Opened
All Paws on Deck: 2399 Pawtucket Ave, East Providence. Pet groomer. Open Wednesday – Saturday, 9am – 5pm. 401-434-1300.
Nature’s Pawprint Aquamation: 170 Rhodes St, Providence. Pet cremation, but with water. This pet after-care aims to provide peace of mind to pet owners with an Eco-friendly and more natural decompositioning alternative to fire cremation. Open Monday – Friday, 9am – 4pm. 401-522-3440.
(Coming soon) Market Basket. Route 6, Seekonk, MA (A former Showcase Cinemas site). Spring, 2026.
(Coming soon) Whole Foods Market. 101 Commerce Way, Seekonk, MA. Right on the border of East Providence. Mid-2026. So, was there a grocery store shortage in Seekonk? And what does it tell us about modern society if cinemas are being replaced by grocery chains? Surely there’s an economy-related conclusion we can draw here.
Closed
Hometown Poke. 37 Main St, East Greenwich. The East Greenwich location of the Hawaiian poke bowl restaurant has shut down due to low sales. The Providence location will continue to operate business as usual. December, 2025.
Spectrum India. 252 Thayer St, PVD. This esoteric store, which has been selling all forms of metaphysical and spiritual healing items for 60 years will be lighting its last incense. Until its closing; all products will be 30 percent off using code 30OFFPRODUCTS at checkout. Closing on April 30th, 2026.
Cinema World. 622, George Washington Hwy, Lincoln. The end of an era. See story at motifri.com/fin. February, 2026.
Black Leaf Tea. 52A Valley St, PVD. This small business store just had its Final Leaf event, marking the end of a seven-year journey for this impactful little tea shop.