Providence, RI

I asked the aforementioned Ms. Rockermann for information re: a wee li'l trip I was planning to Providence (which, alas, never happened) - she told me about some nice places and such, but A) became very nostalgic and B) wanted to make sure I didn't walk around alone. A) isn't of immediate concern, but B) sure as hell might.

Alas, Fort Thunder, I knew ye well. You might want to check out AS220.

should i move back?

(i've been 3 years in LA, 4 years in upstate new york, 1 year in boston)

i think providence is pretty great - as long as you avoid thayer street

why not!

providence ruuuules

my sister is moving there in the fall for grad school!

but i don't know anybody that lives there anymore except for a. and p.

and me

not that you know me. maybe you know of me.

anyway, we could have drinks. you, me, a, p, bell labs' sister, it'd be like party city.

if you hang out in the bar of the biltmore hotel you might get to know my aunt

my prom was in the biltmore. only the 'm' was blinked out, so all the photos of me in a prom outfit advertise the BILTMOE

i never went to providence in the end.

i went through it on the train though

i dont think i went through it on the chinatown bus. unless i was asleep

I would say that Providence RULES, but our submarine recently sank, so I'm not sure of our exact status any more.

RSWRA

boston has buddy now, though.

I miss Providence. sometimes I think about moving back.

I go to Providence for the film festival, August 5 - 10. I have a few leads from Craigslist for accommodation that is walkable to downtown (here are the locations I need to be walkable). Anyone know great places to stay that I won't find on Craigslist? Any particular areas I should be looking at, assuming I can't find somewhere in downtown itself? Presumably the area around Brown/RISD?

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Providence is a very very walkable city, for the most part -- all of those locations are on the bottom of college hill & downcity area, it would take 15 minutes tops to get between any two of those locations

if you want to stay relatively close, you'd probably want to look into College Hill area -- it's where Brown & RISD are, yeah, so there are lots of walkable food options right around there. Maybe the West Side --Broadway / Atwells / Westminster corridor -- would work, too?

caek it might be worth getting touch with the brown halls of residence people - they might do you a deal on an empty dorm room

and if worse comes to worse you could sleep in roger williams park, as i have done :/

it was a low point for me, though

Downcity is pretty nice itself but I've never stayed down there, don't have any idea what your budget is but I think accommodations -- Hilton, Sheraton, Biltmore, Hotel Providence, Renaissaince -- are generally on the higher end

but there's always the sportsman's inn :(

15 minutes tops to get between any two of those locations

uh, columbus theatre would be the exception to this

Tracer, do you mean Roger Williams Park where the Zoo is, or the Roger Williams National Memorial at Canal Street close to downtown? Because I think it's legal to sleep overnight in the latter

no i actually mean the tiny prospect park on college hill, which i always wrongly call roger williams park (because there is a giant statue of roger williams doing a kind of zz top move with his hand there)

http://www.mytravelguide.com/appobjimages/78/37/77/05/Prospect_Park_1135358521875.jpg

ha, then at least you had a nice view of the city?

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g60946-Providence_Rhode_Island-Hotels.html

http://www.brown.edu/web/about/accommodations

caek what are the craigslist accomodations you've found? you may be able to sublet a vacant room for a week in some student apartment if you make some well-placed inquiries

lots of brown/risd away for the summer, but the baby browns (hs summer program) will be occupying a lot of the university housing at that time

if you end up looking in neighborhoods on the east side you probably want to stay around the wickenden street, thayer street, or wayland square areas

on the other side of downtown, also it's a little farther out and easier to travel if you have a car, but there's some student-focused housing in the smith hill / douglas ave area near providence college

Thanks elmo and Tracer! Local places to eat are important. We'd like to sublet with a kitchen, but doubtless we'll be too busy to do this most days.

This place is booked during the festival, but would have been perfect accommodations, assuming the location is OK: http://providence.craigslist.org/sub/718275856.html. That's about our budget too. $50-80 per day.

This place is apparently right next to the Biltmore, but the guy doesn't have photos: http://providence.craigslist.org/sub/714649862.html

The loft here is available and looks awesome, but it's the other side of I95. Can you walk to downtown without getting killed? http://www.gothicguesthouse.com/

Thanks for the Brown link gabbneb, will chase that up.

and if worse comes to worse you could sleep in roger williams park, as i have done :/

it was a low point for me, though

-- Tracer Hand, Monday, 16 June 2008 14:50 (1 hour ago)

I laughed.

oh wait, that Brown link is local hotels. anyone know where I need to go to investigate dorm rooms?

http://reslife.brown.edu/

i'd call, rather than email

thanks!

can't check the CL listings right now but the Gothic Guesthouse thing looks ok, but a little far -- like i said, Providence is very walkable if you have the time but I wouldn't encourage ppl to walk around Broad Street at night, tbh

plus i can't think of many good places to eat in the elmwood neighborhood either

the Brown link includes a link to the on-campus hotel, which is in a dorm.

there's also this b&b, adjacent to campus, which is $115/nt - http://www.cadyhouse.com/rates.html

i guess you want to spend below hotel room cost. given that brown runs its own hotel, i'd be sort of skeptical that you can find other short-term dorm accommodation.

thanks guys. yes, I definitely need to keep it cheap. the price flights to the US in August = serious wtf.

caek, i will peep those CL listings and keep my eyes open, not sure if i'll find anything on chance but we'll see

also, let me know if you want some clues as to where u should eat & drink

Thanks elmo. There's a chance this is all going to fall through (those flights really are pretty fucking ouch), but I will doubtless be looking for tips if it doesn't.

(probably best not to waste your time with food and drink recommendations until I know I'm definitely coming and where I'm going to stay)

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RIP

my friend from RI put me on to some Coffee milk! so good =)

I could not afford the plane ticket in the end : (

Providence, front line against terror

With a $5.6 million grant, the department is developing a sophisticated radio system so police, fire and other emergency responders throughout the region can communicate with one another.

This stuff is where terror money should be spent if you have to spend it.

Providence: hip travel destination! (Amazing how things change for the NY Times in a week.)

is there an alt-weekly type publication in Providence these days?