Peter Phipps Fox Point Neighborhood Assn.
Jun 11
Let's be Fox Point citizen journalists
City of Providence development map, click to track developments. The Providence Journal, where I worked for 32 years, made its mark with...
Peter Phipps
May 23
Surprise: Plan Commission goes neutral on 6-month demo delays
The demolition bill, introduced by Ward 1 Providence councilman John Goncalves, now moves back to the city council without the expected oppo
Amy Mendillo for Providence Monthly
May 1
Wickenden Business Owners Cheer their Peers
Neighbors may know of the two Fox Point chefs that were named semifinalists by the James Beard Foundation for Best Chef in the...
Amy Mendillo for Providence Monthly
Apr 1
Neighbors Enjoy Winter Light Festival
At the February FPNA meetibng, neighbors heard from Nora Barré, Executive Director of the Downtown Providence Park Network (DPPN), about...
Amy Mendillo for Providence Monthly
Mar 1
Neighbors Discuss Statewide Issues and Female Health
The January meeting of the Fox Point Neighborhood Association (FPNA) included two special guests: Chris Blazejewski, RI House Majority...
Amy Mendillo for Providence Monthly
Feb 1
Neighbors Plead with Commission over Public Space
Fox Point neighbors have been heavily involved with the activities of 195 Commission, the quasi-public state agency responsible for...
Amy Mendillo for Providence Monthly
Dec 1, 2023
Neighbors Make Headway on Wickenden Issue
Neighbors, merchants, FPNA members, and leaders of several neighborhood groups packed the room at a mid-October meeting of the City Plan...
Amy Mendillo for Providence Monthly
Nov 2, 2023
Neighborhood Party Kicks off Park Renovation
Fox Point neighbors gathered in Brassil Park, the small city park located at the corner of Brook and Arnold streets, in late September to...
Amy Mendillo for Providence Monthly
Oct 2, 2023
Fox Point Neighbors Fight “Second Thayer Street"
FPNA leaders, local merchants, and Fox Point neighbors spent the summer months organizing a coordinated campaign to oppose a six-story...
Amy Mendillo for Providence Monthly
Sep 5, 2023
Fox Point Neighbors Concerned about Influx of Cars
The 195 Commission met in mid-July to hear neighborhood feedback and vote on “conceptual approval” of a two-building development project...