Real Estate in RI: East Side home sells for $3.6M with Residential Properties

A brick house with steps leading to the front door.

Residential Properties Ltd. announced the sale of 360 Olney Street on Providence’s East Side for $3.6 million. RPL Sales Associate Michael J. Sweeney of the Sweeney Advisory Group was involved with both sides of the transaction. According to State-Wide MLS data, this is the 7th highest home sale in Providence in 2024. RPL has now…

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The Rudolph Fisher Exhibit, by Stages of Freedom at Providence Athenaeum

A black and white photo of an african american man.

Rudolph Fisher, Rhode Island’s Gift to the Harlem Renaissance, will be the exhibit of Stages of Freedom at the Providence Athenaeum at 251 Benefit Street on the East Side of Providence. Opening Reception is January 9th from 4 to 6pm. Exhibit runs through January 27th during regular operating hours. The exhibit is free and open…

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Real Estate in RI: Historic Blackstone Boulevard home, $1,925,000 with Compass for buyer/seller

A large white house with trees in the background

Compass announced the sale of 141 Blackstone Boulevard in Providence for $1,925,000. Nelson Taylor, of Compass Providence’s Blackstone Team represented the Seller, while Kira Greene, Founding Agent of Compass Providence represented the Buyer in this transaction. The property – the historic Theodore P. Bogert House, c. 1914, is described as combining sophistication and elegance. On…

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Another one bites the dust – David Brussat

Eastside Marketplace grocery store exterior.

by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo: The IGA at the bottom of Pitman Street, in Providence. Stop & Shop, owner of Eastside Marketplace (or, to many of its longtime shoppers, the IGA, Independent Grocers Alliance), will shut down the market on or before Nov. 2. That is a shame and a…

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ART! Providence Art Club new exhibition opening reception, January 22

An abstract painting with red, green, and blue colors.

The Galleries of the historic Providence Art Club will host celebratory receptions to open three new exhibitions on Sunday, January 22. The galleries will be open from 12-4pm and light refreshments will be served from 2-4pm. Artists will be on hand to discuss their work at this event, which is free and open to the…

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