Culture
20 July 08 (Issue #22)
With so many bands, groups, troupes, and DJs at IndieArts Fest 2008, The Agenda saw an opportunity to ask the entertainers some questions about the City of Providence.
Is there a lack of diversity in music venues in Providence?
The ‘Mericans: No - you just have to go to places…
28 June 07 (Issue #19)
art n. human creativity
culture n. the totality of socially transmitted behavior, pattern, arts, beliefs, institutions,
and all other products of human work and thought.
Art and culture are everything we do and everywhere we are.
Art and culture are inalienable human rights essential to our survival.
We are members, friends, and supporters of Providence’s…
Humor
28 June 07 (Issue #17)
City Council Protests, Is Dissolved
by John Taraborelli
In the boldest redevelopment proposal yet undertaken in the Renaissance City, Mayor Cicilline, in a press conference on Friday, March 31, revealed for the first time plans to construct an entirely new Providence on the grounds of the current one, to be completed in…
Community
2 June 07 (Issue #21)
Compiled by Ted Rao Got a story to share? Send your memories, stories, and anecdotes to i_remember_randy@agendanation.net!Of all my years spent both around and on the stage of the Living Room, my biggest regret is that I never got to try Ma Hien’s cooking, unlike countless other musicians, both…
Culture
14 December 06 (Issue #21)
The Design Review Committee (DRC) met on November 13 to address two requests for demolition permits by the Procaccianti Group: one for the Fogarty Building (111 Fountain Street) and one for the Old Police and Fire Building in LaSalle Square. Though neither project hinges on the other, both are in…
Art
18 November 06 (Issue #20)
Wunderground at the RISD Museum by Matt Obert Providence has a love/hate relationship with underground art spaces, unlicensed show venues, and unauthorized posters wheatpasted in public areas. On the one hand, you have the official story, and on the other hand, you have the true state of affairs. Sometimes,…
Community
8 October 06 (Issue #20)
The Revolutionary Importance of the Tavern
Contrary to popular history, the first major act of the Revolutionary War was not a Tea Party in Boston. On June 9, 1772, shattering voices and the burning of a British ship hailed the first overt act of the American Revolutionary War — right here…
Local
8 October 06 (Issue #20)
words Jed Arkley | photos Frank Mullin
Summer’s gone — that much is certain. Sure it’s still warm out, and the sun’s shining a lot — but everyone knows it’s over. No one’s even thinking about throwing another party. And as for a barbeque? Forget it. When you feel that…
Community
7 October 06 (Issue #20)
by Judith Reilly
PROVIDENCE, September 10, 2006—For Sale: 12,500 square feet of Prime Studio Space – Only $175,000 – Easy financing! Affordable artist studio space – priced to sell!
Formerly for rent at $15* per sq. ft., you can now buy it for $175K! Located in an historic mill building in Eagle…
Culture
27 September 06 (Issue #19)
featuring Zane Claverie and Quinn Corey
On Thursday, June 22, Firehouse 13 opened its doors to the public for the first time. Previously home to cadets in training for the Providence Fire Department, the building at 41 Central Street has been unused for many years now. The newly renovated three-story firehouse,…
Humor
27 September 06 (Issue #18)
How To Have A Riot: A True Tale of RISD and Brown Students Gone Wild!
by Alex Lukas
“Who expected Rhode Island School of Design and Brown University students, my god, you think they’d teach them a little more than that for the $25,000 in tuition they pay. You think they’d teach…
Local
27 September 06 (Issue #18)
by Jean Cozzens
During the month of March 2006, at the Fox Point Branch of the Providence Public Library, we built a giant cardboard city as a collaboration between a whole bunch of people, ranging in age from two through grandmother age. The outcome of the experiment was entirely unknown: introduce…
25 September 06 (Issue #20)
by Ted Rao
In the wake of Providence City Councilman David Segal’s decision to run for retiring State Representative Paul Moura’s seat in the General Assembly, Ward One (encompassing the Fox Point and a portion of the College Hill neighborhoods) has produced two energetic and vibrant candidates for the office. Both…
25 September 06 (Issue #20)
by Ted Rao
Continued from http://agendanation.net/20/yurdin
Like Yurdin, this race marked Ethan Ris’s first run for elective office. A former president of the Brown Democrats, Ris, 23, teaches eleventh and twelfth grade at The Met School in Providence. His political experience includes serving as a U.S. Senate Page as a teenager as…
