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Aug 1, 2007 10:08 am
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Because a bank building in Newport replicates the architecture of others in New England, does not mean that it fits into the general historic pattern that once...
There is no doubt the Sovereign Bank thing in the Blues Cafe parking lot is an eyesore. Ironically, my first bank account in RI was at the Hospital Trust...
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KnowingNewport@yahoog...
Aug 2, 2007 12:26 pm
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Mr. Douglas suggests that even though the "Sovereign Bank thing rates as terrible", that we "encourage all kinds of tastes now". Isn't Newport attempting to...
Aside from the controversial Sovereign bank , there is the other bank going up on Memorial ( Peoples Credit Union ) at the site of the Market (also where the...
Could not agree more with Charles F. Weisar's comments re the new bank building on Thames St. Prior to the construction of this bank, we,as citizens of...
David Wixted
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Aug 3, 2007 2:03 am
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Charles, You have pinned the tail on the donkey, right on the bullseye! Ed Christiansen...
Famed British architect Douglas Z. Martine announces that an avante-garde office building for upper Thames Street has reached the public comment stage. ...
I would like to thank Mr. Weishar for his thoughtful postings. The National Heritage listing is only helpful if it allows us to live in a town that is...
... To me the term "Honky-tonk" conjures up memories of the Midtown Spa, Skipper's Dock , and Salt, replete with neon signage, pool tables, jukeboxes, "exotic...
The Italian-engineered MarPark system, launched on an experimental basis last summer in a few protected areas in Liguria (location of Newport's sister city...
Lustrous Pearl: Great to see that high energy group of Irish college students leading cheers during the Gulls baseball games. Their spirit adds another element...
All good. I also just returned from four weeks in Italy and the Netherlands. Part of that trip was to Moterosso dei Mare, also in Liguria. Absolutely magic. I...
Ah the good old days. For those who remember Boson Millie and Gus. Skipper's dock, the Cameo, the Paradise Cafe, and the famous Blue Moon. The giant...
... I think of the video arcade across from Bowen's Wharf and, perhaps, the left side of Thames street from Washington Square to Queen Anne as "honky tonk" -...
The Newport Daily News reports, low on the front page, that twenty-six pirates were hanged in Newport, all on the same day, in 1723. Other details are...
I've been lax in failing to report a meeting on July 30 between five representatives of the National Environmental Law Center in Boston and city officials in...
City software upgrade is priced at $2.5M By Sean Flynn/Daily News staff Newport government operations are hindered by a series of computer systems that are not...
Newport cuts off Middletown from new water connections By Sean Flynn and Matt Sheley/Daily News staff Newport imposed a moratorium on new water connections to...
Reportedly Newport's council recently reportedly went into executive or closed session and decided to ban new water connections in Middletown. I am trying to...
Council delays approval of expensive software Thursday, August 9, 2007 By Richard Salit Journal Staff Writer NEWPORT — The City Council wants a lot of...
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Aug 9, 2007 12:31 pm
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... Oooh. Very good. Well done. Obviously, NONE apply. However, as a separate matter, take a closer look at 5), 6), 7), all three of which preserve "the...
Implementing package software in Newport City government Now that the enterprise resource planning software has been chosen and an application service provider...
Today's ProJo article, Green Power, recaps what RI towns are doing to harness the potential of energy generated from wind. There's lots of action in...
Thanks to the KN reader who pointed out this article in today's New York Times: "U.S. Offers New York $354 Million for Congestion Pricing" The secretary of...