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PROVIDENCE MAYOR-ELECT Brett Smiley, pictured, on Monday received a letter from Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and former mayors Joseph R. Paolino Jr. and Angel Taveras with recommendations about how to improve the city's educational structure. / COURTESY BRETT SMILEY

Elorza, former Providence mayors offer Smiley recommendations to change city’s education...

Education 11/14/2022

PROVIDENCE – Three former city mayors on Monday jointly offered Mayor-elect Brett Smiley four recommendations on how to transform education within the Providence Public...

Smiley will be Providence’s next mayor after Democratic primary win

Elections 09/14/2022

PROVIDENCE – Brett Smiley will be the city’s next mayor. Smiley, a top aide to former Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, defeated Gonzalo Cuervo and Nirva...

Elorza endorses Gonzalo Cuervo in Providence mayoral race

Elections 08/24/2022

PROVIDENCE – Less than three weeks away from the primary election, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza has thrown his weight behind Gonzalo Cuervo to succeed...

TRANSIT ADVOCATE: Providence City Councilwoman and mayoral candidate Nirva LaFortune, one of three Democrats running for Mayor Jorge O. Elorza’s seat, is an avid cyclist and transportation advocate who plans to continue and expand Elorza’s Great Streets Initiative. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

LEGACY RACE: Will Providence’s next mayor keep their predecessor’s big ideas...

Cover Story 08/05/2022

Term-limited Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza doesn’t let criticism stop him. That’s been especially true in the past year, as he’s raced not toward...

Communication key to raising funds at Rhode Island Foundation

Nonprofit 04/29/2022

2022 C-Suite Awards: Nonprofit/Social Service Agency | Arianne Corrente, Rhode Island Foundation vice president of marketing and communications Arianne Corrente has worked at the Rhode...

Five Questions With: Gianfranco Marrocco

In Their Own Words 11/17/2021

The businessman behind a plan to rebrand Federal Hill as “Little Italy,” while championing al fresco dining in DePasquale Square, is now out of...

RENOVATED HOME: Homeowner Carlos Reyes, left, is pictured with Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and Smith Hill Community Development Corp. Executive Director Jean Lamb in front of his home at 120 Camden Ave. during ceremonies to celebrate homeowners moving into houses renovated under the city’s EveryHome program.  / COURTESY CITY OF PROVIDENCE

One answer to blight

Cover Story 06/21/2019

During a panel discussion in Providence following a screening earlier this month of a documentary featuring a family left homeless after an eviction, Mayor...

ABOVE HIGHWAY RELOCATION: Shown at right are the East Side parcels of developable land in the 40-acre Interstate 195 Redevelopment District of Providence. The district was created after the original Interstate 195, seen at far left, was federally relocated more than 10 years ago.  / PBN PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

Despite questions, I-195 District on course

Cover Story 06/07/2019

When Robert Davis, a longtime real estate lawyer, joined the board of the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission in 2015, he’d talk to potential developers...