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At the City Planning Commission’s Nov. 19 meeting, a preliminary plan by Citadel Properties LLC and Strive Properties for a mixed-use development at 663 Admiral Street in Ward 14 was brought for reconsideration. Residents testified about their concerns with the development, including Ward 14 Councilor Shelley Peterson, and a representative of the developers discussed their…
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Several councilors said though the Comp Plan is “not perfect,” it’s a good starting point The Proposed Comprehensive City Plan, the roadmap for Providence’s next decade, passed the City Council at its meeting on Nov. 7. The Plan will officially be ratified once it passes another City Council vote in the next few weeks — and…
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Roughly 100 concerned community members and tenants stood shoulder-to-shoulder in the Olneyville community library on the evening of Oct. 9 to discuss the pending sale of Atlantic Mills on Manton Avenue. The meeting was convened by the Olneyville Neighborhood Association (ONA), which rents space on the first floor of the building and hosts free and…
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Tenants worry about rent hikes, community space; new developer says rent increase not in the works The tenants of Atlantic Mills — an Olneyville community staple which has hosted the Big Top Flea and other events for decades — are worried that with the pending sale of the complex, the vibrant community, artist, and business space as…
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As the sun was setting on August 27, about two dozen people from a variety of neighborhoods on the West Side stood in a circle around two benches in Dexter Park to share their grievances with John Hope Settlement House (JHSH). The West End community center once provided a variety of services, including before and…
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After years of uncertainty for the former Urban League building in Upper South Providence, the Providence Redevelopment Agency (PRA) has selected a contractor to demolish the site later this year following remediation to the building. The building, which was on the Providence Preservation Society’s Most Endangered Properties List in 2022 and 2023, was home to…
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Atlantic Delaine Co. Mills is back on the market. Atlantic Mills, one of Providence’s most iconic industrial complexes, first appeared on the Providence Preservation Society’s Most Endangered Places list in 2009 and has remained up to the present. The owners of the property had been working with the City on a purchase-of-sale agreement. But they…
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What does it mean to really know a place? We’re highlighting buildings and landscapes that define a quintessential Providence experience for residents of the Creative Capital. PPS has asked each of the declared mayoral candidates to share with us their favorite places in Providence and will be sharing them over the next several months. Councilwoman Nirva…
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