Providence Mayor Brett Smiley thinks he has the votes in the Rhode Island Senate to raise property taxes in the city past the ...

State law only permits cities to increase taxes by 4% each year, but Providence officials – chiefly Mayor Brett Smiley – ...

The tax is intended to raise revenue for the cash-strapped city, but the proposal has drawn scorn from downtown businesses ...

Festival goers should expect musical performances, a battle of the bands, a hip hop competition, more than 180 craft vendors, ...

One of the capital city’s most exciting events will be back before you know it as PVDFest will take over the streets of ...

"This September, downtown Providence will once again come alive with music, dance, food and immersive art experiences," Mayor ...

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and PVDFest organizers are holding a news conference to announce “early highlights” of this ...

The new policy will ‘hopefully avoid any future conflicts,’ Mayor Brett Smiley says.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Providence City Council President Rachel Miller wants to amend a city ordinance that would exempt striking union workers from receiving costly noise violations. The amendment ...

Brett Smiley, elected mayor of Providence in 2022, takes a business-oriented approach to managing the city's operations. Smiley's background is in business and political campaigns, and he worked ...

PROVIDENCE – Facing pressure to solve the city’s cash shortage, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley wants to levy a 7% sales tax on all the city’s commercial parking lots and garages. The mayor ...

English actor Daniel Craig is sporting a Southern drawl again as Detective Benoit Blanc in the new movie “Wake Up Dead Man: A ...