This is why the only infrastructure we get are speed bumps.

Providence Brick Exchange-- don't let the name fool you it'a in Smithfield.

I've seen limited tv ads/interviews and she just always comes across temperamental. How does someone like that expect to be governor?

As a longtime resident thank you for taking the time to learn about your new state!

While that is a possibility, he was considered an underdog to win when he dropped out. This public radio article covers it pretty well "A Providence mayor has not won election as governor since Dennis Roberts won four two-year terms in the 1950s. And the uncertain level of statewide support for Elorza, even with more than $1 million in his campaign account, led campaign observers to question his chances of victory." (source: https://thepublicsradio.org/article/elorza-will-not-run-for-ri-governor-in-2022 )

He also wouldn't rule out a future run for higher office. I think if Raimondo was a lame duck and he had better odds, we might have seen different choices here. Allan fung has run and lost repeatedly for office (and actually likely to win this time), but I don't think most candidates want to take the L like that if they can help it.

I'll take a shot. So Elorza has always kind of given the vibe that he has wanted to work his way up to higher office. It comes off that way and I think people sense it. If youre very new here, you may not realize that he was effectively campaigning for governor for the last 4 years. For what its worth, his story and background are very interesting and impressive in terms of what he accomplished.

In his tenure, it seemed like he was always trying to appease different voting blocks and, in the end like you saw, pissing off everyone who would see that he was trying to play all sides since he presumably didnt want to close doors with voters.

The firefighters and the teachers both had drawn out miserable contract negotiations, that I can recall. He also can let his emotions show which isn't really a great look for any major politician.

On the surface, I liked some of his ideas and plans, but when you see years of news footage or interact in person and some of this stuff just comes off as showboating for a larger media audience. I think it adds up for people into an overall more negative picture about his authenticity and by the time the primaries rolled around he saw it was best not to run.

I did like some of his ideas like the bike stuff. I also don't blame him for housing issues-- that's just a confluence of high prices in major cities and remote work.

https://youtu.be/X5uDCLLFh8k

context: there was a contentious city contract. Both McKee and Elorza were contenders for governor. McKee was able to close a deal finally that Elorza said he was unhappy with and tried to stop without the authority to stop (all parties had already agreed). Elorza was on a hot mic saying something like you can't do this-- it was awkward and made national tabloids.

It's been reported a few places, but here's one:

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/lifestyle/2016/02/12/author-in-providence-it-can-be-tough-to-find-college-educated-mate/32519882007/

Part of his advice was literally to move haha. Just bringing it up since OP asked. Things may have shifted a bit with remote work, but probably not that much the East Coast is pretty tough for women seeking men.

Happily committed here, but Providence used to be one of the worst cities to date in nationally for straight women looking for college educated men. The dating ratio is just really bad-- like 5 women for every 2 men (also the case in NYC). Seriously, they wrote books about it if you google it we came in like top 5 worst.

Things are changing here, but people don't move here for the dating scene they tend to move here inspite of it or move their partner here.

Yes, but the salaries, amenities, and public transit pale in comparison. Providence is a very different type of city: medium, town and gown.

Work in a specialized in person field? Maybe one employer in the state or you commute an hour each way. Good luck if you want to switch jobs (but this problem doesn't exist in NYC or LA).

If my car gets totaled in yet another accident, I'm stuck navigating an inflated car market and inflated insurance just to get by (especially if you have that far away job).

I love it here and I relocated here a long time ago, but my friends in NYC, Boston, and LA have much higher salaries and career advancement is seamless.Providence feels like a choice you make over your career, at times. It used to be in part because it was an affordable place to settle down.

Providence is similar to a lot of small cities outside of the East Coast, but at 4x the cost. Many couples suffer the two body problem here, especially if both want to work locally and aren't in ed/law/medicine/academia.

That's terrible-- sorry to hear it. It's exploded in recent years and there isn't a lot of sub 1500 1 beds/studios out there-- 5 years ago you could have a 3 bed at that price. GL and feel free to dm me if you want any advice on the apt hunt or to chat about the finer points of living in wisconsin (I miss it, but it was over a decade ago so I know it's very different these days)

The most surprising part of this article is that a job described as "One day, you’re dealing with policy,” he said. “The next, you’re helping deliver the sandwiches.” Is 136k a year?

I am very very pro solid gov't salaries, but that sounded pretty high for how the role was described (esp relative to the very reasonable salaries given to elected representatives part time and not high enough salaries of many other state workers).

I do enjoy their ramen, but honestly credit where it is due for a range of traditional Japanese foods. I was thrilled to find a traditional curry that I haven't even seen on a menu outside of Japan and okonomiyaki isn't impossible to find state-side, but very well done there. They're really solid at their niche.

They actually won best of Boston in recent years (other location is Brookline). I like other options a bit more, but if that's a testament to the pretty solid reviews it does tend to have in the larger area.

waitlist for an apartment?! I moved within the past year and wooah boy, tell me more. It was bad but not waitlist airbnb bad, unless you moved on very short notice.

If you think the only cool shit happens in October, you need to get out more. Tons of neighborhood festivals in most of the towns, convention events, art fairs, summer festivals, social clubs, outdoor events, restaurant weeks, fun evening classes of every kind etc.

Always bored when I have a few days in Boston. Never bored here-- there is so so much happening every weekend locally.

It used to be pretty much exclusively graduate students in the young professionals crowd here. Like, seriously, every friend or date I had in my early 20s went to Brown to the point it was absurd.

As someone who didn't go to school here, I felt kind of left out of all the student organizations, alumni community, and social life from the local colleges. It can be a bit insular and when everyone you know is here in transition it can be kind of hard to make longterm ties.

That being said, now that I'm older it seems like a lot has changed and some young people are actually moving in. That being said, just prepare to meet a lot of college students in flux.

There shouldn't be. I've gone through realtors several times and the LL have always paid the brokers fees. Additionally, in RI you can only charge 2 months rent up front, so I don't see Broker's fees being legal for the tenant.

Yes. Also if you haven't moved in a while be aware of new market rents to avoid scams. A 1200 2 bedroom a few years ago would have been normal, but now even a 1600 2 bedroom should be analyzed carefully.

This is also super helpful from a mapping standpoint. I recall RI craigslist was just one big forum for all apartments-- I remember first moving here and wondering why the place I wanted to see was 45 minutes away!

Agree on the price thing. It's probably going to go up again on renewal, so try to be somewhere you can afford to take a raise so you're not hunting again in a year.

Also, if moving isn't your favorite, you may want to avoid subleases or the kind of living situation where someone is renting their house on a sabbatical of some sort. I know it sounds rare, but I know a number of people who have rented their house/subleased a condo or family home and that situation is very temporary.

Vacancy is so low these days that its worth avoiding moving at all costs once you rent somewhere.

Great Northern is also good.

In all honesty, this is a pretty broad New England Itinerary. Rhode Island has some really special local foods and some wonderful local restaurants-- if that's in any way your thing then I'd just see what is in your interest. Great Northern is also really solid, but I'd also recommend you branch out to stuff like seafood that will probably be more unusual for KC.

That's just me, though. This itinerary is pretty touristy (which is fine) and a lot of time on the highways, but locally we have a ton to offer if you want suggestions. I'd recommend wickford village, pastiche and federal hill, and a walk through downtown areas like the pedestrian bridge. Brown, Hope st., Benefit St. are all beautiful to walk around, especially this time of year, and the Colonial homes are so colorful and unique.

edit: wickford is about 30 min south, but you seem to be looking outside of PVD

This person is clearly reading NYT articles from a decade ago. Cable Car closed like 5 years ago?

It took me way too long to learn that they opened Dolores. It's not exactly the same and it is more expensive, but I found the menu has all the same sauces and is just sort of reworked into new menu items.

Dl Rancho Grande is Dolores, basically (same team). All of my favorite sauces and stuff are still the same,the menu is just fancier and reworked lol.