Amy Mendillo for Providence Monthly
- Feb 1, 2021
Compost Hub Proposed for Gano Street
At the December FPNA meeting, members of the nonprofit group Harvest Cycle shared a proposal to build a compost hub on the East Side. The...
Amy Mendillo for Providence Monthly
- Jan 4, 2021
Residents Celebrate Local Icon
Fox Point neighbors were no doubt disappointed to see papered windows on Friends Market, the Portugese market and neighborhood mainstay...
Amy Mendillo for Providence Monthly
- Dec 1, 2020
Competition Underway for Railway Bridge
Fox Point neighbors have been debating the fate of the Crook Point Bascule Bridge, the railway bridge over the Seekonk River that has...
Amy Mendillo for Providence Monthly
- Nov 2, 2020
Mural Enlivens Fox Point Elementary
The return to school in September already felt exciting for students at Vartan Gregorian Elementary at Fox Point, since they hadn’t seen...
Amy Mendillo for Providence Monthly
- Oct 1, 2020
Quality Affordable Housing Proposed for Lower Fox Point
FPNA is pleased to announce our endorsement of a $23 million mixed-use development proposed for “Parcel 9” of 195 land, located in lower...
Amy Mendillo for Providence Monthly
- Sep 2, 2020
Fox Point Neighbors Fight to Preserve Local Charm
At the July meeting of the Fox Point Neighborhood Association, neighbors engaged in a heated discussion about historic preservation in...
Amy Mendillo for East Side Monthly
- Mar 2, 2020
Amidst School Crisis, Local School Grows
A few months after Providence Public Schools received a scathing review from Johns Hopkins University and amidst a tense hiring search...
Amy Mendillo for East Side Monthly
- Feb 3, 2020
Digital Billboards? Neighbors Say “No.”
In mid-December, the City Council Committee on Ordinances held a public hearing regarding a proposed change to our zoning ordinance. The...
Amy Mendillo for East Side Monthly
- Jan 2, 2020
What is Going on on Gano?
Several Fox Point residents have approached FPNA with questions about construction and development activities on Gano Street. They’ve...
Amy Mendillo for East Side Monthly
- Dec 2, 2019
Neighbors, Preservationists Oppose Demolition of Aqua-Life Building and Emphasize Historic Character
As Fox Point neighbors may know, local developer and landlord Bahman Jalili appeared before the Providence City Plan Commission in late...