Tag: Rick Simone
Federal Hill restaurants offer a lesson in perseverance
While the immediate future for Providence’s normally thriving restaurant scene is decidedly uncertain, an experiment underway on Federal Hill offers hope – and perhaps...
Al fresco means survival for restaurants on Federal Hill
Rick Simone doesn’t mince words when it comes to the success of closing part of Atwells Avenue in Providence on Friday and Saturday nights...
How far should police reform go?
The national movement to make police agencies more accountable for their use of force and treatment of black people has led to moves toward...
Providence giving troubled e-scooter, e-bike programs another go, but not everybody’s...
Seemingly overnight, rentable electric bikes and scooters began popping up on Providence streets last year. The Creative Capital was in the regional vanguard of...
Providence mayoral candidates vie for pulse on small businesses
It may be hard to think of the many rundown and abandoned houses that have tarnished Providence’s neighborhoods in the context of small business...














