Tag: Rachel Miller
Providence City Council proposes capping annual rent hikes at 4%; mayor...
PROVIDENCE – The City Council outlined a new rent stabilization proposal aimed at curbing rising housing costs on Tuesday.
Under the plan, landlords would be...
PBN unveils 2026 Book of Lists
PROVIDENCE – Representatives from a cross section of Rhode Island’s business and nonprofit sectors spent Thursday evening at the Graduate by Hilton Providence networking...
Relief grants on the way for Brown University area businesses
PROVIDENCE – Following the deadly shooting at Brown University last month, the city is partnering with Brown and R.I. Commerce Corp. to provide financial...
Ordinance Committee moves to expand Providence’s live music rules
PROVIDENCE – The Ordinance Committee approved a major overhaul of the city’s entertainment laws on Nov. 4, which could broaden opportunities for live music...
Providence Councilwoman Helen Anthony stepping down for health reasons
PROVIDENCE – Councilwoman Helen Anthony announced that she will be resigning from office to focus on her health after being hit by a van...
Providence City Council rejects charter school lease on Lauro building
PROVIDENCE – Once again, a plan to potentially lease the city-owned Carl G. Lauro building to Excel Academy was defeated by the City Council.
And...
Do you agree with the Providence City Council mailing every household...
The mailers started arriving in early July at households across Providence, each card with the headline in English and Spanish, "Citizen or not: You...
Providence council’s ‘Know Your Rights’ mailers cause a stir
As immigration enforcement continues to intensify nationally, a split has surfaced at Providence City Hall among top elected officials over how much they should...
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 City Council passes ordinance to limit bulk purchases of property...
PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a new ordinance limiting registered buyers to 10 property titles per tax sale.
The law is...


















