Tag: Josh Estrella
Providence City Council leaders, Smiley agree to seek 5.85% tax levy...
Providence’s budgeting season won’t conclude in time for the July 1 start of the new fiscal year. But city officials have found a way...
Providence will miss budget deadline, vote now slated for July 17
PROVIDENCE – City officials confirmed Tuesday the fiscal 2026 budget will not be finalized by the July 1 deadline.
"It's definitely not happening," said Josh...
Providence mayor to unveil fiscal 2025 budget Wednesday
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Wednesday will formally present his proposed budget for fiscal year 2025 that targets investments in every neighborhood,...
Recycled Metals suspects arson as cause for fire
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Recycled Metals LLC, an embattled scrap-metal yard on Allens Avenue, suspects arson was the cause of the fire that broke...
R.I. housing secretary: ‘Superman’ building may need additional funding
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Secretary of Housing Stefan Pryor on Monday confirmed the $220 million conversion of the “Superman” building at 111 Westminster St., also...
Should Providence remove bike lanes to help ease traffic congestion related...
Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley is considering removing bike lanes on South Water Street to help ease congestion related to the westbound Washington Bridge...
Possibility of removing South Water St. bike lanes creates a divide
As state and Providence city officials look to address the continuing impacts of the Washington Bridge closure, a different type of transit infrastructure could...
State seeks vendors to remove ‘sunken barge’ from Providence River
PROVIDENCE – Despite no readily available funding, state officials after a three-year hiatus are renewing calls for a private vendor to remove a piece...
City scooter vendor files for bankruptcy protection
PROVIDENCE – Touted as environmentally friendly alternatives to other forms of transit, the future of the city’s Shared Micromobility Program offering rentable scooters and...
Figuring out the future of PVDFest
PVDFest will return next year, but Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley's administration is beginning the process of figuring out what it will look like...
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