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R.I. hopes to again score big with ‘March Madness’ in town

Art & Culture 03/19/2025

PROVIDENCE – True basketball madness is coming to Rhode Island’s capital city for the first time in close to a decade. With that, local hospitality...

THE GREATER PROVIDENCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE says it supports the recommendation by the city's Special Commission for Taxation and Revenue to lower the commercial property tax rate incrementally over five years despite there being no clear indication of the effect it might have on residential property taxes. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM

5-year proposal to lower Providence’s commercial property tax lauded

Editor's Choice 01/12/2024

A special commission's recommendations that the city of Providence revamp its tax structure and lower its "punishing" commercial property tax rate over five years...

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L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC. executives lead Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., right, and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., center, through its new 50,000-square-foot production facility at ProvPort. The new site will support the integration and testing of undersea training ranges for U.S. and partner-nation fleets, the company said. / COURTESY L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Fla. defense contractor opens $6M production facility at ProvPort

08/12/2026

Roger Williams Park Zoo announces death of cheetah

08/12/2026

McKee selects Matos for R.I. Supreme Court

08/12/2026

Flock cameras, Kennedy Plaza emerge as key divide in Providence mayoral...

08/12/2026

A FEDERAL JUDGE has ruled the town of Johnston did not violate a preliminary injunction when it passed two resolutions in its attempt to take control of a site planned for a 252-unit housing development. / COURTESY TOWN OF JOHNSTON

Report: Judge rules Johnston did not violate injunction in eminent domain...

08/12/2026

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