Yes, another high five for Fox Point. The undergrad and grad students also make it about the most diverse neighborhood in the city.

And at least on my block, most of the residences have at least one dog, and often two.

>You really need to make your way over to the dog park at the end of Broadway by the church

Oh that's awesome to hear! When I first moved to Prov (decades ago) I lived on Broadway and always took my dog to just where you're describing: delighted to learn they've made it a dog park 😍

Haven't actually been to Madrid -- what's the price point? Generally, the number of dollar signs a place has is commensurately proportional to its assholicity.

Thank you for this comprehensive reply: so interesting! I didn't grow up here so my knowledge about both RI and Providence is woefully lacking. This bit:

> Providence was still a large city in the US (in 1950 it was the same population as Miami for instance)

is totally new to me. Was Providence once much bigger / densely populated, or is it that it stopped growing at the rate that other comparably-sized cities did?

>I do miss gated complexes and parking garages though.

I almost chortled at that -- where the city sprawls over 300+ square miles like Dallas, yes but there's no city anywhere in the Northeast where you'd see this.

Closest would be an apt. building with a concierge and private parking garage, which you can find for a price here.

I despise them for it 🤬

>so with the pandemic, I have not cut my hair in the past nearly 3 years

Been three years for me, too. Thanks for the idea ❤️

>content seems to be descending into the questionable.

Seriously dude, when has it ever not this close to an election?

Another high five for ODinis.

Hey I really like this! 😍👍

That I can see. (Didn't know it though, so thanks: TIL)

Some sort of Halloween event is being held today at the Botanical Gardens in Roger Williams Park. Everything at the park is well worth a visit: Zoo, Natural History Museum, Planetarium, Botanical Gardens (in a vast greenhouse-like conservatory), and the park itself, designed by the same guy that designed Central Park. On a peak-foliage day like today it will be gorgeous. (And there's a jackolantern event there too, but it's at night.) Apsara, quite near the Elmwood entrance, is great food.

> the MAIN factor in deciding who I will be voting for.

All I needed was the indelible memory of him wearing the MAGA hat and looking like a cub scout having his best day ever ... and clearly I am not alone because the opposition is using that as the thumbnail for their YouTube "attack ads" 😆 -- really, that pic is all the ammo they need

>barbecued cow heart

Haha, triggered 😆 .. I can still vividly recall my horror as a young child when my mother put on the dining table an oxblood-colored Bootonware platter bearing a giant unadorned cow's tongue .. I could easily make out the individual taste buds :: shudder ::

I'm not sure if it's the custom where you're from but here, kids will go to the houses that have their front door outside lights on.

Happy First RI Halloween, OP! 🎃

That was my guess

Great to hear 😅👍

Ikr?! ❤️👍

> and do they really charge $150/month?

Sorry, no idea but am really interested to hear the answer -- if no one answers here, I hope you'll update us when you find out.

Try this; I've found it helpful: https://dem.ri.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/air-resources/air-quality-forecast

No one in my family has allergies. Yet I got them in my mid-30s. Definitely allergic asthma, plus tree pollen, dogs (probably cats but I haven't tried living with those since), maybe ragweed, and oral allergies to certain food, and probably other stuff too -- it's crazy. And sucks.

A lot of people have trouble with mold in the fall.

It could still have one of those loudspeakers: "BUS IS TURNING"

What are your interests?

Some visit, I highly recommend touring Blithewold in Bristol, a beautiful mansion on the water.

A mother and daughter who lived there spent their lives bringing rare trees from their travels around the globe to plant there, like their own private arboretum. You can tour inside too.

Best times to go are around Christmas when they have events, or my favorite: springtime, when tens of thousands of daffodils bloom in their "bois" (lightly wooded areas). Idyllic.

It is beautiful, isn't it? I moved here as an adult and have never once regretted my choice. We're so lucky.