Category Archives: Rhode Island

First onto 195 land

Posted on September 13, 2014 by David Brussat

First reported this week in the Providence Business News, Johnson & Wales University has proposed the first new building to arise on land near downtown Providence freed by the relocation of Route 195. Predictably, it will be a sort of … Continue reading →

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Column: Bill Warner, due diligence and history

Posted on June 19, 2014 by David Brussat

The Rhode Island Senate has passed legislation, Senate Bill No. 2255, to rename State Bridge No. 1181 — known as the Providence River Bridge — as the William D. Warner Memorial Bridge. Perhaps, in the waning days of this session … Continue reading →

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Blast from past: Casino at Waterplace

Posted on June 5, 2014 by David Brussat

Back when a casino was proposed for the Rhode Island town of West Greenwich, I wrote a column that bears rereading in light of the proposal to turn the Newport Grand slots shed into a genuine casino. By the way, … Continue reading →

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Column: Newport Grand: Guffaw or grandeur?

Posted on June 5, 2014 by David Brussat

  The appliqué of classical elements to the shed that once housed Newport’s jai alai fronton may take the cake in the sweepstakes for the world’s most ridiculous architectural renovation. Newport Grand, with its big red “S-L-O-T-S” sign emblazoned on … Continue reading →

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Whoops oops in Warren

Posted on May 21, 2014 by David Brussat

I occasionally fail to make it to the bottom of the Journal’s version of my column, even though I link readers to it through this blog. My blog is not allowed to carry my Journal column in full – the … Continue reading →

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Oops: 12:30 p.m. in Newport

Posted on May 13, 2014 by David Brussat

Today’s groundbreaking for an addition to the Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino, is at 12:30 p.m. NOT 11:30 a.m. Sorry about the error.

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Tennis in Newport, anyone?

Posted on May 13, 2014 by David Brussat

Here is an illustration of the proposed addition to the Tennis Hall of Fame, in Newport, which includes the famous Casino designed by McKim, Mead & White back in the 1880s. The groundbreaking is tomorrow, Wednesday, at 12:30, and after … Continue reading →

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