howsyourlife t1_jd86ilx wrote on March 22, 2023 at 3:10 PM

Mixed feelings about this tbh... Wish them success in their business venture but hopefully the hipster yuppie MA NY CA transplant crowd doesn't start taking over Rolfe Square like it did with Edgewood and Broadway. Just no string lights please--that's like crack to that demographic.

Dabsforme77 t1_jd8mv3p wrote on March 22, 2023 at 4:53 PM

Stay home

Easy_Light_1598 t1_jdbnqmp wrote on March 23, 2023 at 6:16 AM

Oh no, don’t ruin rolfe square with like.. things to do..

howsyourlife t1_jddt7h6 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 5:57 PM

I spent a good portion of my childhood in the area so just don't want to see it become another hipster village with matching rents to boot (a la Edgewood and Federal Hill).

bumblesnatcher t1_jdb8gnw wrote on March 23, 2023 at 3:32 AM

There's literally a brewery within walking distance of Rolfe square currently, it hasn't changed shit. Don't be an asshat

howsyourlife t1_jddso1g wrote on March 23, 2023 at 5:54 PM

Assuming you're referring to Buttonwoods Brewery even though it is technically walkable, placing Wellington Ave in same neighborhood as Rolf Square is like calling Wayland Square the same neighborhood as Gano St.

bumblesnatcher t1_jddtuin wrote on March 23, 2023 at 6:01 PM

The Mass, NY, CA crowd you refer to is more than fine going less than a mile to a new place, the distance between Rolfe square and Buttonwoods is negligible to everyone not from RI

howsyourlife t1_jddwg4q wrote on March 23, 2023 at 6:17 PM

Keep downvoting away if it makes you feel more accepted by the subreddit, but Rolfe Square is one of the last places in Providence County where the elderly (especially those who don't drive) and low-to-middle income folks can walk and do their day-to-day business without worrying as much about traffic, safety, and noise. I grew up lower income and spent a good portion of my childhood there so I am naturally protective about it. I also have a rental property close by so if anything wfh transplants would be a financial plus for me. But I'd rather not see it go in the direction of Edgewood or Federal Hill (or even Elmhurst--talk about sticker shock) over the past 10 years. It is what it is.