Planning & Development
Stop Cranston From Hurting Itself
Call your city council rep and politely tell them that you’re opposed to zoning change they want to make to the Warwick Nurseries land. We can think of better ideas if given the time.
| Council City-wide | Council City-wide | |
| Anthony Lupino 944-9856 | John E. Lanni, Jr 946-7373 | |
| Council City-wide | Ward 1 | |
| Mario Aceto 944-8672 | Terence Livingston 785-2955 | |
| Ward 2 | Ward 3 | |
| Emilio Navarro 781-9866 | Paul Archetto 942-6275 | |
| Ward 4 | Ward 5 | |
| Robert Pelletier 632-4411 | Richard Santamaria, Jr 946-6709 | |
| Ward 6 | ||
| Michelle Bergin-Andrews 942-8142 | ||
Pictured: The abandoned Stop & Shop at Mashapaug Commons, just 2 miles as the crow flies from the proposed new store on Warwick Avenue
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Monday November 23, 2009
Fixing Rolfe Square: Pimp Your Storefront Edition
Ruth’s Lingerie storefront during a sale last year Things are starting to look up for Rolfe Square. Soon they will be looking fabulous. The Artists’ Exchange has teamed up with students from Rhode Island School of Design to redesign six storefronts. Artists’ Exchange Director Elaine McKenna-Yeaw says “the idea is to... more
Saturday October 24, 2009
The Park Cinema Reopens for a Sequel
At 5 PM last night, the Park Cinema officially re-opened as the Rhode Island Center for Performing Arts. Rolfe Square took on a completely different feeling when the theater was illuminated and pods of people spilled out onto the neighboring streets. It was especially striking to see the Park sign... more
Monday October 19, 2009
Fung On Board With Transit Oriented Development
Cranston Mayor Allan Fung was recently selected to attend the Northeast Session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design. The two and a half day seminar was an opportunity for mayors to present urban development challenges to teams of city planning and design professionals. After each presentation, mayors and designers... more
Tuesday September 29, 2009
Drive In?
The first sign of a pulse at the Park Cinema came in August with the opening of the Park Café and the 848 Club along the facade of the renovated structure. The Park Avenue landmark, built in 1924 by theater mogul Abraham A. Spitz, is emerging from a 5-year, and... more
Thursday August 13, 2009
Stop & Shop Plan Questionable
At a special planning review meeting last week, area residents voiced concerns about a proposed Stop & Shop on Warwick Avenue, including lighting, noise, traffic and trash.
Besides the fact that this is a shallow use for this potentially great location, a bigger issue with this proposal is its impact on the city's recurring flood problems.
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The neighbors should be taking pictures of other businesses like the proposed one that reflects the debris and lack of care to prove that Cranston has no governance over their businesses once they allow them in. It was pathetic to hear the testimony the other night at the council meeting and NO residents were for this move. The CCRZD took a vote to turn down the variance based on the way it was written and to do more due diligence in that an traffic assessment (of recent..not of 8 yrs ago when it was first done for this specific S&S purpose) and ESA be explored. Santimaria said it’s what we need….that’s NOT what I heard from anyone except Cindy Fogarty. And even in her message…she seemed abstract that the message wasn’t clear.
Thanks Josh!
— Suzanne Arena · Jan 27, 08:00 PM · #