Tag: Brett P. Smiley
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1. Single-story brick home on East Side of Providence sells for $2.61MPOSTED ONLINE: JAN. 3. A 5,900-square-foot mid-century residence on Blackstone Boulevard on the...
Providence schools could return to city control next year, if conditions...
PROVIDENCE – While state elected and education leaders feel there’s more work to do, the Providence Public School District could be returned to local...
Echo Village homeless pallet shelters to open Feb. 11
PROVIDENCE – The 45-unit pallet-shelter community to temporarily house some of Rhode Island’s homeless population will finally open Feb. 11 after regulatory issues plagued...
Leaders needed to help revive ‘Superman’
Give Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley credit for trying to do something to jump-start the again-stalled redevelopment of the long-vacant Industrial Trust Co. Building.
The...
Smiley: Providence’s nearly $1B late-night industry needs own mayor
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley says the city's bustling nightlife will require an overnight "mayor" of its own after a newly released study...
Brown University Health moving into former Hasbro building in Providence
PROVIDENCE – Brown University Health, formally Lifespan Corp., will consolidate its administrative offices at the former Hasbro Inc. office building in downtown Providence, the...
Smiley has proposal to help ‘Superman Building’ overhaul get past money...
More than a year after interior demolition and asbestos removal started at the Industrial Trust Co. Building in downtown Providence, the future of the...
Do you support former Providence Mayor Joseph R. Paolino Jr.’s plan...
Former Providence Mayor Joseph R. Paolino Jr. is proposing a downtown beautification plan for the capital city.
The plan proposes street-by-street recommendations for improvements such...
Should Providence set a so-called consumption tax of 7% on the...
Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley is proposing a 7% sales tax on commercial parking lots and garages.
Smiley estimates the tax could raise an estimated...
Parking tax might be on horizon in Providence
If Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley has his way, parking in private lots in the city could get a little more expensive as the...
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