From the Providence City News Series…
If presiding over 4 children, 14 grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren isn’t enough for family matriarch Gail Daniel to keep her on her toes, volunteering and participating in the multitude of daily activities at the St. Martin De Porres senior center keeps this 72-year old busy for sure.
Rooted deeply in [...]

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Part of developing a hackable society is having a community of users who also feel willing to engage and capable to contribute. In the past, this has not been the pattern of cities. Experts – politicians, technocrats, and their close associates in law or business – made decisions in small circles where knowledge and power [...]

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From the City News interview series…
My Business: Cranston Street Dairy King Harry Papavasilou doesn’t do it for the money
This Wednesday, one of the warmer days we’ve had so far, many people were flocking to their favorite lemonade and ice cream stands to cool off. One such destination in Providence has been around for almost half [...]

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This week I had a visit from a fellow in Atlanta who is struggling to create positive change and a more engaged society in his own city. He’s a frequent visitor to Providence, and marveled at our manageable scale, overlapping social networks, and cool groups and organizations. He loved the idea of a hackable city, [...]

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