Daily Briefing: Get a sneak peek inside Tidewater Landing

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October marks the end of the regular season for Rhode Island FC and while the team is still fighting for a playoff spot some of the attention has already turned to next season. With seat installation started last week, the soccer stadium at Tidewater Landing passed another construction milestone on the way toward a planned spring opening and its first home game for Rhode Island FC. The multi-use stadium – it can be configured for soccer, American football and rugby, as well as concerts and other events – will be surrounded by stands forming a rectangle on the banks of the Seekonk River just south of downtown. [Tidewater.jpg] Stadium general manager Paul Byrne shows off the first row of seats installed in the stadium at Tidewater Landing David DelPoio/Providence Journal Before and games are played or events are held [join The Journal's Paul Parker for a tour of the stadium before it officially opens to the public.]( • Nine projects are vying for a coveted 1.5-acre spot in downtown Providence across the street from Trader Joe's. As The Journal's Wheeler Cowperthwaite reported earlier this week, each the projects have their merits, [outlined in this story]( and now he wants to know which one is the best option. [Take this poll and weigh in on the choice.]( • A Little Compton man is accusing the state Department of Administration and its embattled former state’s property management director, David Patten, of discriminating against him based on his sexuality. [The Journal's Katie Mulvaney has the details on the suit against Patten]( who resigned from his post in June 2023 after being accused of misconduct during a trip months earlier to Philadelphia to vet a state contractor. • Providence and Block Island are two very different places, but both aim to attract visitors and with those visitors needing places to stay, short-term rentals have become part of the solution. That solution offers pros and cons and [The Journal's Savana Dunning takes a look at how tourism leaders feel about the effects of the rental properties.]( • If you can't get tickets to the AMP for the Friars men's basketball's biggest games this season don't worry they're going to be all over the TV. 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