It's mentioned a few times here but just another vote for it, Mexico on Atwells ave. The mole is so good and they might have the best refried beans I've ever had

Original rumor was by the end of October, but it seems like that will not be the case

I’ve heard it is great. Definitely check out restaurants on Yelp prior to going, it is usually pretty accurate :)

Originally I thought this was going to turn into affordable housing, seems like that isn’t the case.

This is so fucked up especially for international grad students who choose to live together because they need a social circle just like any normal human being

I really like Bayberry Beer Hall in Providence. Definitely a unique atmosphere with vast drink options and great food!

Is there any rent control anywhere in the US?

Nope. A new landlord acquired the apartment my partner and I rented. This man didn't even live in PVD and owned 4 other apartments around the city. In the first year he increased the rent by 47% without making any improvements and also replaced our shared laundry and drying machines with machines that weren't only older smaller but also increased the prices.

Meant with all the love in the world, but you nasty

As the Providence saying goes: “rich folks live on Power Street but most of us live off Hope.”

Correct. Weekends at Mexico....menudo and pozole. (I call this place Mexico Garibaldi but I think the sign just says Mexico)

Stop saying that. There are more vacant homes than homeless people!

Hooray!

This is not good

I donno, that's a pretty cool hole there

Yeah but people will do it anyway

Alternate theory: Oscar the orange serial killer cat murdered 25 people and came to taunt them as they died.

The person who just bought my building did this and I'm pretty pissed off about it. The amount they're getting from them is mind-blowing . I'm sitting here in my studio apartment thinking, I'm gonna have to move aren't I?

Love the dollar tacos at California taco shop, such a great deal

No, here ‘correct’ does actually involve eating tongue. Cheek and heart also. It was so correct, I had seconds.

That definitely can and does happen. I'm not sure what percentage of homes are like that but I think there's probably a better way to limit that by maybe some limit on that kind of renovation being done going forward?

>which is rent control.

Which is insufficient housing

Come try out La Piñata on Westminster. Brand new, friendly people. Food was great and almost every time I walk by it there's almost no one in there. They are in that super young stage of new restaurants and I'd hate to see them go away.

I doubt this goes through, but I kinda get it. There was a house that was recently renovated near me - into two 6 bedroom apartments (which is basically a dorm). That basically takes that property offline if you aren’t a college student in a neighborhood that’s actually not a lot of undergrads. There’s also these “Airbnb” type of rentals for students where you rent just an individual room and share a kitchen. That’s also a glorified dorm. Renovating residential properties to these configurations only makes it worse for non-college students looking for housing.

Rhode Island itself doesn't have rent control.