Daily Briefing: What's next for developing the I-195 land

ALSO: 💻 Cyber Monday is here. Our colleagues at Reviewed take a look at some of the best deals. Advertisement [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( | [Horoscopes]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Mon Nov 27 2023 Will Richmond | Managing Editor Communities & R.I. [@Will_Richmond]( Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. The redevelopment of the land along the Providence River has been watched for many years. Since the land opened following the relocation of Interstate 195 there has been a mix of successful efforts to build along the site and some that didn't go beyond the point of renderings and presentations. Now another parcel is up for consideration and a popular Providence attraction is hoping to secure the space to create a permanent home, but there's competition. [ghows_gallery-PJ-802009996-7b35bfd9.jpg] Visitors check out Providence Flea along the Providence River. The Providence Journal / Kris Craig Providence Flea, which already uses the site in question during the summer months, has eyes on the site. Their plans go beyond the funky market of juried vendors to create an open-air pavilion that can also host events. Other proposals include mixes of retail, housing and office space. What is the best use for the site and what will the 195 Commission do next? [Check out Amy's article to learn more.]( This free newsletter is possible thanks to our subscribers. [Support local journalism with a subscription to The Providence Journal.]( WORTH A READ 💻 Cyber Monday is here. Our colleagues at Reviewed take a look at [some of the best deals](. ⛷️ [Ski resort lift upgrades]( should boost industry in New England 🎅 [RI's famous 'Santa to the Stars' has died.]( Christmas will lose some shine without him [Today's Weather]( ☁️ Cloudy and breezy in the morning, then a blend of sun and clouds in the afternoon. Highs in the low 50s. TOP STORIES [Political Scene: Who has a low-numbered plate? The state won't tell.]( [Journal file photo showing the '7' license plates. In 1986, Carmine Carcieri paid Joseph McDevitt $25,000 to surrender Plate 7 to the Division of Motor Vehicles. Carcieri, a distant relative of ex-Gov. Donald Carcieri, then made a special application to the DMV and got the plates.]( The Providence Journal is taking the fight over low-numbered license plates to court. Here's why. [READ MORE]( Advertisement [Maj. Gen. Chris Callahan, left, Rhode Island's adjutant general, and retired Navy Capt. Rich Suttie, right, an Aviation Hall of Fame Board member, flank brothers David and Skip Carter at the Hall of Fame's annual event Nov 18. David accepted an award on behalf of their father, Lynn, a WWII bomber pilot and Brown University graduate who died in 2014. Skip accepted his own award; a naval aviator, he flew combat missions off carrier decks in Vietnam and later became a commercial 747 captain.]( [Veterans Voice: Dissolution plans unfold while aviation heroes soar]( National Vietnam veterans group plans dissolution; Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame honors icons, veterans gather for Thanksgiving. [READ MORE]( [Narragansett Bay's northernmost lighthouse, the Ponham Rocks Light off Riverside. (JOURNAL ARCHIVES)]( [What's the cone-shaped structure near Pomham Rocks? We found out]( "It has no lights and no markings, and is, at night, a bit of a navigational hazard," a What and Why RI reader wrote in to say. "What is it?" [READ MORE]( [Landon Husereau, Westerly football]( [The 10 freshmen athletes who made an impact in their debut seasons]( These 10 freshmen shined in their debut seasons this fall and look to be Rhode Island's impact athletes going forward. [READ MORE]( [This rendering shows initial plans to split off Route 146-bound traffic from I-95 North onto a "collector distributor" road.]( [Plans for I-95 North reconfiguration postponed by construction delays]( The opening of the redesigned I-95 through downtown Providence could begin as soon as the start of the new year. [READ MORE]( Advertisement All of the headlines, none of the chaos. Learn daily with The Excerpt, 
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