Thee Euston-Fairweather Registry of Hyper Links: Is It Already August? Edition

by Josh Wood Thursday August 5, 2010

Canada Has One Too
A mulch fire forced an evacuation from Papa Razzi restaurant yesterday. Meanwhile – on the same day – three homes were destroyed in Canada’s Cranston. Nobody was hurt in that fire. Papa Razzi reopened today.

Pontiac Bridge Project
Mercifully the traffic light on Pontiac and Garden City was switched to blinking red, eliminating that awkward moment of indecision: should I run the red light and take a left onto Pontiac?

Put Reservoir on a Road Diet?
The US Department of Transportation recently released a study on the effects of converting four-lane, undivided roads into three lane roads with a center turn lane. Thinner roads provided more room for pedestrians and bicyclists, and also saw a reduction in accidents. More thoughts on this later.

Al Mall Won’t Operate All Hours
The Cranston City Council rejected Al Mall’s bid to operate 24 hours at it’s Warwick Avenue. Sorry about that sub head.

The New CVS Will Still Be An Ugly CVS, But…
Although the essence of the plan is still car-centric, the efforts of the Edgewood neighbors forced the drug store to make some significant improvements to the details of the design. Next stop, zoning board. Maybe the prescription to save that part of Broad Street is an historic overlay district?

Canoeing, Fishing and Picnicking on August 28
ExploreCranston’s finale event, All About Water happens on Saturday, August 28, at Meshanticut Lake State Park. Water is the unifying theme – and don’t forget to bring some to drink. The event will run from 10 AM to 1 PM – arrive and sign in at any time.

Your Local Sporting Team
Cranston is continuing to host the Eastern Region Invitational Little League Tournament where teams vie for a trip to Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Cranston Herald and Cranston Western Little League have created a big web site to follow the little players. Western is also the Rhode Island representative in the tourney and are sitting at 2-1 in the standings. That’s all for sports.

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