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AnnaMelindaAnnaMelinda Posts: 331
edited August 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Anyone here from Rhode Island?

Anyone live in Providence?

Looks like I may have to move there.

Any feedback?

I'm not very excited... :(
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  • AnnaMelindaAnnaMelinda Posts: 331
    Bump?

    Help?

    Anyone have anything positive to say about this place?

    Looks like I may be moving there... as I have to move somewhere.

    I have a sister there... Outside of Providence in a rural part. CAN'T LIVE WHERE IT'S TOO RURAL.

    I don't know anyone else in the state. :(
    sometimes life don't leave you alone
  • Stone Is GodStone Is God Posts: 1,331
    I live 15 minutes from there. What do you need to know?
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • DocChicagoDocChicago Posts: 653
    I like Providence. It has its bad neighborhoods like any city, but it's undergone a lot of urban renewal over the past decade. You think you're pessimistic now, just think how bad it would have been in 1987.

    Where are you moving from? Why the concern?
    It is time to admit that we used to rock like hurricanes. It is time to run for the hills and go round and round. It is time for us to shout at the devil. We've got the right to choose it, there ain't no way we'll lose it, and we're not gonna take it anymore.
    - C. Klosterman
  • AnnaMelindaAnnaMelinda Posts: 331
    DocChicago wrote:
    I like Providence. It has its bad neighborhoods like any city, but it's undergone a lot of urban renewal over the past decade. You think you're pessimistic now, just think how bad it would have been in 1987.

    Where are you moving from? Why the concern?

    I'm just nervous as I don't know anyone and don't know if I'll like it there.

    My sister is about 15-20 minutes outside the city. It's pretty rural. You can't walk anywhere from where she is. I like to walk to a lot of places. She and a I are a lot different and have very different ideas of fun. However... i have always thought it seemed boring in RI. I live on Long Island.

    I'm a single mom and i need to relocate. THAT is something that is very hard to do in a place where you don't know anyone. So for now...while the housing market still BLOWS I need to find somewhere to buy a house and relocate. At least for a few years. For my son (age 2) ... RI will be great. He has cousins there and all that good stuff. Me? I'm afraid I'll be bored and far worse... lonely for fun and friends. And fun. Is there any kind of music scene for when I do get to do anything other than work and be a single mom in a new city?

    I need to reinvest in the housing market while it's still low. Doing so on Long Island is out of my price range. Can't afford the taxes!!!!!!!!!

    So. Rhode Island? It's OK? There's fun stuff to do other than Water Fire???
    sometimes life don't leave you alone
  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    used to live in prov. if your sister lives 15 minutes away in a rural area, then i'm assuming she's in the north smithfield area? anyway, prov is not all that cheap, but coming from LI you should be fine. the city itself has the big mall downtown, and waterfire is a nice artistic way to present the city. there are some great little restaurants. living over on the east side near blackstone blvd is a great spot, and spots in the north end are nice as well. nice thing about prov is you can also drive to newport, many beaches, boston, great woods (concerts), and take a ferry over to block island, the vineyard, and nantucket. it's also a one hour train ride on the commuter rail to boston. there are some nice daycare/schools there as well.
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  • Stone Is GodStone Is God Posts: 1,331
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    used to live in prov. if your sister lives 15 minutes away in a rural area, then i'm assuming she's in the north smithfield area? anyway, prov is not all that cheap, but coming from LI you should be fine. the city itself has the big mall downtown, and waterfire is a nice artistic way to present the city. there are some great little restaurants. living over on the east side near blackstone blvd is a great spot, and spots in the north end are nice as well. nice thing about prov is you can also drive to newport, many beaches, boston, great woods (concerts), and take a ferry over to block island, the vineyard, and nantucket. it's also a one hour train ride on the commuter rail to boston. there are some nice daycare/schools there as well.

    Could not have said it better myself. There's plenty of stuff to do.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • DocChicagoDocChicago Posts: 653
    I think Lupo's is good for music. And Boston and Comcast Center are reasonably close. I don't think the Dunkin Donuts Center really attracts many bands.

    http://www.lupos.com/Splash.html
    It is time to admit that we used to rock like hurricanes. It is time to run for the hills and go round and round. It is time for us to shout at the devil. We've got the right to choose it, there ain't no way we'll lose it, and we're not gonna take it anymore.
    - C. Klosterman
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,316
    RI is really nice
    beaches are very cool
  • AnnaMelindaAnnaMelinda Posts: 331
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    used to live in prov. if your sister lives 15 minutes away in a rural area, then i'm assuming she's in the north smithfield area? anyway, prov is not all that cheap, but coming from LI you should be fine. the city itself has the big mall downtown, and waterfire is a nice artistic way to present the city. there are some great little restaurants. living over on the east side near blackstone blvd is a great spot, and spots in the north end are nice as well. nice thing about prov is you can also drive to newport, many beaches, boston, great woods (concerts), and take a ferry over to block island, the vineyard, and nantucket. it's also a one hour train ride on the commuter rail to boston. there are some nice daycare/schools there as well.

    Thanks for your input. I REALLY appreciate it.

    My sister is in North Kingstown. I know it's not that cheap... but yeah. Coming from here... Jeez Louise. Taxes on even the worst of homes in the crappiest of neighborhoods are running about $8000+ here on Long Island.

    And please...allow me to say. I don't WANT to stay on Long Island. Just hadn't REALLY counted on doing this move all on my own when I started my plan 3 + years ago. There is so much more to this relocating thing when there's a kid involved. And there is so much more to relocating when you're doing it solo. That is why FOR NOW I need to move somewhere where I have family.... Rhode Island was never really in the plan. :(

    Are there cool little neighborhoods where you can walk to a bunch of things? Like I don't know...a library? A market? Stores? Restaurants?

    Obviously I have to go visit these areas to get a feel for them. But...

    It's not the GREATER RI area I'm interested in. I know about what I can do on the weekends.. getaways to Newport, Boston, coming back to Long Island.

    It's the day to day.When the work day is over and I want to take a walk with my kid to get an ice cream, or a piece of pizza, or whatever. I don't know. Are the city neighborhoods "happening" at all?
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  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    ahhh. north kingstown. nice town...

    my experience with prov has been the north end (ok), the east side (posh as far as prov goes), and the providence college/rhode island college area. the east side is the most $$, but i think it might be more of what you're looking for in terms of community. brown u is right by there, which has it's own cool little identity. i owned a house right in between prov and ri colleges, and it was a great area. of course, i had 3 liquor stores within 1/2 mile from my house in different directions, so that was a good thing for me! ;) anyway, that general area is known as the 'elmhurst' area.

    regarding shopping/libraries/etc, all were within walking distance (under 1 mile) from the places i lived.

    'Stone Is God' and 'cat72' may have some other suggestions given their RI experiences
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  • AnnaMelindaAnnaMelinda Posts: 331
    DocChicago wrote:
    I think Lupo's is good for music. And Boston and Comcast Center are reasonably close. I don't think the Dunkin Donuts Center really attracts many bands.

    http://www.lupos.com/Splash.html

    Get_Right wrote:
    RI is really nice
    beaches are very cool


    Thanks and thanks. :)
    sometimes life don't leave you alone
  • AnnaMelindaAnnaMelinda Posts: 331
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    ahhh. north kingstown. nice town...

    my experience with prov has been the north end (ok), the east side (posh as far as prov goes), and the providence college/rhode island college area. the east side is the most $$, but i think it might be more of what you're looking for in terms of community. brown u is right by there, which has it's own cool little identity. i owned a house right in between prov and ri colleges, and it was a great area. of course, i had 3 liquor stores within 1/2 mile from my house in different directions, so that was a good thing for me! ;) anyway, that general area is known as the 'elmhurst' area.

    regarding shopping/libraries/etc, all were within walking distance (under 1 mile) from the places i lived.

    'Stone Is God' and 'cat72' may have some other suggestions given their RI experiences

    Liquor stores are a good start. :)

    I think the east side is going to be a little costly for me.

    Thanks so much.

    :)
    sometimes life don't leave you alone
  • CityMouseCityMouse Posts: 1,010
    you should be able to walk around providence a lot. the last time I went there I think was to visit my friend who was at RISD and we walked everywhere all weekend.
    there's still a lot of somewhat dangerous areas, so just make sure you know where and where not to go.

    it's an ok little city. not super exciting, but I think you could be moving somewhere a lot worse!
  • AnnaMelindaAnnaMelinda Posts: 331
    CityMouse wrote:
    you should be able to walk around providence a lot. the last time I went there I think was to visit my friend who was at RISD and we walked everywhere all weekend.
    there's still a lot of somewhat dangerous areas, so just make sure you know where and where not to go.

    it's an ok little city. not super exciting, but I think you could be moving somewhere a lot worse!

    Cool Cool Cool.

    Thank you!!!
    sometimes life don't leave you alone
  • Stone Is GodStone Is God Posts: 1,331
    Stay as far away as you can from the south end of the city. Right near RI Hospital/Hasbro Children's (both awesome hospital's, by the way) is a bloody shit hole.

    CityMouse is correct saying that you can walk everywhere in Providence. It's a great smaller city. You'll be a nice small trip over the bridges from Newport and a short drive from Narraganset. The south coast of Mass (Fall River/New Bedford) has some great Portuguese food and Seafood. Cape Cod is an hour and a half away.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • CityMouseCityMouse Posts: 1,010
    suppafreak wrote:
    Cool Cool Cool.

    Thank you!!!

    the commuter rail goes right to boston too.
  • AnnaMelindaAnnaMelinda Posts: 331
    Thanks for the info guys....

    Anyone/anything else?

    I'm starting to feel a little better about this.

    I think... :o
    sometimes life don't leave you alone
  • roarroar Posts: 1,116
    worship coffee milk and del's...you'll fit right in. :)
  • Stone Is GodStone Is God Posts: 1,331
    suppafreak wrote:
    Thanks for the info guys....

    Anyone/anything else?

    I'm starting to feel a little better about this.

    I think... :o

    Yeah, if you don't know how to drive like a jerk, I suggest you learn. :)
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • Stone Is GodStone Is God Posts: 1,331
    roar wrote:
    worship coffee milk and del's...you'll fit right in. :)

    That too.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    suppafreak wrote:
    Thanks for the info guys....

    Anyone/anything else?

    I'm starting to feel a little better about this.

    I think... :o

    there's a dunkin donuts at every stoplight. or so it seems in warwick.
    I love to turn you on
  • AnnaMelindaAnnaMelinda Posts: 331
    Stone Is God wrote:
    Yeah, if you don't know how to drive like a jerk, I suggest you learn. :)

    I'm from Long Island.

    I could teach you all a thing or two about driving like a jerk.

    Long Islanders bring it to a whole new level....

    :)

    I must learn of this coffee milk. :)
    sometimes life don't leave you alone
  • AnnaMelindaAnnaMelinda Posts: 331
    I love being able to walk to buy my overpriced yet delicious coffee and coffee drinks.

    Feeling better.... ;)
    sometimes life don't leave you alone
  • riffrandallriffrandall Posts: 685
    Um.. no, you really cannot walk everywhere in Providence. You can walk everywhere on the East Side of Providence, but Providence as it is now is not a walkable city.

    Providence as a city is just OK. I wouldn't go crazy over the music scene. Back in the mid-90s when Lupos and the Strand were both in full effect, it was different but now the best you'll see is one visit per year from a band like Spoon.
    Providence does have a decent social scene. It's liveable. Again, though, just OK.

    If you're going to live anywhere in the state, look at places like East Side of Providence (not to be confused with East Providence which is not the same thing AT ALL), or Barrington (which is dry, be warned), Newport, North Kingstown or the Edgewood section of Cranston. These are the places where you'll at least find sensible zoning & some thought into how the town was laid out. Yes, there are a handful more, but not many. Certainly not Smithfield, or Johnston, or Providence as it runs near PC. Stay as far away from Woonsocket & the mutants who live there as you possibly can.

    A word about Rhode Island.
    It's still 1965 there. People are REALLY stuck in their ways, more so than anywhere else probably in the country. I grew up in RI, lived there 20+ years, moved away a few years ago, family still lives there. I go all the time. I know what I'm talking about.
    People get jobs there & they never leave them. I mean NEVER. You'll find people who have had the same job since the early 60's- and they are not rare.
    They don't leave the state, they don't drive longer than 10 minutes without thinking they have to stay someplace overnight.
    Nothing EVER changes in that state. Except big businesses like Fidelity keep coming for the tax break, which gives the recent grads someplace to go play during the day & marry the girl in the next cubicle & live happily ever after.
    "If you're looking for someone to pull you out of that ditch, you're out of luck."
  • Stone Is GodStone Is God Posts: 1,331
    riffrandall wrote:
    They don't leave the state, they don't drive longer than 10 minutes without thinking they have to stay someplace overnight.

    Now that's 100% true. LOL.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    riffrandall wrote:
    A word about Rhode Island.
    It's still 1965 there. People are REALLY stuck in their ways, more so than anywhere else probably in the country. I grew up in RI, lived there 20+ years, moved away a few years ago, family still lives there. I go all the time. I know what I'm talking about.
    People get jobs there & they never leave them. I mean NEVER. You'll find people who have had the same job since the early 60's- and they are not rare.
    They don't leave the state, they don't drive longer than 10 minutes without thinking they have to stay someplace overnight.
    Nothing EVER changes in that state. Except big businesses like Fidelity keep coming for the tax break, which gives the recent grads someplace to go play during the day & marry the girl in the next cubicle & live happily ever after.

    this is funny shit right here! and true!!!
    I love to turn you on
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