We have a Cheesecake Factory

"I didn't do anything. Why did I do? I threw a log in the fireplace.".

when questioned about beating a man with a log

Paolino? He's scum.

Freeplay arcade, The Red Door, Needle and Thread, Boombox, The Avery is still around. Salon is back too.

there’s a lot going on closer to downtown these days.

Botanical gardens in Roger Williams is great in the winter.

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Cable car cinema was the first date with my boyfriend and I’m so sad it’s closed 😢 we love Avon Theater though!

Evening in fox point, theres a cute little neighborhood with multiple restaurants (Noodles 102, Chomp Kitchen, Tallulah’s.) Take a lap around the block, go to Twenty Stories bookstore, then share some Kow Kow afterward! Westminster Street is another street you can spent an evening store hopping, grabbing a bite to eat (Mokban Korean bistro is our go to in the area) and bar hopping in the area as well.

There’s a pinball museum in Pawtucket. RISD museum is amazing- grab coffee at a local cafe before you start your museum trip, and so many good places to grab a bite to eat after, you can’t go wrong choosing one. there’s the natural history museum in Roger Williams, botanical garden and greenhouse there as well. You could spend a good chunk of the day just walking around Roger Williams. Get a cute picnic basket and bring your own lunch and blanket, sparkling cider or something a little stronger.

You can easily take the train from Providence Station to Boston. For inexpensive transportation you’ll have to do a bit of planning beforehand and learn to read the train maps once you get into Boston, but it can be a fun day trip! Or take the bus from Kennedy plaza into Newport, do the Cliff Walk, walk Thames Street and grab a nice bite on the water. It’ll be quieting down this time of year, too.

If you wanna do a lil fancy brunch, Bayberry Garden is beauutifulll and very tasty. They also have a more casual beer hall which I haven’t tried but would love to.

Providence Flea has all year round Sunday markets. Cool display of amazing local artisans. Hope St Farmers market’s last outdoor markets are the next two Saturdays - one of my favorite things to do! Veggie & meat farmers, other food vendors, as well as local artisans gather in the Hope St park. Just a few streets down, you can go to Jordan’s Jungle. Even if you don’t plan on purchasing any new plant babies, it’s still an awesome place to just walk through.

Not receiving $29 million in revenue over 30 years.

Christ, no kidding. As if that area wasn't already a monument to the failure of car-centric urban planning.

The natural history museum in Roger Williams Park is actually pretty awesome. And inexpensive. It makes a great date.

News Cafe right over the line in Pawtucket is good for cheap local shows.

Dusk as well for shows, but they’re in Providence proper. They also hold screenings of short films by local filmmakers on Wednesday’s once a month, though not sure they’re doing it through the colder months. They will also have excellent grilled cheese provided by Puggles (it’s really good and not expensive).

There’s actually quite a lot going on in Providence, if you follow the right promoters and clubs/bars.

There are also gallery nights and all sorts of other adult/date themed things.

Also, The Avon is still open.

If you’re willing to hop on 146, The Rustic stays open through October, and they’re an authentic drive-in. They’ve got some decent horror films showing (older paired with new offerings). And News Cafe is doing outdoor movie screenings Tuesday’s until Halloween.

If you like antiques, wandering around RIAM in Pawtucket is also a good option for a date. That’s also in Pawtucket.

RISD museum is also free on Sunday mornings and often has date nights with drinks and such. Check their website.

Cool places I've been recently: Needle and thread, fortnight, rogue island, troop, lost valley pizza, isco spirits, new harvest, long live brewery, moniker brewing, y shabu shabu

So we’re going to be left paying the 29M? Demolish the thing. It’s a building. I’d rather keep my money thanks.

FYI, Motiff is pretty good find finding things. Just pick up a copy. Providence Journal, too.

Oh how sad

Free play arcade bar is open downtown

Yes, they do. They don't have a Smith machine but they have pretty much everything else. And they are never busy. There is also a "men's club" that has a sauna and steam room for an extra fee.

Oscar the therapy cat murders 25 elderly patients...

More stories about Buddy Cianci putting cigarettes out in peoples faces.

Craftland, hands down.

Old fashioned investigative journalism. The kind that takes weeks or months. Stories that politicians and the donor class does not want us to see.

For instance, I would love a proper expose of how a boutique hotel on Westminster Street owned by a long-ago mayor can grab 100 feet of sidewalk and turn it into private parking while any other changes to streets face years of meetings, studies and committees.

I moved to Brooklyn in September from providence after being in providence for 7ish years. I was blown away by the apartments in Brooklyn and how so many were the same price as providence. Def $2k will be the new norm for a 1 bedroom in providence. Its pretty terrible.

The problem is that they only ever build housing of one type.

Last time I was down there in August, the man who runs the greenhouse told us that he was retiring, but there was no sign that the rest of the place was closing.

Are you looking to move by any chance? I live in a small enclosed neighborhood on college hill. There's one spot for resistant parking but it's usually empty and has 3-4 visitor parking spots.

👆 100%!!! So not fair to taxpayers. We're stuck funding the repairs.