

Al Forno’s (best pizza honors and award from the Italian government)

Greg’s Deli lunch

PV Donuts (1 each Masala, Passion Fruit, and Boston Cream)

Walk down Benefit Street

Check out the mural on Friendship Street

Theater at Trinity

Take out from Pastiche

Ice skating down town open air rink

Pizza on Federal Hill, deep dish Sicilia’s

Day trip loop to Coffee Depot in Warren, DeWolfe Tavern in Bristol, Ocean Ave scenic drive in Newport (you can park at LaSalle to walk the cliff walk if weather permits), Thames Street cobblestones in Newport, Beavertail in Jamestown, and a stop in Wickford.

Add pizza strips, coffee syrup, Del’s, chowdah, and New York System for the win.

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Source-Al Forno:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2013/11/30/best-pizza-in-america/3785309/

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Dangerous_Public_164 t1_j3r60ow wrote

Reply to comment by Status_Silver_5114 in Apartment Hunting Advice by [deleted]

dexter park is a junkie homeless needle nightmare now. definitely nowhere near there.

OP--there is no compromise. providence is a shithole. anywhere you move, you will have altercations with strangers, people will break into your cars, your catalytic converters will be stolen, and there will be a constant stream during the summer of kids on illegal vehicles in large, loud, menacing groups just being annoying at large. moving across the river was one of the best decisions i ever made.

i know a bunch of the providence kids will show up and be like oh look the boomer is afraid of menacing teens on bikes! but who the fuck has the time for that shit. there is nothing to move here for. it's a 10 minute drive from much better places to live. don't get all RI brained thinking that is a long distance; it is not. just drive it if you insist on thinking there is stuff to do in pvd. you will save so much money and sanity that way.

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clambo14 t1_j3qvr72 wrote

Reply to Visiting this lovely city in a couple weeks for a concert at The Strand, Friday and Saturday night . What are the best ways to fill two likely cold winter days in downtown or surrounding Providence? by BryanCalens2ndFamily

It's going to be raining this Friday and Saturday. Following up on the plant theme, and since you have a car, check out Logee's nursery in Danielson, CT. It's another expansive fragrant warm place that is wonderful on miserable winter days. It's good for an hour or so, and it's hard to resist buying one or more of the the plants they sell.

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Double-Diamond-4507 t1_j3qtgai wrote

Reply to Visiting this lovely city in a couple weeks for a concert at The Strand, Friday and Saturday night . What are the best ways to fill two likely cold winter days in downtown or surrounding Providence? by BryanCalens2ndFamily

If you keep walking past the Strand, you will end up in Kennedy Plaza, the main street bus area. To the left is the Alex & Ani ice skating rink. They used to have ice bumper boats, but I'm not sure. You could also walk comfortably to the Providence Place mall, if the weather isn't great. Across the street from the Strand is Friskie Fries (loaded fries shop) and a brand new Boba Tea/Mochi donut place ($$). After the show, late night eats can be hard to find, but you can see if Haven Bros is setup outside of City Hall on Dorrance st. Preshow, I highly recommend Mokban on Westminster Street (Korean). Have fun at your show!

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