The LA Fitness clubs did, at least pre covid. Haven't been to any since then. The one in Garden City Cranston and one in Warwick

WOW in East Providence lists their babysitting hours as:
Monday-Thursday: 4:30PM – 7:30PM
Saturday: 8:30AM – 11:30AM

Not sure of cost, etc...

La Fitness on North Main

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All of the YMCA’s we’ve been to offer free childcare. The Kent county one was our favorite when the kids were little, the room is huge and has a bouncy house. Plus during the summer you have access to the splash pad out there.

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Just have the kid spot you at the gym

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If you want to venture to the other side of Providence (technically Pawtucket…), Kismet Improv has House Party tonight which is a super-friendly night of longform improv. There’s a bar and snacks! Lots of expats and people ready to make new friends.

>early 40s

Such a hard rule, I had to stop going there and turn in my card when I entered my mid-40s. /s

Seriously though, Ogies is great!

Brown has a Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies and their homepage says their a "community-oriented department". Couldn't hurt to shoot them an email and ask if they do public classes for the community or know an organization/grad student that does?

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Couldn’t agree more with everything you said.

I'll raise you the bathroom line at Kimi's. One damn bathroom for the whole place. I was there for Halloween and by the time I got to pee we had formed a tight knit community. I felt like I had seen several generations grow up before my very eyes.

Coincidentally if you go to federal hill you may in fact literally die

I find that a lot of folks sitting and eating at the bar of a restaurant tend to be pretty open to conversation. However, whether or not they’re people around your age whom you would want to get to know and hang out with in the future is a total crapshoot. I’d honestly recommend just going to a restaurant you’re interested in that has a bar and just go from there. With good meals around you, you’ll always have something to start a conversation or fall back on.

I’m not drawn to Atwells Ave, so I don’t really have many recommendations for Fed Hill. I’ve heard Providence Oyster Bar is good if it’s still there, and I believe there’s a Harry’s Burger Bar if I’m remembering correctly. However, for other areas of the city… If you want something sort of reasonably priced there’s: Salted Slate, Pasta Beach, Diego’s, Avenue N, Y Noodle, LaMei Hot Pot, Black Sheep, Julian’s (for an early night, I think they close at 8 lol). If you’re feeling bougie and don’t mind the prices there’s: Hemenways, Parkside, Al Forno, Oberlin, Gracie’s, Cafe Nuovo (higher priced places will lean towards older crowds generally, though).

The East End and The Point Tavern are both bars but they have kitchens and generally chill vibes which make for starting convos with folks and meeting people pretty easy there. AS220 can be good for that too, especially if they have a little event going on besides music and you can actually hear people talking.

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> young

> early 40s

thank you for this

That’s something a Colly Hiller would say…

If only there was a way to be in the line without having to go to Ogie's

Thanks for the info, and looking forward to it!

I will have you arrested for this

I’ve never heard someone refer to Federal Hill as “Feddy hill”

OGees! If you’re young like between your 20-early 40s I think you could find some ppl to chat with there. It’s a pretty friendly spot.

That is a really good call, and I wish it wasn't seriously accurate.

I will always die on the hill that the best place to make friends in Providence is the bathroom line at Ogies.