providence

"Providence is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, and one of the first cities established in the United States."

"Today, Providence city proper alone is home to eight hospitals and seven institutions of higher learning, which has shifted the city's economy into service industries, though it still retains significant manufacturing work. The city was once nicknamed the "Beehive of Industry", while today "The Renaissance City" is more common."

Providence, RI at Wikipedia

• RI Nexus - Connecting Rhode Island's Info-Tech & Digital Media Community
  

• Providence Geeks - Digital Innovators in the City-State

There's already a ton of useful local data freely available online. Simply cataloging the existing sources of this information is a great first step towards making it all interoperable.

• Local Event Data Sources
  

• Handy Weblog Aggregator (RI Nexus review)
  

• outside.in - Providence, RI

• Hackable City: Providence
  

• Providence forum on Urban Planet
  

• Greater City: Providence
  

• Connect Providence