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cowperthwaite t1_jdsqtkr wrote

Balcony, second dress circle, also there on Saturday night.

While I normally complain about the sound quality at PPAC, mostly that the instruments overwhelm the voices, this time, I thought it was fine.

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PVDPoetry t1_jdsqavn wrote

Here's the story about the last time it was discussed at the city council:

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/10/19/providence-proposes-limiting-number-of-student-renters-per-unit/10546283002/

OP, the link provided, I don't see anything about a March 29 meeting.

Meeting History May 19, 2022 6:00 PM Audio/Video City Council Regular Council Meetingdraft Draft COUNCILMAN TAYLOR Moves to Waive the Reading of item number 11, Seconded by COUNCILWOMAN RYAN.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT IGLIOZZI Refers the Ordinance to the Committee on Ordinances.

RESULT: REFERRED Jun 9, 2022 5:15 PM Audio/Video Ordinance Committee Regular Meetingdraft Draft RESULT: SET UP PUBLIC HEARING [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Rachel M. Miller, Councilwoman SECONDER: Mary Kay Harris, Councilwoman Ward 11 AYES: Nicholas J. Narducci, Mary Kay Harris, Rachel M. Miller ABSENT: Carmen Castillo, Pedro J. Espinal Oct 19, 2022 5:00 PM Audio/Video Ordinance Committee Public Hearingdraft Draft RESULT: PUBLIC HEARING HELD Nov 16, 2022 5:00 PM Audio/Video Ordinance Committee Public Hearingdraft Draft RESULT: CONTINUED WITH VOTE [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Mary Kay Harris, Councilwoman Ward 11 SECONDER: Carmen Castillo, Vice-Chairwoman AYES: Nicholas J. Narducci, Carmen Castillo, Mary Kay Harris, Rachel M. Miller, Pedro J. Espinal

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is_missing t1_jds7f0v wrote

nice slice, pizza j, lost valley at revival

no one has said a guy and his pie or hotline pizza that ive seen. these are not pizza places per se, but folks who work out of ghost kitchens and make VERY GOOD PIZZA

also pizza queen. i forget where it is but they have some good ass greasy cheese pizza if thats what youre in the mood for

edited to say, someone else did say a guy and his pie. very good.

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nice-noodles t1_jdrn74r wrote

For me it depends on the time of day I’m leaving and how much luggage and time I have. Given the cost of parking that you mentioned, taking an Uber or Lyft isn’t too bad. If you have the time and don’t have a ton of luggage, take the Amtrak or Commuter to South Station then switch to the T to take the Silver Line to Logan.

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Jerkeyjoe t1_jdrmtvd wrote

I live in a building with students and have no problems at all. concern is particular situations like I've seen first hand such as a landlord deciding to modify 2 bed apartments in to 3 or 4 bed apartments, and renting out the tiny rooms individually for insane money. maybe it's fair game but to me it's shady. Weather or not the tenants, student or not, are cool with it is not my concern.

Personally I feel limiting 3 per unit is asinine, and discrimination against students or marketing apartments only to students is wrong. Landlords will likely find ways around it anyway, though. That said, I feel there should be a square foot per person limit for the sake of safety and consumer protection which applies to all.

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Good-Expression-4433 t1_jdrkhbn wrote

Many of the older people don't care but if they did this then I guarantee the news, effects, and yes votes would circulate like wildfire with the under 40 crowd that are already increasingly politically active.

This isn't some small thing that would be easily swept under the rug with how bad people are already struggling to secure housing.

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Good-Expression-4433 t1_jdrk8hj wrote

If people are forced into cramming in like that to have any housing or pay rent to begin with, they should be looking at that problem first.

Kicking people out with an ordinance change is going to fuck us all over hard. If they want to punish and prevent exploitative landlords, they can do it in a way that doesn't punish everyone else who actually live in PVD and are struggling to find non absurdly priced housing as is.

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