Category Archives: SNA

The City Council Ordinance Committee will hold a public hearing on the Fane luxury skyscraper proposal on Wednesday, July 18th at 5:30pm in the City Council Chamber (City Hall, 25 Dorrance Street, Third Floor). The Council has the final say in whether the special zoning change the developer is seeking will be approved or not, […]

Coming up in August! Two outdoor family movie nights at Lippitt Park! Brought to you by the Providence Children’s Film Festival and SNA.

The Mount Hope Neighborhood Association, Summit Neighborhood Association, and Observatory Neighborhood Association, in collaboration with the Providence Cultural Equity Initiative, are pleased to present two free local candidate events for the 2018 election. Facebook event here. All local candidates for election in these neighborhoods who **face a primary** will be invited. Based on the candidates […]

The Summer 2018 newsletter has hit the streets! We’re seeking volunteers to contribute content — any kind of local content, from quick writeups on events, to commentary, to poetry and photography, as long as it relates to the neighborhood — for our Summer 2018 newsletter. Please contact us at SNAProv at gmail dot com!

The SNA board urges the Providence City Council to reject the Fane luxury tower proposal because of the concerning precedent spot zoning would set. Our letter to the editor appeared in the Providence Journal today. www.providencejournal.com/opinion/20180630/letter-ethan-gyles-new-skyscraper-would-set-dangerous-precedent

The upcoming zoning board hearing has an agenda item in Summit that may be of interest to neighbors.

Thanks to all who participated in our Annual Meeting last night, including our elected officials including City Councilor Nirva Lafortune, Rep. Aaron Regunberg, Sen. Gayle Goldin, and Mayor Jorge Elorza! Congratulations and thanks to Read Porter, Kathleen Rourke, and Anna Highsmith for their election to our board! And thanks to departing board members Anne Holland, […]