SoundSession is a week-long summer music festival which began on July 5th and will go through July 11th. The multi-stage festival presents acts that represent a mix of genres and were chosen based on the criteria of the music or performer's ability excite, educate, surprise and inspire a crowd, according to Donald King, Executive/Artistic [...]

Pawtucket - PawSox Fireworks Date: July 2, 2009 to July 3, 2009 Where: McCoy Stadium, 1 Columbus Avenue, Pawtucket, RI When: About 9 p.m. Stadium Admission: Adults: $6; Children: $4; all box seats $10 Fireworks can be seen throughout Quality Hill. Catch (pun intended) a stunning fireworks display following PawSox home games Thursday July 2nd [...]

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a new Mortgagee Letter 2009-19 last week, detailing new changes in the condominium approval process. While the new guidelines abandon the one-year waiting period before considering loan applications on condo units, they have added new restrictions. The big thing to remember [...]

Sending properties via text message on your smart phone has never been easier! Utilize the "ShareThis" application, located on the right hand side bar of EVERY property page. ShareThis is a great tool that allows users to publish information to popular sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and more. One of the coolest features available is [...]

Do you crave open space, exposed brick, high ceilings and over sized windows for lots of light? Providence, known during the industrial era for its textile and jewelry industry, has a myriad of restored mills and historic buildings where you can live like you're in SOHO, but pay Providence prices! Here are my top five picks for loft living: [...]

View or purchase fine art while taking in the sights and sounds of Narragansett's stunning waterfront. The Wakefield Rotary Club presents the 27th annual Narragansett Art Festival. Over 80 exhibitors will display art pieces in a variety of media including oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings, drawing and graphics, sculpture, photography, [...]

Curious to know what it's like living in downtown Providence? Experience downtown city living with FREE tours! These tours include information and discussion of all the amenities that accompany a city lifestyle. Seven different properties will be featured across the city. Attendees will not only get a glimpse of these properties, but will [...]

Visit Quonset Point this weekend for the Air Show, on Saturday, June 27th and Sunday, June 28th. Sponsored by the National Guard Association of Rhode Island, the FREE* event will feature the US Navy Blue Angels and the Canadian Snowbirds. Quonset State Airport in North Kingstown will be completely transformed into a safe air show venue, [...]

Finally, some good real estate news! Here are some facts: Single Family

• # Homes Sold increased 2.2% in May of 2009 as compared to May of 2008
• # Homes Sold increased 25.9% from April to May of this year
• # Pending Sales are up 24% from last year.
• Median Single Family sales price rose from $183,000 in April to $190,000 in May.
• Single Family Short Sale & Foreclosures are down, from 42% in April, to 34.2% in

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Did you know that there are 30 Islands in Narragansett Bay? That was my trivia question this week, and it got me thinking about all of the wonderful things that the Narragansett Bay offers our state. The Bay's three largest islands are Aquidneck (Newport), Conanicut (Jamestown), and Prudence, but there are also 30 smaller islands dotting [...]