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[runawayjim]

the link for the arts culture and tourism dept is typo'd (it has http://ttp://...)

also, are you sure on the oldest tavern?  i thought that was in boston (the bell in hand or something like that?).  unless a tavern and a bar are different...

i'm curious on your sources for the RI trivia...

[Cotuit]

runawayjim, on Feb 28 2006, 10:21 AM, said:

i'm curious on your sources for the RI trivia...

A couple of RI websites, I can't remember which ones, I thought I'd left a link to them, but I guess I didn't. Trivia is often open to interpretation.

I really need to update the entire profile, but it's a bit time consuming. It's on my to-do list.

[MapmanNo1]

runawayjim, on Feb 28 2006, 10:21 AM, said:

the link for the arts culture and tourism dept is typo'd (it has http://ttp://...)

also, are you sure on the oldest tavern?  i thought that was in boston (the bell in hand or something like that?).  unless a tavern and a bar are different...

i'm curious on your sources for the RI trivia...

Okay, because I am a local trivia dork, here goes...

"Gaspee" has two "e's." But that's a minor point.

The White Horse Tavern in Newport is the oldest tavern building in America. The building began as a tavern, and is currently a tavern, but has not always been a tavern. So it can't claim to be "the oldest continuously operating tavern in America." I think that claim to fame belongs to the Union Oyster House in Boston, though I am not sure.

Another fun fact: The Newport Mercury, currently one of Newport's two alternative weeklies, is one of (if not the) oldest newspaper in America. It began in 1758 and the only time it ceased publication was while Newport was occupied by the British during the revolution. The Hartford Courant also claims this distinction.

The Newport County CVB has a whole list of "Newport firsts" here.

[Cotuit]

2005 population estimates by county are out. Rhode Island and all counties within Rhode Island are down, and the Providence Metropolitan Area (all of RI plus Bristol County, MA) is down from 2003 at 1,622,520.

[Cotuit]

San Francisco CITYSCAPE questions the estimates for their city. Federal estimates for 2005 put SF at just below 740k, while the state's estimate for the city is 795k.  

[runawayjim]

it seemed weird to me that RI's population decreased by that much.

[Cotuit]

runawayjim, on Mar 17 2006, 11:02 AM, said:

it seemed weird to me that RI's population decreased by that much.

The SFCITYSCAPE post also points out how 1999 estimates for many cities were dramatically lower than the actual 2000 counts, notably in SF and Chicago. There has been many accusations that the methodology used by the census bureau to compile estimates makes urban numbers skew much lower. And even though these are estimates, the numbers are used to construct federal funding formulas.

[runawayjim]

Cotuit, on Mar 17 2006, 11:17 AM, said:

The SFCITYSCAPE post also points out how 1999 estimates for many cities were dramatically lower than the actual 2000 counts, notably in SF and Chicago. There has been many accusations that the methodology used by the census bureau to compile estimates makes urban numbers skew much lower. And even though these are estimates, the numbers are used to construct federal funding formulas.

sounds to me like the census is told to lowball the estimates...

[Cotuit]

I've edited this thread into a list of resources for the city of Providence, it's linked directly from the Providence homepage. If there's anything that should be added please let me know.

[runawayjim]

how about links for the radio station websites, the hotels (that have their own sites), and how about the jewelry district association and jen's tree people?

[Cotuit]

runawayjim, on Apr 25 2006, 09:35 AM, said:

how about links for the radio station websites, the hotels (that have their own sites), and how about the jewelry district association and jen's tree people?

JDA is on there. I didn't feel like hunting down the link to Jen's tree site, but I will. I also got too lazy to add links for the hotels and radio stations, but I will eventually.

[runawayjim]

Cotuit, on Apr 25 2006, 09:54 AM, said:

JDA is on there. I didn't feel like hunting down the link to Jen's tree site, but I will. I also got too lazy to add links for the hotels and radio stations, but I will eventually.

jen's tree site

[Cotuit]

runawayjim, on Apr 25 2006, 10:16 AM, said:

jen's tree site

Added.

[Urbaner]

http://www.projo.com...ls/hampton_inn/

See this link. If the underlying 3D model of downtown Providence exists, why isn't it inserted into google earth as with most other cities? Who has the model?

[runawayjim]

Urbaner, on Apr 14 2009, 08:32 AM, said:

http://www.projo.com...ls/hampton_inn/

See this link. If the underlying 3D model of downtown Providence exists, why isn't it inserted into google earth as with most other cities? Who has the model?

looks like a private company made the model (maybe the projo?).

[Urbaner]

The city really needs an angel right now with the new PPS list and the hundreds of boarded up foreclosed residential properties languishing.

http://www.pbn.com/detail/42092.html

[frymasterspeck]

I'm gonna put this here, too, cuz I think it's a very important resource for everybody with a locally-oriented website to know about. RhodeB.us is a little hack that lets you bookmark specific RIPTA schedules. Go ahead and replace your apology for the RIPTA site with links that are actually useful! This is how I used them on Pawtucket Now.