Tag: Nirva LaFortune
Foulkes outspends gubernatorial opponents in latest campaign finance filing
Democratic candidate Helena Buonanno Foulkes has raised and spent more money than any other candidate in the gubernatorial race since July, yet she still...
City Council approves $125M school construction bond question, overrides Elorza’s school...
PROVIDENCE – In a special afternoon meeting Wednesday, the City Council approved two significant school-related measures, including sending a nine-figure school construction bond question...
LEGACY RACE: Will Providence’s next mayor keep their predecessor’s big ideas...
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...
Smiley leads Providence mayoral race in second-quarter fundraising
PROVIDENCE – Providence mayoral candidate Brett Smiley continues to outpace his two primary opponents when it comes to fundraising, adding $305,975 to his war...
Economic development front and center at Providence mayoral forum
PROVIDENCE – From public safety fears to the housing crisis and the “brain drain” of college graduates leaving the capital city, nearly all the...
SHADES OF GREEN: Can Providence’s working waterfront be both livable and...
Owning a home near the water isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. At least not for Linda Perri, who lives a mile west...
Next mayor must have a plan for city’s working waterfront
An under-the-radar issue in Providence’s mayoral race with major implications for the city in the coming years is the future of its working waterfront.
A...
‘Superman’ building will test city’s new tax stabilization policies
Reforms to the policies governing tax deals that Providence offers to real estate developers will be put to the test on the city's most...
Providence City Council to consider $124M in ARPA spending
PROVIDENCE - Addressing the housing crisis topped the list of priorities for how the city should spend its remaining funding under the American Rescue...
New strategy to ease bike backlash is limited
Hoping to curb some of the resistance to bike lanes, street safety and cycling advocates are trying a different approach by offering a preview...