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

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 Downtown Providence September 5–6, 2025! Mayor Brett Smiley, the ...

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

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

During intermission in a Providence concert on May 31, Mayor Brett Smiley will present the key to the city to the famed ...

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

Mayor Brett Smiley, the City of Providence Department of Art, Culture and Tourism, and FirstWorks highlighted events planned for PVDFest 2025 on Tuesday. This years “showstopping spectacle” will be ...

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 ...