Providence
Brown University: Van Wickle Gates
A massive set of iron gates guards the western flank of the College Green at Brown University in... Read More »
Cooking 101
If you want to be a chef — and these days, it seems nearly everyone does — you’ve... Read More »
David Cicilline: Mayor of Providence
From Yankee Magazine March 2005 THWAP! David Cicilline, the mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, drives a gloved fist... Read More »
DownCity in Providence
Smack dab in the heart of Providence, Rhode Island, is a great place to spend a day, a... Read More »
Family Tradition
Gretchen and her daughters, Megan and Phoebe, and their families celebrate Christmas Eve together. True to the artist’s... Read More »
Gretchen Dow Simpson Decorates for Christmas
Gretchen Dow Simpson’s home in Providence, Rhode Island, is all about what she loves: art and architecture. Her... Read More »
Matt Jennings — Providence, RI
Farmstead, La Laiterie, and Farmstead Lunch Providence, Rhode Island farmsteadinc.com “By the time the first ingredients start poking... Read More »
Mayors: David Cicilline and Eddie Perez
Mike Stanton’s biography of former Providence mayor Buddy Cianci is the basis of the forthcoming film, The Prince... Read More »
Old Mayor, New Mayor
POLITICAL AFFILIATION Cianci: Spoke at Republican National Conventions, wanted to be Ronald Reagan’s running mate in 1980, and... Read More »
Providence Arcade, Providence, RI
The arcade is the country’s oldest indoor shopping mall. A National Historic Landmark, the three-story Greek Revival building,... Read More »
Providence, RI, Weekend
Providence’s unique identity is perhaps best experienced strolling along Benefit Street. Running along a ridge looking down on... Read More »
Providence, RI: Free Travel Planner
VIDEO: WaterFire in Providence If you are looking for family fun, a romantic getaway, a great vacation, or... Read More »
Providence, RI: Jim Gillen
Jim Gillen CODAC II Providence, Rhode Island It’s hard to find sympathy for a heroin addict. But sympathy... Read More »
Providence, RI: Ron Whitcomb and Don Sullivan
Ron Whitcomb and Don Sullivan, Vietnam vets and both on full disability for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), met... Read More »
Providence, RI: Wickenden Street
Read more Personal New England stories by Yankee writers In an effort to persuade me to move back... Read More »
Resources
Horacio Pires Painting, Rumford, RI; 401-438-1072 Adler’s Design Center, Providence, RI; 401-421-5157; adlersri.com Simple Pleasures, Providence, RI; 401-331-4120;... Read More »
SLIDE SHOW: Warm up in Providence by Christine Chitnis
Christine Chitnis is a Providence-based writer, photographer and environmental educator with a talent for bringing her images to... Read More »
The Big Question: “Buddy” Cianci
Although Buddy Cianci is no longer mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, his presence there is palpable since his... Read More »
The Detail
An interesting window configuration in the living room is one of Gretchen Dow Simpson’s pleasures. In this triple-fixed... Read More »
The Man Who Invented Nostalgia
If necessity is the mother of invention, what gives birth to reinvention? Is it dire necessity? A quest... Read More »
Urban Adventures: New England’s Cities
As an outdoors writer living in Boston, I lay claim to a region that within close proximity rewards... Read More »
VIDEO: WaterFire in Providence, RI
WaterFire: Fire and water do mix in Providence, Rhode Island, when the Providence River is alight with flames... Read More »
Walk Around Providence
Providence is a great walking city — up and down the hills, along the river, and within a... Read More »
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