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dreaming-in-colour OP t1_j6ooz72 wrote

Reply to Open Mics? Or other ways to meet people as someone young and new to the city? by dreaming-in-colour

(posted elsewhere
by -Lorelei-)
Every Sunday there is a queer knitting group at Small Format
Cafe. I know you said no bar culture but there is a group I meet up with every
Monday at Moniker Brewery called "Queers and Beers".
It's a huge group and a lot of members don't drink. You can
find more. https://instagram.com/queersandbeersofri?igshid=Yzg5MTU1MDY=

There is also a queer rock climbing group called
"Queers Who Climb". https://instagram.com/queers.who.climb?igshid=Yzg5MTU1MDY=

and my favorite is "Queeraoke"
https://instagram.com/queeraokepvd?igshid=Yzg5MTU1MDY=

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KingNerdInCharge OP t1_j6omoi8 wrote

Reply to comment by RUddertown in St. Patrick's Day by KingNerdInCharge

Being so new to the area I was looking for more of Providence specifically just since I will have a group with me and all that and living within 2 miles of Downtown.

But good to know about Newport if anything changes.

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MargaretDumont t1_j6olysp wrote

Reply to comment by dilly-dilly- in Looking for fine-dining restaurants that are good to staff by rhodyjourno

I think the effect is the same, it's just being called something else. In either case it takes the tipping decision out of the patrons' hands and makes it a cost built into the overall price, so that the income is reliable, predictable, and not reliant on the whims of the often hostile and/or biased public.

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Locksmith-Pitiful t1_j6ohx76 wrote

Reply to Looking for fine-dining restaurants that are good to staff by rhodyjourno

>I'm working on a piece about the death of fine dining's old ways (toxic chefs and owners, traditional white tablecloth settings, etc.) and putting a spotlight on the places around Rhode Island that actually treat their staff well.

Whoa, confirmation bias.

Also people typing random names without evidence and getting upvoted is also yikes.

Edit: No surprise this comment was mass downvoted. r/providence always complaining about horrible journalism but gladly contributes to it. Stay classy.

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anemonemometer t1_j6ohlog wrote

Reply to comment by dilly-dilly- in Looking for fine-dining restaurants that are good to staff by rhodyjourno

I agree, but I’ll also throw in that there are different schools of thought here. One is that tipping itself is silly. The other is that tipping is fine, but inequitable, since tips are correlated with how attractive patrons find the server to be. The flat charge addresses the second issue, while keeping the idea of a tip in place.

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PrinceHomeless t1_j6ohki9 wrote

Reply to comment by communitynoiselab in A team of people studying noise pollution in Providence says the city is inordinately loud for its size – a problem that impacts public health as well as the environment. by GoxBoxSocks

I'm well aware of how sound and the decibel scale work. 3 dB represents the minimum noticeable increase in sound level outside of a controlled research lab. 60-70 dB is pretty typical for a city, which isn't great for annoyance thresholds, but in terms of sleep deprivation, that usually has more to do with structural insulation of residences. I don't have the measurements for other cities, but I imagine a place like NYC averages at least 70 dB if not higher.

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fmtheilig t1_j6ohe1q wrote

Reply to Open Mics? Or other ways to meet people as someone young and new to the city? by dreaming-in-colour

Music and comedy open mics are usually in bars. That's part of their economic model. I wouldn't rule a bar out. Anyhow, there are comedy open mics all around the metropolitan area, but I don't know of any specifically on the Pawtucket line. There's Copperfield's in Johnston (Tuesdays), Pub on Park in Cranston (Mondays), Park Place Cafe in Cranston (Wednesdays), Town Pub in EP (Thursdays), and others. Most will have music open mics on other nights.

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