Food

The Liberty Elm Officially Added To The Register

We knew it was significant – architecturally and otherwise – but on January 13 the Liberty Elm Diner, located in Proximal Cranston*, was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Politics-Policies

Cranston and Warwick Considering a Merger of Services

Mayors Allan Fung and Scott Avedisian are looking to consolidate their city’s services. The Herald noted that senior services, transportation, information technology, animal control, fire dispatch and maybe some library operations were under consideration. So what would you call the merged city? Cranwick? Warston? I floated the question on RIPTA bus... more

Nature-Outdoors

The Pontiac Secondary Bike Path and Its Place in the Solar System

The proposed Pontiac Secondary Bike Path would arc from Cranston to Warwick along an abandoned Providence and Worcester freight rail bed. Currently the trail is shrouded in Japanese Knotweed and tall grass, but has the potential to connect to the planned South Elmwood Bike Path in Eastern Cranston, and could link to the future transit oriented development district centered around a commuter rail station in the Wellington industrial area.

Planning-Development

Skip the Bag, Save the River

On Tuesday, January 12, the City Planning Commission will consider the Stop & Shop proposal slated for the Warwick Nurseries property. One of the concessions that the neighborhood was looking for was a moratorium on plastic bags.

It’s a great idea, and I have to admit I’m anti-disposable bag, but I think the ban on bags should be approached in a different way. Instead stores should be required to charge for bags, both paper and plastic, and that requirement should be applied statewide.

Misc

Thee Euston-Fairweather Registry of Hyper Links: Paper or Plastic Edition

Two supermarkets are in the self-checkout line to completion. The first, an ALDI supermarket on Cranston Street, is set to Germanify your shopping list starting January 12. The other is the Stop & Shop at the former Warwick Nurseries. The plan review throwdown takes place at City Hall on Tuesday, January 12 at 7 PM, where company reps will probably try to convince us that they absolutely need to offer plastic bags. Be there, or be somewhere else.

Misc

Happy 10th Year of the 3rd Millennium

Happy 10th Year of the 3rd Millennium. Here’s a video of last night’s fireworks display in Sydney, Australia. Those Aussies really know how to blow stuff up.

Misc

Geometry in the Square

Six Rolfe Square businesses collaborated with RISD architecture students to redesign their storefronts. The students, pictured above with Mayor Allan Fung, made use of laser-cut paper throughout their installations, lending the designs a geometric feel. The project, organized by the Artists’ Exchange, is meant to combine “beautiful historic storefront windows”... more