Montclair weddings go hard. Pace yourself.

ProJo reporter goes missing for 10 days, returns under mysterious circumstances with a carabao cup trophy tattoo on his forearm.

Wait, are you there for Leverkusen as well?

Surely there’s a “how the rest of the world watches soccer” angle pre-WC that could justify the investment.

You better come back with stories that the rest of us can live vicariously through

the Max Dowman game

How’s the vibe around The Emirates?

Piazza di San Lorenzo in Lucina, Piazza Mattei, Piazza Della Madonna dei Monti and Piazza Margana are some slightly under the radar favorites.

Also, just not needing to go far for stuff

As a parent, my favorite part is the privilege of participating in other peoples’ magic. I sometimes (briefly) envy the homes and yards of friends in the suburbs/country but dread the thought of needing to create/organize/commute/pay for all the magic in my kids’ lives.

But I think that part is instructive too. How does the introduction of these categories impact those properties? How does the city council view a 5-unit residential compared to its previous status as a commercial property? Asterisks would have to do a lot of work, I imagine.

Valid point, but I find it interesting to see the proportional changes as well as how the different categories relate to each other / how the mayor vs council relate to each other.

Can you add the current tax rates to the table of Mayor vs. Council rates?

Fourplexes in the IRC, baby!

In 1999 my youth violin ensemble played the national anthem on the court before a Bulls-Kings game. On our way off the court Bill Wennington bumped in to me a bit as he ran towards the court during the starting lineups.

I similarly read this in the intervals between 3 different wake windows. Now I’ll be able to provide important context / analysis when his 3-6 mo kit arrives next week.

Found out today that I am a NIMBY about car rental centers.

I am *super* excited about this. Please spread the word!

It was a good show!

At Providence’s Laboratory Schools, The City Becomes A Classroom. While getting ready for bed one evening in December, my four-year-old said to me, “Mommy, did you know that not everyone has a house?” A dialogue ensued: Me: “Oh yeah? [...]

I wrote a piece for the @thepvdeye.bsky.social about Downtown Providence and its community: pvdeye.org/at-providenc...

Some compliments are weirder than others

The fishmonger at the grocery store (the one who’s allergic to seafood) told me I would need to buy a shotgun because my 3 y.o. daughter was so beautiful. “When she’s in high school… phew”

Having an authentic New York experience at the Hudson Yards Shake Shack.

Our side lot (zoned Commercial) increased 5x from the last reval. Went to an informal hearing to challenge and the assessor said the City is pushing vacant lot assessments, that they will get sued, and that they will lose.

Multiple cars parked in the sidewalk behind a big mound of ice on Carpenter street in Providence

Update: multiple 50 degree days later and this is the current status

As the parent of a three year old, I was really looking forward to her not having any memories of this President… and now I’m worried about [points at everything all at once]

Yes, both the plowing and the cars on sidewalks are repeat things. Usually the snow melts faster so it’s not as terrible as it was this time around - just a mountain of ice blocking the entire sidewalk for weeks. The snow plowing I’ve reported 3 times, the cars parked on sidewalks… dozens.

When I 3-1-1 the cars parked on the sidewalk I get referred to the police, so I eventually stopped. But the snow clearing is clearly in 3-1-1’s wheelhouse but seemingly no impact. Status of report remains “received” and never “resolved”

The auto parts place on Carpenter has plowed up both sidewalks, making them impassible for weeks. When the snow melts, they’ll but their cars there.

I have no memories of my mom before cancer. But thanks to the NIH, I have a lot of memories of my mom living with cancer. And for that I am grateful.