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Providence RI Ranks High on Best U.S. Cities by Travel & Leisure Magazine

By Ginny Gorman

Real Estate Agent with RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate

November 08, 2010 09:49 PM

Providence RI has just been ranked in the top 3 Best U.S. Cities by Travel & Leisure state house Magazine in their November 2010 issue. Little old Rhody is stepping on some big toes out there around the country now! With over 35 cities from San Francisco to New York in competition on many categories, I can say with great assurance to anyone coming here- they chose their city well.

bronze medal Providence RI came in at #2 for the best Theatre and Performing Arts venue after New York City- that is just amazing and wonderful... See what most people out of area do not know is that we have Trinity Repertory Company here which is renown for their stage productions. Remembering that Brown University has an acclaimed playrighting school many of the graduate playrights remain locally and do their writing for Trinity Rep. In addition, Providence has the Providence Performing Arts Theatre which attracts productions from around the country and is well thought of. It still is great kudos to this city to rank this highly among the competition.

Providence RI ranked #3 in two other categories. One is for the best neighborhood food joints and cafes in the United States and the other was for the best pizza places. No surprise on either of these...we have one of the best nationally known culinary school in Johnson & Wales University in Providence RI. Johnson & Wales attracts students from 89 countries around the world so the ethnicity of all these students is bound to flow out to the restaurants they work in and create in the capitol city. Also, we have an incredibly large Italian population in Providence and the finest Italian restaurants to eat in too. Of course we have great pizza- visit Caserta's! Ahh, also Providence was ranked as the #3 Providence Waterfire at dusk best city to visit in the Fall season...of course, we have Waterfire!

Hear me, hear me...we beat out New Orleans too! So consider Providence RI in your next cross country and East coast travels...Providence RI ranks high on best U.S. cities by Travel & Leisure Magazine in November.

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Barbara Todaro

RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA

Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Hi Ginny.....I love the restaurants in Providence.....my son, Jimmy, graduated from Johnson and Wales....Al Forno's has the best grilled pizza....and then there's Federal Hill....I never go to Boston....always Providence.

Nov 08, 2010 10:07 PM

Ellen Dittman

Watson Realty Corp. - Middleburg, FL

#1 Stop for NE FLA-JAX/OP 904.535.1199 (TEXT OK) r

Ginny, congratulations for Providence! Have not been there in years, but I think some establishments have been featured on the Food Network recently.

Nov 08, 2010 10:20 PM

Ginny Gorman

RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI

Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

Barbara...i hear you & this is wonderful for this city to really now rank the way it should...my dream man is one who cooks for me all the time! Ellen..great to hear from you...yes, locally and around...one down my way Crazy Burger was featured with Guy Fiori...and then he did the Providence diner & more...nothing like Italian food in Providence....come up & we'll grab a bite!

Nov 08, 2010 10:25 PM

TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.

Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN

Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

Good morning Ginny. Cool! Believe it or not, RI is the only state in the continental US I have not been to. I guess I will have to change that...

Nov 08, 2010 10:35 PM

Debbie Gartner

The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY

The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Hi Ginny. Sounds like a great place to live. Believe it or not, I've never actaully been there.

Nov 08, 2010 10:43 PM

Ginny Gorman

RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI

Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

Michael, come on UP as they say...it's best in the Spring to Fall & Waterfire is a must... Debbie, you'd love Newport & the mansion visits...Block Island is great too...it's a wonderful environment....thanks

Nov 08, 2010 10:47 PM

Karen Hurst

RICOASTALLIVING.COM - Warwick, RI

Rhode Island Waterfront!

Hi Ginny!

Guess the Ocean State is known for more than the ocean! Food is important here:) And so are the arts. Plus most people in little Rhody are "characters"! ( I say this in a good way:)

Nov 09, 2010 12:51 AM

Ginny Gorman

RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI

Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

Hi Karen...you are so right & the characters are enjoyable aren't they!...love the food...i'm a foodie all the way...thanks

Nov 09, 2010 01:47 AM

Nina Rogoff

Boston, MA

Wix Websites for Real Estate Agents

Great post, Ginny! We go to Providence a lot, but I've never made it to Waterfire! I'm going to try to get there next Spring!

Nov 09, 2010 03:37 AM

Todd Clark - Retired

eXp Realty LLC - Tigard, OR

Principle Broker Oregon

I think you also have so much history to show off. I would love to tour some of the older buildings and museums you have in your part of the United States.

Nov 09, 2010 04:09 AM

Erika Rogers

Red Rock Real Estate ~ Southern Utah's Largest Independent Brokerage - Saint George, UT

St George Utah Real Estate & Relocation Specialist

Wow Ginny, way to go! Sounds like your little corner of the world is pretty darn fabulous! I think it probably gets too cold there for me, but I'd love to visit sometime;)

Nov 09, 2010 04:14 AM

Ginny Gorman

RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI

Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

Todd, you are right there is so much history here & we take it for granted...love your new nieces! Erika, it's way too cold for me too now...if you are a foodie & like restaurants this is the place...thanks

Nov 09, 2010 04:19 AM

Kathleen Ann Pacheco-Corbett

(FIRST Exclusive Buyer's Office Providence-RI) - Providence, RI

Realtor, RI-MA, CEBA, Master, e-Pro, ABR, ABRM, GR

Ginny, What a fabulous post. From one Rhode Islander toanother, we certainly are proud of our state. I love it so much that inspite of our blizzard winters I still remain when so many of my family have moved on to warmer states. Ilove our food, oir theater and definitely waterfire. This recognitionn by the Travel and Leisure Magazine has added another feather to our RI Yankee Doodle heriitage and will bring more and more visitors to our state and hopefullyy they will love all we have to offer that they will want to reside here and give us both more and more real estate business.

Nov 09, 2010 08:06 AM

Ginny Gorman

RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI

Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

Yes, Kathleen...i hear you & thank you for the thumbs up here...i too love the state & all we have, the good, the bad & the things with alot of flavor...i hope it helps us both!

Nov 09, 2010 01:26 PM

Barbara Chatterton

The Stark Company Realtors, Madison WI - Madison, WI

Greater Madison Wisconsin Area Realtor

I am so excited about this as a former resident for 15 years. It is a wonderful city with so much to offer. I took my grandson to the RogerWilliams Park zoo last year and he loved the anteater. That is a different perspective than the article focused on but here is so much to see and do. Bolock Island, too-YAY!

Nov 10, 2010 02:19 AM

Ginny Gorman

RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI

Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

Barbara, so glad about it...it is so great for Providence to be recognized & appreciated...BI is the island to go to ....

Nov 10, 2010 04:41 AM

John Lake

Shamrock Home Loans - Mashpee, MA

Sarasota and Cape Cod Mortgage Ba

As a Rhode Islander, I think this little state gets over looked quite often. Between the metropolitan living of Providence to the coast towns of Westerly and Newport, RI is a diverse place to live.

Nov 12, 2010 01:10 AM

Ginny Gorman

RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI

Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

John...thanks so much for stopping by & yes we are a diverse state with so many attributes that go unrecognized...wasn't it time !!

Nov 12, 2010 01:49 AM

Anonymous

Claude Masse

\"Providence Reclaimed" I always felt a warm fuzzy feeling for RI (my home state) Roger Williams is smiling up there.

With the Knowledge Corridore on defunct 195 land ,;this may just be the start of Richard Florida's theory.

Nov 20, 2010 04:44 AM

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Thomas Sweeney

Tom Sweeney Real Estate, Owner/Broker, Bossier City, LA - Bossier City, LA

GRI

Ginny, I was born and raised in Providence and your well written article makes me nostalgic for home. BTW, New Orleans ain't so hot... it's as dangerous as hell.

Apr 01, 2011 07:36 PM