Depends on where. From Providence it will be a 1 hour drive/train ride (but suburbs are only like 35+ minutes). From southern RI it's more like 1 hr 45.

I mean, it depends. I love Gracie's, but that is like birthday/anniversary and not a first date kind of place.

There are so many good casual places that I found were low stakes and offered a chance to get a drink and keep talking after food like Harry's burger bar. I also enjoyed doing activities like rock climbing, D and B's, or freeplay after the first date.

This is probably unpopular, but back in my dating days I hated going to a bar like the Avery that offered no food, especially during food hours on a first date. It gave me nothing to absorb the alcohol and I would find myself in my head wondering when I was going to eat/guessing if I should eat ahead of time. It probably sounds silly, but as a woman, asking about food/even offering to buy my own food alongside a drink sometimes made things awkward on a first date. Other times, it was a great segue to dinner elsewhere. Still, since I didn't know what to expect from someone new, I hated the guesswork around drinks as did a lot of my hungry female friends lol. I think the best thing is open communication like "hey lets get drinks at 6 and then maybe go to dinner after, if we feel up to it, at Pickerel" otherwise I definitely ate a NY system combo beforehand.

Now that I am done dating around, my partner and I enjoy evenings at restaurants that turn into late night bars like Dolores. We just want something low key for a drink (and with late food, of course lol, that is still my hill to die on).

Some of the really expensive private schools do (Wheeler, Moses Brown, probably some of the boarding schools in south county). The thing is usually there is just one position to fill that opens rarely when someone retires.

You might want to start by seeing if you can post fliers at places that have cork boards offering tutoring services. I have seen students from Brown offer tutoring on these community boards.

I wouldn't discount opportunities in Boston either as there is a lot of money and funding there too. The good news is a public school is much more likely to emergency certify you if to fill a program spot because they aren't churning out ed majors in these languages.

Do they still do Tour de Tentacle? I did it a few times, but haven't seen anything post covid at least.

I can attest it is a solid organization.

My favorite summer memories here aren't the beaches, but these concerts with friends. Shame newbies will never get to experience these laid back and FREE events each weekend.

$20 dresses. $50 parking.

I can't hate on the Macy's because the bathrooms come in clutch.

The ham-fisted Boston solution to short term profits. High rents and skyrocketing property values don't just price out residents. Hard to say with Yoleni's as the owners seemed relatively affluent and service variable, but I don't want a downtown solely composed of banks and crunchy mom chains like Boston/Cambridge 2.0 these days.

This got posted a few days ago (30 person brunch) and someone recommended Waterman Grille.

New here? Just wondering because you are describing the 20 years of WBRU summer concert series here (but at the water basin downtown)-- free concerts every/every other weekend.

The short answer is it's expensive and Brown defunded the station. But yeah it WAS awesome and one of the things I miss most about pre covid providence days.The music scene here went from pretty solid to very meh when that happened and sadly, I don't see a revival taking its place.

I was just thinking of 38 Studios. I would be willing to bet that a lot of people are new to the area and are totally unfamiliar with that debacle and the years of mess that followed.

It sort of reminds me of every thread on snow days being an overreaction when new residents don't realize kids got stranded on buses in 2007 due to a bad call.

The short answer is no. Rhode Island doesn't really have a huge gym market and doesn't have too many chains overall (but a few lower cost chain gyms tbf). They do have class pass options in some of the boutique places.

I mostly know Providence and Providence has a large swath of the population who work/go to/are alumni of Brown. It's the best gym in the city, by far, though probably not with the hours you want or maybe not available to you as a non alumni (their rules have ebbed and flowed over the years). People pay out the nose to have those amenities in their fees, so it just doesn't make sense to have a "luxury" competitor when you have a college town.

Wild. For what it's worth, I had a friend who was going to sell his house here to move abroad and he had a sub-1k mortgage. He was going to list it. In the end, they rented it out still making plans to leave indefinitely and after a few months, realized the plan was to come back after a year to their old house. So, my advice is always to test out the waters before making a very expensive and permanent change. Glad you're open to renting instead.

I love Providence, but I don't think any place is worth your health. Why not just live 5 minutes across the border?

I have had good experiences on private insurance here, but to reinforce what others have said, the best and most qualified specialist I have ever had was abruptly laid off along with the whole team because their specialty was too costly (and not an uncommon one! Common like gynecology). Now all the former patients seem to drive to Boston to see them since we'd never find someone to replace this doctor here.

RI's loss.

I was living in a 3 bedroom that was less than a 1 bedroom when I last moved (and 1k less than the 3 bedroom apartment listed in the building next door). I can't speak too specifically to Woonsocket, but I tell this story because I can tell you with fair certainty that you won't find much for less than $1500 (in PVD) and 99% certainty that you won't find something 800 or less. I admit I may be way off on Woonsocket overall, but I have seen some insane rents posted online for Woony on social media.

You also have to be ready to absorb the fallout of some crazy rent hikes. I have friends who used to live comfortably in 1 bedrooms a few years back and now with more income are under constant stress to keep up with the market rate adjustments every renewal and utility hikes. You can see it on their faces when they are nearly in tears discussing the situation.

I now live with my partner, but one thing I never regret are the many years I spent with roommates in that cheap apartment because it afforded me so many opportunities. Just my two cents.

Worth noting that there are near zero or zero outlets in Dave's from my recollection. So come prepared for that.

Difficult.

Honestly, it just kind of sounds like they did you dirty. I would seriously reconsider making this kind of life altering decision for a company that isn't bargaining in good faith (10% lol) unless you love your job that much. No reason to upend your life and possessions for a job that might burn you going down this path.

Can this be done 100% remote from another company? (seeing its 3x now)

No reason you need to get another (worse) mortgage. If you're determined to see this through, then I'd get a rental while you assess the impact this has on your life and rent the house in MA. Besides, one in the hand better than two in the bush, and all that when it comes to finding new housing. Not only will you be paying double, but at your budget, I can almost guarantee it's going to be a huge step down from your current place in terms of location, schools, size, and probably more of a fixer upper.

Yep, hope it helps. I'm planning a wedding so I am all too familiar with catering costs and restaurant spaces (not this region). With inflation, these costs are much higher than they were even a few years back.

Since it's a brunch, one idea might be to find a meeting space like others are suggesting and then cater something in like panera. That might not fit the vibe of the event you are planning, though, but it will avoid increasing the budget or cutting attendees. A thread here the other day was discussing affordable caterers.

Make sure to find out things like food minimums, venue tax Providence might tack on, and whether the location you want to meet only allows you to use a certain caterer for this event.

Good luck.

These kinds of conflicts of interest happen all the time in urban districts. For example, Smiley nominated the chair of the trustrees for the Gordon school (admittedly don't know much more so maybe hes a good candidate in ways im unaware of). It is far more unusual for an affluent well ranking school district to have this kind of thing happen, but it happens a lot with public schools and private/charter proteges.

This is going to feel short sighted when teachers flee the budget cuts for well funded districts and home values decline.

Is this including food? Admittedly, brunch should be cheaper than other meals, but 4k sounds about on par for a private space and food for 50 (especially if there's any kind of booze). You may get quoted higher as a holiday off will probably be a profitable time for a restaurant that is one of the only ones open that day (Seven Stars had a line out the door on MLK day, for example).

Just to put it into context. Feeding 50 people is expensive and gratuity and stuff will add up quickly.

To be fair, the expectation is for every working American to have a working understanding of retirement financial literacy which isn't very reasonable for many citizens with sub-par skills in math. 401ks were only introduced near like 1980, so many people retiring now had parents who never used them and couldn't provide much guidance themselves. While it is on the individual to still understand this, the scene is also littered with sketchy investments and high-fee salesmen who people trying their best fall victim to (someone convinced my 90 year old grandparents once to sign up for a 10 year CD once).

People growing up now should have a better idea, but it's a bit unfair how much responsibility the US places on the individual.

But I agree this woman's comments are concerning and probably a window into her earlier choices.

Now Im curious. Their website seems to dance around the costs.

Remember, it's not just the prices, but also the interest rates. I assume you're taking that into account on the doubled mortgage comment.

If your job is moving you into Boston and expecting you to dump your home, I sincerely hope they are adjusting compensation to reflect that.

This is actually super atypical for the area until maybe now. Source: lived here for a decade in rentals.

Be warned, I've heard of one situation where someone is shown a better apartment and then (nameless company-- Not Samson) suddenly doesn't have that unit available/someone else rented it and they won't return your check or cashed your check and "want to show you what else they have." So do be careful with who you pay upfront.

Just wanted to say stuff like this makes me happy to see. Thanks for being reasonable on costs and reaching out to OP. This is the type of community that sadly feels like its disappearing as more conglomerates buy up the state.