Archive for September, 2008
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Kennedy Plaza Brings Out the Fruits (and Vegetables!)
Cherries, Apples, nectarines. Pumpkins, lettuce, rutabega. It’s the usual Friday midday crowd at Kennedy Plaza these days. Kennedy Plaza has quite the collection of delicious, Farm Fresh fruits and veggies at its weekly Farmers’ Market every Friday. This is no secret, as the crowds have been feeling the buzz, and heading over the the market’s [...]
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Peaceful Day in the Park
Hand-made flags hosting messages of peace hung from trees and fences surrounding Burnside Park on Sunday, September 21st in celebration of the United Nations’ International Day of Peace. The Peace Flag Project is one of the many organizations hosting events across the globe each year to celebrate worldwide tolerance, peace and unity. The Peace Flag [...]
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Fountain of Youth Kickflips it up a Notch at KP 9/13/08
Fountain of Youth, the newly relocated skate and apparel shop on Eddy Street, opened with grand style on Saturday, September 13. Part Owner and professional skateboarder, Donny Barley, hosted a skateboarding demo at the Bank of America Skating Center. Hundreds of youngsters and old-schoolers on four wheels showed up for the event, filling the rink [...]
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Back to School with Kennedy Plaza:
Downtown Student Experience 9/13/08
Saturday, September 13th, the Downtown Student Experience, an event put on by the Providence Foundation and Downtown Improvement District, gathered students, life-sized puppets, tiny dogs and skateboarders to the Biltmore Park and the Bank of America Skating Center to kick off the opening of the school year. Big Nazo puppets danced to the likes of LLOVE, [...]
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
Downtown Student Experience 9/13/08
College students! On Saturday, September 13th, join The Providence Foundation and Downtown Improvement District for the Downtown Student Experience.
The afternoon will be filled with live music and free activities in Biltmore Park, next to the Bank of America Skating Center in Kennedy Plaza. Listen to the sounds of WBRU, beginning at 2PM, while sampling coffee [...]
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