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Five Questions With: Joseph Mulligan

Joseph Mulligan | Director of planning and development, city of Providence 1. What are your priorities for Providence as the city’s new director of...

Smiley announces new police unit to target illegal ATV riders

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley, elected on a platform centered on quality of life, announced the creation of a Providence Police Department “community...
MAYOR BRETT P. SMILEY and his team have been reviewing the city's $10 million reparations budget, a hallmark of his predecessor Jorge O. Elorza's administration. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

City rescinds $150K contract amid review of racial reparations, ARPA budgets

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley's administration has rescinded a $150,000 contract awarded to the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society as Smiley undertakes a...
LEADERS AT THE STEEL YARD, the nonprofit industrial art center and studio, assisted in assembling the 57-page plan called PVDx2031: A Cultural Plan for Culture Shift. / COURTESY THE STEEL YARD

Will Providence’s new ‘cultural plan’ have support to boost the creative...

City officials have released a new cultural plan they are hoping will work as a framework to guide policies and investments in the arts...

Providence economic development leader to step down Jan. 2

PROVIDENCE – The city’s top economic development leader is leaving as the incoming mayor takes office. Keith Stokes, Providence’s business and development director, confirmed in...

Providence accelerator program graduates 100-plus microenterprises

PROVIDENCE – More than 100 microenterprises graduated from the Empower Providence Microenterprise Accelerator Program, a partnership between the city and internet domain registrar GoDaddy. The six-week...
THE TOP TWO Providence public safety officials are leaving, with Public Safety Commissioner Steven Paré retiring and Police Chief Hugh Clements, pictured, taking another, not yet specified, job, Mayor-elect Brett Smiley has announced. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Providence losing top 2 public safety leaders amid mayoral transition

PROVIDENCE – The top two public safety officials in the city are leaving as the new mayor takes office.  Public Safety Commissioner Steven M. Paré...
JOSEPH R. PAOLINO JR., former Providence mayor and managing partner for Paolino Properties LP, says he's disappointed that the city is not moving forward with the plan for him to donate the former St. Joseph's Hospital building to the city for it to be converted into a new school. /PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

‘Disappointed’ Paolino looks to sell St. Joseph’s building after education leaders...

PROVIDENCE – Two years ago, developer Joseph R. Paolino Jr. wanted to give back to the city he once oversaw as mayor by providing...
THE EXTERIOR of Providence City Hall won't change, but many of the people who make decisions inside the building will. Come January, newcomers will fill nearly half of the City Council seats and there will also be a new mayor. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM

Enormous turnover among Providence leaders is unchartered territory

The Providence City Council is on the brink of a massive shift, with nearly half of its members leaving office at the end of...

Providence launches new program for discounted internet

PROVIDENCE – City residents may be eligible for discounted internet services under a new municipal program. The city’s Affordable Connectivity Program will provide eligible residents...
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