Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and PVDFest organizers held a news conference to announce “early highlights” of this year’s ...

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

In a 31-5 vote, the R.I. Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would allow municipalities to pass ordinances that would ...

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

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

PVDFest is back! Get ready to take over the streets of Downtown Providence on September 5–6, 2025, as Mayor Brett Smiley, the ...

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley is proposing an 8% property tax levy increase. The proposal passed the Rhode Island House but ...

"PVD Fest of 2025 will take place on September 5th and 6th of this year with a rain day of September 7th," says the city's ...

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

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

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 ...