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fuckyeahrhodeisland:

PROVIDENCE’S grit and obscurity make it easy to underestimate. On the verge of bankruptcy, with a former mayor who served four years in federal prison for racketeering conspiracy, the capital of the country’s smallest state has something of an image problem. But like Portland, Ore., or Austin, Tex., it’s also a town many times more creative and cosmopolitan than its modest population and municipal troubles suggest. Home to an Ivy League college, one of the best design schools in the country and a major culinary institute, Providence, unsurprisingly, has exceptional food, compelling art and architecture, a thriving gay scene and an inordinate number of very smart people. Yet the city remains unpretentious and affordable, a place where even the best restaurants rarely demand reservations.

I approve of this 36 Hours guide… it includes a nice plug for my three favorite beer bars in Providence (The Avery, E&O, and Julian’s)!

This actually makes me want to visit RI. But please note: Modest population + Thriving gay scene = All the gays have already slept with each other.