True Grit

How a former dump became a strangely fitting oasis for Providence

It was really hot last week. Hot enough that after sundown, I didn’t sleep so much as rotate atop my mattress like a rotisserie chicken. So when a brief cold spell arrived on Saturday, a local friend and I decided it was time for a taste of fall (the holiest of all New England seasons.) The plan was to go for an urban hike down in Providence and then, p…