This should come as no surprise. The lesson to be learned here is that business and politics don't mix well. When you alienate 50% of your potential customers, it's a recipe for failure.

Yes - build literally anything on top of surface parking lots, especially affordable housing.

Current plans (linked in article) call for more parking, which the developer needs to submit an application to RI Housing by January, but future plans would reduce the amount of parking involved.

Nice area too: Bayberry, Slow Rhode, Moniker, Beer on Earth, Y Noodle & Bar, the new Y Shabu Shabu, the ice cream place.

Didn't make it into the article: Building can be so dense/tall only because it's affordable. Market rate building wouldn't have been allowed that density.

Link is in the article, but here's what 60% of AMI looks like:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22060608-fy-22-hud-income-limits#document/p1/a2115177

Remember the time when one of the co-owners was caught stealing wine from Bottles, so they went back in the security footage and discovered they were routinely stealing wine to sell in the bar.

Hey girl just PMed you

I will keep you updated on when/where! 😊

You don’t have to come!

I'm guessing beachbody, optavia, or herbalife.

(Of course it could be something totally innocent, but I've been burned too many times by people pretending they want to be friends when they actually just want to sell me shit.)

K. Still sounds like an MLM.

I am also 26F and extremely new to the world of nutrition and fitness - I'm interested!

Ummm no. Im just trying to network and reach out to my local community, make friends and help others. You are not invited.

NOOO!!! This is my favorite bar!! 😭😭😭

Thanks!

This feels suspiciously like an MLM recruitment scheme. What education do you have? What’s in these gifts bags?

If it's free it's for me! I am a 34m and just started working with Medi-Weightloss. A once a month meeting in addition to my weekly appointments might be something that could help me stay on track.

I only found out about this place a few weeks ago. What a shame, but I’ll for sure be there as much as my wallet can spare between now and NYE.

Wow this sucks to hear, I remember going to this spot as kid for comics and just recently went a couple months ago. Didn't even know they moved locations prior.

It’s on Valley close to Atwells across from Barstow St.

Where on Valley? I haven’t noticed any

I kinda figured something was up when they moved locations.

That’s a shame! Great little spot and always felt nice to support a coop.

Sounds like they’re ready to move on, so I wish them the best.

Sucks. I know this is obv a PVD subreddit, but if you can make the trip to Plainville, MA (25 mins from downtown PVD) An Unlikely Story is an amazing bookstore. Jeff Kinney (Diary of a Wimpy Kid author) spent millions on this bookstore. Chelsea Clinton did a signing last month there. It’s really great. I know, I know, it’s not within walking distance but I live in North Attleboro and it’s closest thing to the old bookstores that used to be ubiquitous

Another fav spot of mine. The same week as Cellar Stories too. What a bummer.

Other than Eddy and Falldowney's there's no downtown bars I enjoy going to. Blakes is fine for convenience and I like the staff and food at Murphy's but they both get kinda sad in there.

was hoping this was about the video game till I saw what sub it was in

Aw mannnn

RIP to the homie. 😢