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    BEST OF PROVIDENCE | A Guide to Our Top 6 Favorites

    Back when I was living in SF a coworker-friend of mine decided to up her life and move to Providence. At the time I found this confusing — why would anyone leave SF to live in tiny Providence, I wondered. Now I get it. Providence is full of art, architecture, great food/restaurants by lots of up-and-coming chefs, and historic buildings. Quaint without being too overly gentrified (yet). Intellectual without being overly pretentious. A college town without the Animal House vibe. It reminded me a lot of my Austin from back in the day — the one that was quirky-cool and pre-tech-y dbag.

    At just over 7 hrs from the DC area it’s not necessarily the closest place to get to for a weekend getaway, but it’s not unbearable either. Here are just a few of our favorites (in no particular order) from our weekend in Providence. Continue Reading

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    Providence Public Library Wedding

    We spent a good part of the afternoon walking around Providence so, as usual, when it came time to get ready to attend Sly's friend's wedding we were cutting it pretty…

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    Providence | Brunch in Federal Hill

    We walked down Broadway in search of a place to brunch – past rows of old houses house, some more faded and more crumbling than others, but each beautiful in its…

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    Providence | The Dean Hotel and Birch Restaurant

    The Dean Hotel is a newer (as in opened within the past year) modern-y boutique-y hipster-y nyc-style hotel located in what I *think* may be the “up-and-coming” DownCity neighborhood, the term…