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T.F. Green Airport Developments

CtownMikey — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:43:02 +0000

Finally! Now lets get 195 land developed along with a couple of wind farms <3 am I right people?! And lets bring this forum back

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T.F. Green Airport Developments

Frankie811 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:20:10 +0000

In a decision signed Friday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration has given final approval to the extension of the main runway at T.F. Green Airport
http://newsblog.projo.com/2011/09/faa-approves-tf-green-runway-e-1.html

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Provi-wood

Frankie811 — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:34:53 +0000

Hollywood returns to Providence

Set in the Boston area, the film will star Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges as “undead police officers” who are dispatched by the otherworldly “Rest In Peace Department” to protect the world from a “destructive array of creatures who refuse to move peacefully to the other side.”

http://www.projo.com/news/content/CHASE_SCENE_09-14-11_I7QB1VE_v29.78fce.html

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PAWTUCKET STATION THREATENED

bloodyrocker — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:20:07 +0000

this forum looks to be dead but in the hopes that there are still people that come here, i ran across this tidbit today.

Station a threat?

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Amusement Park for RI

homeland — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:44:12 +0000

Tinez_9, on 06 July 2005 - 11:03 AM, said:

Speaking of this - when I was a kid we use to go to this one beach (could have been a lake) in Conneticut I think, and this place had slides and swimout docks in the water. Does anyone know what I am talking about - I am going through old memories and would like to know the name of this beach and if it is still there today.

I know its been years since you posted this, but you are referring to Wildwood Park, it was on Lake Alexander in Danielson CT. It closed in the late 80's...or maybe early 90's. Mostly due to high insurance costs to operate it. The structures are still there, but are fenced off.

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How do you think the new i 95 parcels will pan out?

cataldo — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:16:39 +0000

maybe im just nervous haha the suspense has been built up for too long on how valuable this is for the state and the city

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How do you think the new i 95 parcels will pan out?

glassandsteel — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:44:36 +0000

cataldo, on 10 June 2011 - 08:49 AM, said:

i get the feeling from the 7.5 acres bought and the 750,000 square feet. i did a calculation of 750000/40000 and it comes out to roughly 18 acres worth of office space. so those "acres" stacked on top of eachother minus the parking garage and whatever green space they have will be the buildings. we wont know anything until a specific plan is written up. i just hope the keep the buildings up to the sidewalk and not set way back. This should be a new community, not an office park

Even by those numbers though, the building would have to be three stories tall without including the parking garage, which would probably bump it up to at least five or six covering the whole span of the land. That doesn't sound so bad to me, considering what's currently there. Anyway, I don't mind if new offices take root in this area before housing does because I feel the demand for living in this area has to be built up, and office construction at least gives the neighborhood an "up and coming" feel which helps promote the idea of living there.

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How do you think the new i 95 parcels will pan out?

cataldo — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:49:24 +0000

glassandsteel, on 09 June 2011 - 12:49 PM, said:

I didn't really see anything that suggested a suburban-style. Perhaps I missed something?

How do you think the new i 95 parcels will pan out?

glassandsteel — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:49:41 +0000

cataldo, on 09 June 2011 - 07:42 AM, said:

I just read this article in projo today and thought about the style of development that will fill the new land. My biggest fear is that large swathes will be bought up by a limited ammount of people who will embrace more of a suburban style of building right in downtown. This is unfortunate. Then again, this is just my speculation because there isnt too much info yet. This is the article http://www.projo.com/news/content/VICTORY_FINISHING_SALE_06-09-11_U8OGJQT_v41.32d4c60.html

I didn't really see anything that suggested a suburban-style. Perhaps I missed something?

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How do you think the new i 95 parcels will pan out?

glassandsteel — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:04:10 +0000

cataldo, on 09 June 2011 - 07:42 AM, said:

I didn't really see anything that suggested a suburban-style. Perhaps I missed something?

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cataldo — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:42:45 +0000

Provi-wood

Frankie811 — Mon, 16 May 2011 17:42:20 +0000

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- ABC-TV has renewed "Body of Proof," the medical-examiner drama whose first season was shot in Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Film & Television Office confirmed on Monday. But Steven Feinberg, the office's executive director, also confirmed a tweet from co-star Jeri Ryan that the show's second season will be shot in Los Angeles.

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Rhode Island Commuter Rail Proposals

Griswald — Mon, 09 May 2011 13:11:47 +0000

mr2448, on 12 March 2011 - 11:06 AM, said:

Recently the MBTA has acquired trackage rights between Worcester and Ayer, Ma. This would give Worcester residents access to Fitchburg and North Station by train. I don't know the route, but it is probably along the old ROW of the Worcester, Nashua and Portland Railroad. This should spur interest in connecting Providence with Worcester by rail.

I can only wish for passenger train service between Providence and Worcester - it's likely that my company is moving to Worcester in the fall, and I don't think the freight train is a viable commuting option for me - as much as I don't want to drive... is there really a potential of having PVD-Worcester train service?

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Rhode Island Commuter Rail Proposals

mr2448 — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:06:07 +0000

T.F. Green Airport Developments

mr2448 — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 16:51:26 +0000

RLucas83, on 11 January 2011 - 08:20 AM, said:

Some good news finally coming out of the airport...

Delta is adding new nonstop service to Washington DC and Raleigh NC (3x daily and 1x daily respectively)in April

Also 2 more flights to Detroit for a total of 7 daily in April and a 2nd Minneapolis in May

In addition, since this thread was last updated, the Atlanta service has returned to all mainline jets (3x MD88)

http://www.pbn.com/Delta-expands-TF-Green-service-at-business-friendly-locations-adds-DC-route,54872

Yet to date there has been no advertising in the local media concerning thse new flights or markets for DL. In Hartford the new RDU and DCA service is advertised in the Hartford Courant.

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38 Studios

Frankie811 — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:49:13 +0000

Curt Schilling talks about upcoming move to Providence

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Former Red Sox star Curt Schilling, CEO of video-game company 38 Studios LLC, said his team is "incredibly excited" about its impending move to Providence. Schilling, in San Francisco for a game developers conference, spoke briefly to the blog Joystiq.

"It's our building! We have all six floors. -- it's our studio and we're alone. It's our space," he said. "Gavin [Whishaw] -- the studio GM -- and I, we really took a Disney approach. There's no detail too small for us in the new studio to make it a place where people walk in and say 'I wanna work there.' "

38 Studios is scheduled to move into its new headquarters at One Empire Plaza in downtown Providence May 1.

Details about the company's first game, "Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning" are scant. Gamers will have a chance to learn more when 38 Studios presents the first public demo of the game March 11 at Pax East, a three-day gaming festival in Boston.

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PROPOSED: Tourister Mill (Warren)

mental757 — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:15:47 +0000

PROJO: "Builder drops American Tourister project"

http://www.projo.com/economy/Tourister_Warren_02-27-11_2OMI99G_v19.51e8ac6.html

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T.F. Green Airport Developments

RLucas83 — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:20:25 +0000

38 Studios

Griswald — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:01:20 +0000

mental757, on 08 October 2010 - 01:09 PM, said:

PROJO: "Video-game company 38 Studios to locate in downtown Providence"

http://www.projo.com/ri/providence/content/38STUDIOS_MOVES_DOWNTOWN_09-24-10_JJK1L17_v14.21597bb.html

From what I've heard, there are like 400 people looking to move to the Providence area from this company, and they are being offered relocation packages... sounds pretty good - I hope the company does well and stays in PVD, it could be great for the city.

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Mill rehab: Former Eastern Butcher Block Mill

mental757 — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:20:50 +0000

PBN: "Valley project boosts arts community; former mill to provide affordable space"

http://www.pbn.com/Valley-project-boosts-arts-community,54046

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IN PROGRESS: Metro Centre Plaza | T.F. Green Station

mental757 — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:13:09 +0000

PBN: "MBTA service to Warwick to start Dec. 6"

http://pbn.com/MBTA-service-to-Warwick-to-start-Dec-6,53963

PROJO: "Commuter rail service to T.F. Green starts Dec. 6"

http://www.projo.com/news/content/WARWICK_MBTA_STARTS_11-24-10_3AL4376_v8.3890322.html

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Vacant AmEx Building to change hands

mental757 — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:34:16 +0000

PBN: "Admirals Bank signs lease in Gateway Center, to move HQ from Cranston"

http://pbn.com/Admirals-Bank-signs-lease-in-Gateway-Center-to-move-HQ-from-Cranston,53969

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IN PROGRESS: Metro Centre Plaza | T.F. Green Station

mental757 — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 00:27:36 +0000

Rail service (commuter geared at first) will begin on 11/22/10.

http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/Documents/Schedules_and_Maps/Upcoming_Schedules/Commuter_Rail/Providence.pdf

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IN PROGRESS: The Dynamo House (Heritage Harbor)

mental757 — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:44:29 +0000

PBN: "A year later, new developer looks to crank up $150M Dynamo House project"

http://www.pbn.com/Dynamo-House-set-for-transfer,53629

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Naval Station Newport

mental757 — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:02:04 +0000

PBN: "Navy breaks ground on anti-submarine center at Naval Station Newport"

http://www.pbn.com/Navy-breaks-ground-on-submarine-center-at-Newport,53379

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PROPOSED: Tourister Mill (Warren)

mental757 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 23:59:52 +0000

PBN: "Warren’s American Tourister mill project is ‘close to dead,’ says developer"

http://www.pbn.com/Warrens-American-Tourister-mill-is-close-to-dead,53499

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IN PROGRESS: Metro Centre Plaza | T.F. Green Station

mental757 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 23:10:35 +0000

PBN 10/27/10: "T.F. Green Airport’s $267M InterLink facility opens for business"

http://www.pbn.com/Debut-of-TF-Green-Airports-InterLink-facility-,53397

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New England Tech possible move

mental757 — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:23:24 +0000

PROJO: "New England Tech will work with DOT on road improvements for East Greenwich campus"

http://www.projo.com/ri/warwick/content/NEWTECH_MOVE_10-18-10_T9KDERC_v12.18bc241.html

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Providence Waterfront

mental757 — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:10:04 +0000

PROJO: "Port of Providence wins $10.5-million federal grant to expand cargo handling"

http://www.projo.com/ri/providence/content/PROV_PORT_GRANT_10-16-10_NIKDAR2_v38.230beea.html

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Downcity/Providence Retail

quente — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 14:55:26 +0000

Walked through downtown last night and noticed that OOP was no longer there.

When did they leave and where did they go?

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38 Studios

mental757 — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 19:09:31 +0000

PROJO: "Video-game company 38 Studios to locate in downtown Providence"

http://www.projo.com/ri/providence/content/38STUDIOS_MOVES_DOWNTOWN_09-24-10_JJK1L17_v14.21597bb.html

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IN-PROGRESS: "Iway" 195 Relocation/Wash. Bridge

mental757 — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:37:48 +0000

PROJO: "R.I. DOT says highway changes ahead in Providence"

http://www.projo.com/news/content/HIGHWAY_CHANGES_10-08-10_QNK9ARU_v8.1ebd75a.html

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PROPOSED - Village on the Waterfront

mental757 — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:32:26 +0000

PROJO: "A $167-million development is planned for East Providence waterfront"

http://www.projo.com/economy/VILLAGE_ON_WATERFRONT_10-07-10_EDK8ISE_v55.23eb1b5.html

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IN PROGRESS: Metro Centre Plaza | T.F. Green Station

09/21/38 — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:24:39 +0000

Frankie811, on 24 September 2010 - 04:04 PM, said:

Airport to open link to rental cars, trains next month

The new train station and rental-car hub attached to T.F. Green Airport via a sky bridge will open on Oct. 27. Dubbed the InterLink, the new hub is intended to make travel easier by linking airline passengers with easy access to rental cars, bus transportation and commuter trains.

http://www.projo.com...11.1d09d55.html

I can't wait to ride the new escalator over Post Road to rent a car at the new Interlink. That should be exciting and worth the wait. Not.

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IN PROGRESS: Metro Centre Plaza | T.F. Green Station

Frankie811 — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:04:18 +0000

Lil' Rhody Lounge | Off-topic posting

ArtInRuins — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:20:26 +0000

Rocktucket is back and new for 2010. An all-day festival of music, art and food with some surprises in the mix, including Big Nazo for the kids! Come on down to check out the bands, grab a beer at the tent (brought to you by Narragansett, Harpoon, and Trinity Brewhouse), browse music memorbilia at the Treasure Hunt, or grab some food from one of the local vendors along the street. It's a block party for everyone who loves a good time!

* Parts and Labor (NYC)
* Wild Yaks (NYC)
* Olneyville Sound System (PVD)
* Chachi (PWT)
* Poorly Drawn People (PVD)
* Big Rush (PWT)
* Ming Toro (PWT)
* Girl Haggard (PVD)
* Six Star General (PVD)
* Jesse Minute (PVD)
* Maria Monk (PVD)
* and Mahi Mahi! (PVD)

http://livepawtucket.com/events/calendar/2010/09/25/258

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The Bucket Forum

ArtInRuins — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:09:31 +0000

Events in Pawtucket!!

First, Rocktucket is tomorrow, Sept 25, 2010. Please come down and enjoy music in the City as we shut down Main Street and have a Foo-Fest style good time all day, from 2pm to 11pm. Bands and food and suds abound...

http://livepawtucket.com/events/calendar/2010/09/25/258

And... for those of you who want to know what is going on in the Bucket, please bookmark LivePawtucket.com, which is trying to be a rather comprehensive calendar of events for the City.

Thanks all.

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PROPOSED: Conley Wharf

mental757 — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:00:58 +0000

PROJO: "Providence Piers owner files for bankruptcy"

http://www.projo.com/news/content/CONLEY_PIER_FORECLOSURE_09-22-10_O9JVP8L_v15.1de4026.html

PBN: "Providence Piers owner files for bankruptcy, avoids foreclosure"

http://pbn.com/detail/52575.html

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Why don't more people use RIPTA?

Frankie811 — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:10:55 +0000

RIPTA wants to add 43 park-and-ride lots to existing 28

The state transit agency wants to make it more attractive for commuters to ride the bus to work. The expansion would fill in gaps among the present 28 lots and relieve lots that are overcrowded, according to a Rhode Island Public Transit Authority staff plan.

http://www.projo.com/news/content/RIPTA_Park_Ride_09-17-10_5BJTEA3_v15.2614d6b.html

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IN PROGRESS: The Residences at The Westin

mental757 — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:45:27 +0000

Houskeeping: please change the title to "COMPLETE" thanks!

PROJO 8/26/10: http://www.projo.com/business/content/COMMERCE_DIGEST_26_08-26-10_M0JM0VK_v13.245b94e.html

"RESTAURANTS

Il Centro to open in Westin at Agora’s

The Westin Providence is getting a new restaurant as the owner of a South Kingstown eatery will take over the hotel’s Agora restaurant.

Dino Passaretta, owner of Liliana’s on Tower Hill Road, will open Il Centro this fall in the second-floor space once occupied by Agora.

The opening will be a return to the Providence restaurant scene for Passaretta, a city native.

He last owned a restaurant in the city — Moda — which closed about four years ago. He opened Liliana’s in the spring of 2007.

Ralph Izzi, spokesman for The Procaccianti Group, which owns the Westin, said the company decided to lease the space to an independent operator, as it does with Fleming’s on the first floor.

“It’s a successful model,” he said.

Paul Grimaldi"

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