Tag: Providence City Council
Hotel Hive developer seeks 20-year phase-in for property taxes
PROVIDENCE – The Hotel Hive Providence, the proposed $39 million reuse of two vacant downtown buildings – including the early 1900s Providence Journal offices...
Five Questions With: Rachel Miller
Rachel Miller, the new Providence City Council representative for the West End and Federal Hill neighborhoods, is the lead sponsor of a new ordinance...
City Year Providence receives $70K from City Council
PROVIDENCE – City Year Providence received a $70,000 boost from the City Council on Feb. 15 to support the nonprofit’s partnership with city schools.
The...
Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Kennedy Plaza gets $50K grant
PROVIDENCE – Restoration of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, a tribute to the Rhode Islanders who died in the Civil War, has received $50,000...
Five Questions With Sabina Matos
5Q: Sabina Matos | President, Providence City Council
1. How will you encourage more widespread economic development across Providence neighborhoods? Successful economic development depends...
Lawsuit filed over Hope Point Tower
PROVIDENCE – A lawsuit has been filed against the City Council of Providence, the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission and developer Jason Fane that challenges...
Ryan becomes first woman to be elected majority leader of Providence...
PROVIDENCE – The City Council has elected Councilwoman Jo-Ann Ryan, D-Ward 5, as majority leader for the 2019-2023 term, making her the first woman...
Building Bridges raising funds for legal fees to appeal skyscraper zoning...
PROVIDENCE – Building Bridges Providence has been raising money to cover legal fees to appeal the City Council’s approval of a zoning change for...
Matos elected president of Providence City Council
PROVIDENCE - Councilwoman Sabina Matos was voted Providence City Council president Monday. The council said that Matos is the first Latina to hold the...
Providence City Council overrides mayor’s veto of zoning change for Hope...
PROVIDENCE – The Providence City Council voted Thursday night to override Mayor Jorge O. Elorza’s veto of the zoning variance needed to surpass height...
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