PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett Smiley came into office with lofty goals two years ago, but midway through his term, the city’s finances are floundering, and his way out will involve raising taxes.

Since 1995, the WaterFire sculpture by Barnaby Evans has illuminated downtown Providence's rivers. Small bonfires are set alight in iron braziers in the middle of the Woonasquatucket, Moshassuck ...

The sector is a critical part of the city’s character, but revenue remains below pre-COVID levels and business owners say ...

No regular trees will do. This year the City of Providence wants the “perfect Christmas Tree," according to a release from ...

How a pair of Providence city councilors bucked the mayor—and the trend of homelessness criminalization nationwide—to open an ...

A new report found that overall, Providence’s night economy contributes a little more than $990 million annually.

PROVIDENCE – As the temperature ... Brandon Wisehart heard about the City Hall warming site from his Better Lives Rhode Island caseworker, who came and found him where he usually stays outside.

You do not have to feel entirely ... Counseling Psychologist in New York and Rhode Island. Born in San José, Costa Rica and raised in the New York City Tri-State Area, I identify as a bilingual ...