Providence Mayor Brett Smiley thinks he has the votes in the Rhode Island Senate to raise property taxes in the city past the ...

English actor Daniel Craig is sporting a Southern drawl again as Detective Benoit Blanc in the new movie “Wake Up Dead Man: A ...

"This September, downtown Providence will once again come alive with music, dance, food and immersive art experiences," Mayor ...

State law only permits cities to increase taxes by 4% each year, but Providence officials – chiefly Mayor Brett Smiley – ...

In a 31-5 vote, the R.I. Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would allow municipalities to pass ordinances that would ...

Mayor Brett Smiley, the City of Providence Department of Art, Culture and Tourism, and FirstWorks highlighted events planned for PVDFest 2025 on Tuesday. This years “showstopping spectacle” will be ...

Stephen Curry has changed the game of basketball as one of the greatest shooters of all times. But his influence extends far ...

"PVD Fest of 2025 will take place on September 5th and 6th of this year with a rain day of September 7th," says the city's ...

Mayor Brett Smiley said he’s looking to issue an executive order that would create a City Hall flag policy sometime in the ...

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley signed a new order establishing a flag policy for the city. The city raised a Palestinian flag ...

The mayor has expressed his belief that pro-Palestine protests can be isolating for the Jewish community, of which he is a member. Smiley had just returned from a week-long trip to Israel the day ...

Brett Smiley, elected mayor of Providence in 2022, takes a business-oriented approach to managing the city's operations. Smiley's background is in business and political campaigns, and he worked ...