Providence Mayor-elect Angel Taveras reaches out to supporters during a celebration at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel last week, following his election as the city’s first Latino mayor. Taveras, a 40-year-old lawyer, bested independent Jonathan P. Scott to assume the seat being vacated by Mayor David N. Cicilline, who was elected to represent the 1st Congressional District. Taveras has proposed helping small businesses by creating a small-loan revolving fund. /
Providence Mayor-elect Angel Taveras reaches out to supporters during a celebration at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel last week, following his election as the city’s first Latino mayor. Taveras, a 40-year-old lawyer, bested independent Jonathan P. Scott to assume the seat being vacated by Mayor David N. Cicilline, who was elected to represent the 1st Congressional District. Taveras has proposed helping small businesses by creating a small-loan revolving fund.