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What to Know About PVDFest 2024

What to Know About PVDFest 2024

+ Updates on the sunken crane & a PVD Wordle

Oscar Punchak
September 06, 2024

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Good morning, Providence. This is PVD Current, the newsletter that’s like waking up after a long week and realizing it’s Friday.

What to expect in today’s Current:

🎉 PVDFest need-to-knows
Updates on the crane in Providence River 🏗️
Learn the top 5 biggest companies started by Brown grads 🎓

Let’s get to it.

— Oscar Punchak

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Coastal Cafe Chronicles

Where I Tried: Madrid European Bakery (199 Wayland Ave, Providence, RI 02906)

What I ordered: Small iced mocha with almond milk + chocolate croissant

What it cost: $11.45

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ + 1/2

This is the order I always get when doing these reviews. I like to keep it consistent to keep the reviews fair. Iced mocha + chocolate croissant = go-to order.

I’ll start by saying out of all the chocolate croissants I have tried so far for these reviews, Madrid definitely has the best one. As you can tell from the melted chocolate chips in the picture, it comes warm and has just the right amount of chocolate that it isn’t too sweet you need to save half for later. The mocha was a bit milkier than I normally like at first, but it was pretty good once I mixed it all together. Parking on Wayland is annoying so I’d recommend going early in the morning or parking and walking over. There’s a lot of indoor and outdoor seating and a wide variety of other pastries. This is the highest rating so far.

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Currents & Waves

Sunken Crane to be Removed & Transformed Into Art 🏗️

If you live in Providence or drive through, chances are you’ve seen this sunken crane in the water off of Allens Ave. Since the crane and the barge it sat on sunk in 2017, the goal has been to remove it. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has just awarded the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) with over $1.5 million to pull the crane and barge from the river. Once the crane is removed, the goal is to get it over to the Steel Yard, an art center in Providence, to turn it into public art and amenities. As of now, no timeline has been given for the project.

Quick Need-to-Knows For PVDFest 🎉

🕒 Festival Hours:

Friday, Sept 6: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday, Sept 7: 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sunday, Sept 8: Rain Date

⏰ Best Time to Arrive:

Saturday festivities start at 12 PM. Any time is great to visit!

🌟 Full Festival Experience:

Enjoy live performances on multiple stages.
Get creative at a Maker Space.
Explore the Food Truck Village.
Shop from hundreds of artisan vendors.
Discover art throughout the city.
Relax with a picnic in Burnside Park.
Visit local restaurants and bars.

🍔 Food & Drink:

Food trucks and restaurants will offer local and global cuisine.
Bars and restaurants along the festival route serve beer and wine (to be consumed on-site).

Learn more from PVDFest’s site here.

Coastline Commerce

Brown Ranks 22nd Among Top Startup Founder-Producing Universities 🚀

Brown was ranked 22nd in PitchBook’s list of top startup founder-producing universities. According to PitchBook 559 founders and 520 companies have come from Brown University, raising a total of $26.5B. The 5 largest companies by Brown students in terms of capital raised are: