Tag: Brett P. Smiley
6 Providence nonprofits receive $300K from city to improve organizational infrastructure
PROVIDENCE – Six local nonprofits will receive $300,000 in total grants from the city’s Building Resilience in Nonprofits Serving Underserved Providence Communities program to...
Pennrose, partners break ground on 127-unit Parcel 9 apartment project
PROVIDENCE – Philadelphia firm Pennrose LLC recently celebrated a groundbreaking for the first phase of construction on Parcel 9 in the Fox Point neighborhood,...
Smiley: Block parties will be part of PVDFest’s first night
PROVIDENCE – PVDFest will indeed have block parties after all.
Mayor Brett P. Smiley announced in an interview on WPRO Radio AM/FM 630/99.7 Wednesday that...
Providence begins first phase of $3M in hurricane barrier repairs
PROVIDENCE – Work on the long-awaited repairs to the city's Fox Point Hurricane Barrier have officially started.
Mayor Brett P. Smiley announced Monday that work...
Armory up, ‘Superman’ on deck
Providence leaders have some big decisions to make about the future of the Cranston Street Armory and the “Superman” building.
The state’s termination of a...
Providence awards $1M in Early Learning Infrastructure Support Program grants
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-four child care centers received $1 million in total grants from the city's Early Learning Infrastructure Support Program, Mayor Brett P. Smiley...
Five Questions With: Robert Russell
Robert Russell | Executive director, Providence Downtown Improvement District
1. How would you describe the successes of the district? The DID has made a...
Summer food getaways in Providence and Newport
Providence Restaurant Weeks is getting underway July 9-22. Enjoy two weeks of special dining offers brought to you by the Providence Warwick Convention &...
Providence mayor signs $583M fiscal year 2024 budget
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Monday signed a $583 million fiscal year 2024 city budget, four days after it was approved by...
Grammy-winner Mavis Staples to headline festivities at PVDFest
PROVIDENCE – Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winning gospel singer Mavis Staples will be the headlining performer among several arts and musical performances to be held...
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