Tag: Providence Downtown Improvement District
R.I. Commerce awards $4M for Commercial District Improvements
PROVIDENCE – State officials on Tuesday announced the latest grant recipients of a pair of infrastructure and commercial revitalization programs run through R.I. Commerce...
Five Questions With: Robert Russell
Robert Russell | Executive director, Providence Downtown Improvement District
1. How would you describe the successes of the district? The DID has made a...
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...
Crossroads Rhode Island gets $495K to address homelessness; new fund created
PROVIDENCE – City officials, along with the Rhode Island Foundation, Providence Foundation and Crossroads Rhode Island, on Wednesday announced a new collaboration to address...
FIGHTING FEARS: Deserved or not, safety worries an obstacle to downtown...
As a downtown Providence business owner, Guido Silvestri is no stranger to petty crime.
There has been occasional shoplifting, vandalism and even a brick thrown...
LaTorre, former ED of Providence Downtown Improvement District, dies at 71
PROVIDENCE – Frank LaTorre, former executive director of the Providence Downtown Improvement District, died this week at the age of 71, The Boston Globe...
Providence Downtown Improvement District names Latorre executive director
PROVIDENCE - The Providence Downtown Improvement District’s board of directors voted to appoint Frank LaTorre as its executive director during its meeting Feb. 15.
LaTorre...
Providence Foundation appoints new executive director
PROVIDENCE - The Providence Foundation, a private nonprofit that advocates for projects and policies for development of downtown Providence and the city, appointed Cliff...
Downtown Providence Living Tour returns
PROVIDENCE – The Downtown Providence Living Tour returns on Saturday after a two-year hiatus, with six renovated buildings opened for public review for the...
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