PVDFEST IS SHIFTING this year from being downtown to along the Providence River. While Mayor Brett P. Smiley's office is saying the changes are more to focus on the local arts community, local business owners say the location change and prohibition of block parties will hurt them economically. / COURTESY PVDFEST
PROVIDENCE – A citywide event that normally brings the community together to welcome in the summer and celebrate local artists has now raised some controversy and questions within downtown. Over the weekend, documents from Mayor Brett P. Smiley’s office detailing plans for this year’s PVDFest were leaked on social media, showing numerous changes to the…
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If PVDFest is such an economic bonanza the merchants should be picking up the tab and not the taxpayers.