Not sure what to do with a vacant lot? Make it a Bocce Court! Cornish Associates tore down a building in “downcity” Providence, hoping to develop the space in the future. But, not wanting it to sit empty, sucking the vitality out of the street in the meantime, they made the site into a public park of sorts, complete with Bocce Court. You have to ask the guy behind the bar at Tazza for the balls, or better yet, bring your own.

This is also the site of the new Providence Open Market, which started just a few weeks ago.