While not SNA-related, yesterday’s NYT ran a brief piece on Providence’s West Side revitalization.
General News
Providence Center makes “good neighbor” commitment
June 2 – After years of stonewalling unhappy neighbors under prior management, the new President and CEO of the Providence Center Dale K. Klatzker, Ph.D, has turned a new leaf by committing to work with residents until they are happy that the Center is their neighbor. Neighbors and SNA representiatives first met Dr. Klatzker and his staff on May 19. Last night the first in a series of problem-solving took place at the Catalpa Street home of SNA board member Dennis DeVona.
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Sears developers invite your ideas for new project
Two of the guests at our May 11 meeting, Michael A. Voccola, Vice President of the Procaccianti Group and Steve Lewenstein of Stephen R. Lewenstein Associates spoke about their partnership to develop three now-abandoned properties: Sears, Anderson Little and Chip’s Bowlarama. (more…)
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Annual Meeting Introduces Lt. Ziegelmayer
A packed house heard about SNA activies over the past year, enjoyed an extended question and answer session with their city and state elected representatives, and met Lieutenant Alan Ziegelmayer, who is in charge of Police District Eight, which encompasses the Summit, Mt. Hope and Blackstone neighborhoods. See more inside.
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January Newsletter Published
The January newsletter went to press today, with the news about neighborhood opposition to the city’s zoning revamp, the latest update on traffic calming for Summit, residents working with Miriam Hospital on their building plans, and an announcement of the Annual Meeting.
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Fall Newsletter Published
The November newsletter went to press today, with a continued focus on neighborhood opposition to Miriam Hospital’s plans for their main campus. Other headlines concern a new historic district in Summit, problems with the traffic calming project, news of CVS, Cumberland Farms, Community Police and more.
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Summit Historic District Approved
The Providence Preservation Society sent word today that the Summit Avenue Historic District was approved by the National Park Service and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Eight years in the making, the Summit Avenue district is just the first of what we hope will be many historic district designations in our neighborhood.