If I recall most strip clubs are free before 6 pm, go there with at least $20 buy 1 drink and sit far from the stage, and remember she really likes you for your personality.

This is someone who will never find the capability or intellect to own a home. If “market” rent is upwards of $1700-$2000 and my units are renting for $1200 - $1500 without an increase this past year and no projected for this year, I’d say I’m being pretty fair.

Was just there today - it was awesome! Great folks who run it.

I'm upset about the increased rent costs as much as the next renter, but this is an extremely shortsighted, asinine comment.

Unless you rent for half the market rate you're not one of the good guys. We're coming for you next.

Bad landlords are bad businessmen. These older units are rented at below market rate and are occupied by lower income families. To fetch the highest ROIs each unit should be modernized with granite countertops, satin paints, brazilian hardwood, and stainless steel appliances. This will take a couple months of construction but at the end of the day the lower income families will be replaced by young progressive professionals which leads to higher property taxes and more funding for homeless services.

I’d support all of this with the caveat that rent stabilization will do nothing to fix the housing shortage, and it will only help the (mostly white, wealthier) people who already have access to housing. It’s a good short term policy, but long run only makes things worse and more inequitable.

“all of these policies share a problem if enacted as the exclusive solution to rising rents. As economists often stress, rent control fails to address the core issue of why housing is so expensive to begin with: lack of supply.” From vox

Rent stabilization will only help if it’s coupled with increased supply via zoning reform and legalization of greater supply, especially where it’s needed close to every walkable downtown. Rhode Island is last in the country for housing growth, is it any wonder why housing costs are skyrocketing?

In Elmhurst, where we live, it's common because the houses are mad old. We got a no-interest loan to change our pipes inside the house and Providence water covered the ones on the street side. Of course, that'a only possible because we own, and that we can afford to pay back the loan. It's a very inequitable solution for something so widespread.

That sounds heavenly...

You can check what your ll has done on the DOH database. They need to renew their lead certs every two years bc lead paint is typically encapsulated rather than removed and can be re-exposed.

Edit to add link: https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiMDFiZGM3OTQtMjg2NC00MWNkLTlmNDctZGFkYjg0YWJkZTEyIiwidCI6IjUyY2E2YTU0LTQ0NjUtNDYzNS1iZmYzLTY1ZDBhODQxMjI4OCJ9

Get a library card and you can get free passes to local (and MA) museums.

Interspecies humping transcends binary sexual orientations. Think about that next time you visually violate your neighbor's cat or dog or the local squirrels and birds.

And especially this time of year, when you cross the threshold it's like Dorothy stepping into technicolor Oz, leaving the black & white Kansas that is February in Rhode Island behind -- magical ✨🌸✨

Kismet Improv has free standby tickets for every show. We release unsold/no show tickets just after the show starts. Just come by at 7:30 and put your name on the list with the box office. There’s a great show tonight with Improv Jones and Neighbors (BOS).

Good for you guys. As a landlord who tries to treat his tenants with respect with updated buildings, reasonable rents, etc it’s good to see you taking a stand against those who don’t.

Thanks for being a lgbtq Ally! Very progressive of you

This looks amazing! Definitely going to check it out this weekend.

Edit: just spent like two hours there and it’s like the best Saturday we’ve had in awhile. Thanks for the recommendation!

RISD museum is free on Sundays as I recall. Cool hang.

Did they move to Olneyville?

Save the Bay, Southside Community Land Trust, RI Land Trust Council, Groundwork RI, Farm Fresh RI, and Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council are some great environmental and agriculture non-profits to check out and read more and find more in Eco RI.

There’s nothing preventing anyone from having an attorney in an eviction process and why would sealing eviction records serve anyone?

That would force landlords to be even pickier when determining who to rent to and could have a lot of unintended consequences.

I just went to the botanical gardens and yes, it’s still 5 bucks! Lots of little places to sit around with a book and hang out with the plants too.

RI buildings are old as fuck which means many still contain(ed) lead paint. Some landlords addressed this but many landlords, especially slumlords, ignored it.

https://health.ri.gov/healthrisks/poisoning/lead/ https://health.ri.gov/data/childhoodleadpoisoning/

They mention here that 80% of homes in the state were built before 1978 and likely contain lead paint (if not addressed by the property owner.)

Curious, is lead poisoning a result of water specifically? If so, how prevalent is it in RI and Providence?

This is so cool! Does your group have social media to follow?