Proclamation Brewery over by the airport in Warwick is good. Apponaug Brewery in Warwick is by the mall and has a great outdoor scene by the river in the Summer.

Route 95's shape through downtown Providence was determined by Bishop McVinney's unwillingness to give up Diocese property next to the Catholic Cathedral. Race played zero role in the placement of the highway.

Rock Spot climbing gym is good, and they have a location in PVD: https://providence.rockspotclimbing.com

They are open day and night, I believe, depending on what kind of date you had in mind.

Stop by White Dog Distilling while you’re there!

Wait, why am I just hearing about this.

I lean on NA beer when I'm out. Every bar has a bunch of options now which is nice.

Upvoting for Providence Perfume, can you tell us more about it? Thanks!

Day dates:

Botanical Gardens at Roger Wms Park; also there, the Natural History Museum & Planetarium and Zoo

Wed thru Sun: Park on East Street and then walk over the Pedestrian Bridge overlooking the port; walk to your right to the Community Boat House, then beginning there, walk the length of India Point Park reading all the historical plaques as you go. You'll end up at Brown Boathouse. Turn around there and head to Ives St and choose any of the little eateries there

Hike up Neutaconkanut Hill at the end of Plainfield St; it has loads of marked and mapped little trails. Awesome view at the top. Then go to one of the tiny Central American restaurants in the neighborhood -- the two right on Plainfield are both really good

Take a class at Providence Perfume (they moved to Pawtucket during the pandemic). They are the real thing as far as perfume goes: hidden treasure!

Evening dates:

Take a class together at Gather, the glassblowers on Atwells.

Take a class together at The Forge SteelYard

Find the list of events held through April hosted by the Brown Graduate Program in Creative Writing: plays and readings, all open to the public.

Sign up to be ushers together at Trinity

Movies at the Avon

(edit: Neutaconkanut; SteelYard)

This sucks but what really sucks is people that then change their kids on the chairs or worse on tables. That grosses me out so much..

Echoing proclamation, buttonwoods, origin, tilted barn if you're up for a ride. lops in Woonsocket I've heard has been pretty good lately

Proclamation - technically in Warwick but maybe 10 minutes away from PVD.

All of these are great ideas - the Borealis/EBBP is a great combo and perfect length for a stroll from the parking lot in EP.

So glad he found something to comfort him. His homesickness must be immense 😣

If you are willing to drive a bit from PVD: Pivotal Brewing Co. in Bristol, Tilted Barn in Exeter, Anne Whalers in Wakefield are all great choices.

Sundays the risd museum is free

There’s a place called Smash and Splash in Cranston or Warwick I think where you can go and destroy junk with baseball bats, golf clubs, etc. very fun

Check out the Guild and Smug just over the Pawtucket line

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Coffee anywhere, hikes at Lincoln Woods (or better yet a combo of coffee at Borealis and a walk on the EBBP), rock climbing, axe throwing, WaterFire when it starts back up, space stuff on an open Ladd Observatory night, I've walked the Hope St farmer's market with a date then just sat at a park bench and chatted... We live in a dope city, the list is long.

These are just an unfiltered idea dump. It's hard to say "anything fitting the vibe of these bars, but that aren't bars"

If you're ok with alcohol still being served, Riff Raff and New Harvest are both cool places where you can hang out and chat in the evening.

Or the Pinball Museum in Pawtucket (admittedly not in the city), but no drinks are served. It's a blast, though!

Freeplay? There’s booze but it’s not the main reason to go

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Revival and PVDBC are next door to each other, and across the street from a distillery, if that fits your plan. Also, the pizza at Revival is stellar.