Providence Center acquires Brick Manor
ProvPlan Map of the Month
The latest map-of-the-month from the data wizards over at ProvPlan shows the number of new residential units (from 2002-2005) with affordability data. See the map here.
Miriam Hospital Pandemic Flu Prep Meeting Tuesday 7/18
Miriam Hospital will host a community meeting to discuss pandemic flu preparedness Tuesday evening July 18th, 6:30-8:30pm in the Fain Building second floor lecture hall.
There will be representatives from Miriam and RI Hospital. (If a flu pandemic were to occur, Providence residents will receive care from RI Hospital; Miriam has been assigned by RI Department of Health to provide care to East Providence and Barrington.) The meeting will address a range of community preparation issues.
East Side Monthly Neighborhood News now online !
East Side Monthly (and sister pub Providence Monthly) are adding online content from their print editions. Most recently, the neighborhood notes have been put online, from Summit and others.
We’ll provide a permalink in the future to these notes.
SNA Board to hear about Edgehill Crime Watch Monday
The Summit Neighborhood Association monthly board meeting will have guests to discuss Crime Watch, city planning and a possible new neighborhood association for the Elmgrove neighborhood. The board meets Monday, July 10 at 7PM in the Community Room at Rochambeau Branch Library on Hope Street. The public is invited to attend. Read more
New trees need water buddies
The new trees planted in the spaces created by the traffic-calming curb extensions installed last year are thirsty. A growing tree needs 3 to 5 gallons of water 2 or 3 times a week. Unfortunately, the city’s landscaping contract evidently does not include that kind of maintainance.
New street trees are most vulnerable during this first year. If you live within hose or bucket distance of one of these saplings, you will accumulate positive karma and the quiet gratitude of the neighborhood by giving them a little liquid attention during your regular yard maintenance.
If this is something you can do, it would be great if you would reply to this post and mention the location of the tree you will be watching over. Thanks very much.
What SNA members care about
July 6 - Thanks to all the households in Summit (144 and growing!) which have stepped up to join Summit Neighborhood Association in 2006. We always ask new and renewing members what they care about. Most people don’t take advantage, but many do. In no particular order or organization, here’s what SNA members have said is on their minds as they mailed their 2006 memberships in.