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Mayor Taveras Celebrates Creative Placemaking in Providence at Annual Pell Lecture

Speaking at the 2012 Senator Pell Lecture on Arts & Humanities on May 24, Mayor Angel Taveras celebrated Providence as a hub for creative placemaking and reaffirmed his commitment to supporting arts and humanities in the Creative Capital.

Operation SMART EXIT

Start: Thursday, June 28, 2012 11:30 am End: Thursday, June 28, 2012 1:00 pm Location:Burnside ParkKennedy PlazaProvidence, RI 02903Directions Location: Burnside ParkKennedy PlazaProvidence, RI 02903 Operation SMART EXIT is full-sc

Providence Joins In National Prevention Week Celebration

Mayor Taveras To Participate In Town Hall Meeting On Underage Drinking, World No Tobacco Day On May 31From May 20-26, communities all over the country are celebrating the first annual National Prevention Week.

At College Graduation Commencement Ceremonies, Mayor Taveras Tells Graduates to See Opportunity in Challenge

Speaking at commencement ceremonies this graduation season, Mayor Angel Taveras called on local college graduates to see opportunity in challenge and commended them for contributing to the cultural and economic vitality of Rhode Island's capital ci

2:00 pm Public Planetarium Show

Start: Saturday, June 30, 2012 2:00 pm Location:Museum of Natural History and PlanetariumRoger Williams Park1000 Elmwood AvenueProvidence RI 02907Directions Location: Museum of Natural History and PlanetariumRoger Williams Park1000 Elmwood AvenueProvidenc

2:00 pm Public Planetarium Show

Start: Saturday, June 23, 2012 2:00 pm End: Sunday, June 24, 2012 2:00 pm Location:Museum of Natural History and PlanetariumRoger Williams Park1000 Elmwood AvenueProvidence RI 02907Directions Location: Museum of Natural History and PlanetariumRog

2:00 pm Public Planetarium Show

Start: Saturday, June 16, 2012 2:00 pm End: Sunday, June 17, 2012 2:00 pm Location:Museum of Natural History and PlanetariumRoger Williams Park1000 Elmwood AvenueProvidence RI 02907Directions Location: Museum of Natural History and PlanetariumRog

2:00 pm Public Planetarium Show

Start: Saturday, June 9, 2012 2:00 pm End: Sunday, June 10, 2012 2:00 pm Location:Museum of Natural History and PlanetariumRoger Williams Park1000 Elmwood AvenueProvidence RI 02907Directions Location: Museum of Natural History and PlanetariumRoge

2:00 pm Public Planetarium Show

Start: Saturday, June 2, 2012 2:00 pm End: Sunday, June 3, 2012 2:00 pm Location:Museum of Natural History and PlanetariumRoger Williams Park1000 Elmwood AvenueProvidence RI 02907Directions Location: Museum of Natural History and PlanetariumRoger

Mayor Taveras Celebrates $20,000 Sprite Spark Parks Initiative Grant to Refurbish Corliss Park Basketball Court

Mayor Angel Taveras joined with Parks & Recreation Superintendent Bob McMahon, Councilman David Salvatore and Councilman Nicholas Narducci on May 22 to celebrate a $20,000 recreational grant from Coca-Cola Company to refurbish the basketball courts at Corliss Park.

$14 Million in Enhancements to Regency Plaza Unveiled by Mayor Taveras and Property Owners at Grand Opening Reception

More than 200 members of the downtown Providence business community gathered at the Regency Plaza on May 19 to join Mayor Angel Tavares and Regency Plaza co-owners Richard Lappin and Edward Zuker as they unveiled $14 million in enhancements to this Providence Apartment property.

Mayor Taveras Proclaims May 20-26, 2012 as National Prevention Week in the City of Providence

WHEREAS, In the summer of 2011, the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council announced the release of the National Prevention Strategy to help increase the number of Americans who are healthy at every stage of life; andWHERE

Providence Art Festival This Weekend

The Providence Art Festival is back for it's fourth season on June 2nd from 10am-6pm. Calling Westminster St. home, the festival has thrived in the Downcity Providence neighborhood, and is excited to come back again in 2012 for another great event.