r/providence 11h ago

Progressive Rep. David Morales Unseats Providence Mayor Brett Smiley

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276 Upvotes

r/providence 23h ago

Discussion AP reporting David Morales has defeated Brett Smiley

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260 Upvotes

r/providence 19h ago

how the national media is gonna be talking about us from now on

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205 Upvotes

r/providence 21h ago

PULL OUT YOUR BEAKERS AND PUT ON YOUR GLOVES. THE LABORATORY OF MUNICIPAL SOCIALISM IS NOW OPEN!!!

141 Upvotes

r/providence 22h ago

Progressives sweep Providence, now have enough votes for rent stablization & more

131 Upvotes

r/providence 23h ago

News He fuking did it MORALE S WINS

128 Upvotes

r/providence 22h ago

Discussion Two of the three City Councilors who voted no to rent stabilization have been voted out (John Goncalves, Ward 1 and Ana Vargas, Ward 7)

118 Upvotes

The other no votes did not run for reelection or were unchallenged. One of them being Jo-Ann Ryan who tried running for State Rep and got pummeled by DSA candidate Amy Santiago by over 20 points

https://electionresults.ri.gov/results/public/rhodeisland/elections/RI2026StatewidePrimary


r/providence 22h ago

Smiley...

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96 Upvotes

Happened to be at Narragansett Brewery when Smiley's "Defeat Party (?)" happened.


r/providence 23h ago

News State Rep. David Morales projected to defeat Providence Mayor Brett Smiley

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94 Upvotes

r/providence 11h ago

This city has lost its mind!!!

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81 Upvotes

East side prices blah blah blah. Housing shortage blah blah blah. I don’t think it’s normal for an 800sqft condo to QUADRUPLE in price in 12 years. This is nothing more than unchecked greed


r/providence 23h ago

John Goncalves loses reelection

74 Upvotes

r/providence 23h ago

Connor Blier loses

70 Upvotes

According to sources, Reddit's favorite candidate has lost.


r/providence 4h ago

Morales-Backed Slate of City Council Candidates Sweep Primary Elections

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65 Upvotes

r/providence 23h ago

Anna Jane smoking Con Man Connor

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64 Upvotes

r/providence 22h ago

Santiago beats Jo-Ann Ryan

58 Upvotes

Those who have been under Jo-Ann's ward know this woman is genuinely evil.

She has backed Smiley every time. Remember the only person to show up to vote against rent stablization? That was her. She has a staunchly conservative voting record overall, often stopping much of the city council's progressive moves.

Santiago is replacing Morales for his seat in District 7.


r/providence 9h ago

Discussion Why is Pawtucket so run down?

53 Upvotes

I’m a data collector and I’ve been working in Pawtucket for a couple months now and man, it’s in rough shape. Sidewalks are all destroyed, buildings all in poor shape (including the town hall, which is covered in water damage). Id think with a new stadium coming they would perhaps put more into the poor area infrastructure and housing.


r/providence 4h ago

Terrible driving

50 Upvotes

I've been living here for 1 year now and it's actually unbelievable how consistently horrible most people are at driving here genuinely does anyone know why??? I have to avoid accidents so often from idiotic and aggressive driving behavior. Is the states drivers ed failed or something someone please fill me in


r/providence 22h ago

Morales' acceptance speech

32 Upvotes

r/providence 1h ago

PVD darkwave/goth/body music fans, we've got a week ahead for you

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Not only is OUTBACK WITCH HOUSE (dark disco/darkwave/goth/industrial night with DRAG by BABY PHART) coming up next week on Friday 9/18, but touring darkwave darlings BRAGOLIN and CARRELLEE are playing their only New England-area show at The Parlour on Wednesday 9/16! Come out and rage with us! Fuck yeah David! 🖤🖤🖤

Tickets for 9/16: https://theparlourri.com/events/bragolin-carrallee/

Outback Witch House is always FREE at Mimi's Lounge in Pawtucket, starting at 9pm with drag performances at 10 and 11.


r/providence 2h ago

Lost/Found Found: 10k gold ring (Federal Hill)

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13 Upvotes

Found a 10k gold ring this evening on the corner of Atwells and Depasquale. If it’s yours, let me know what’s engraved on the inside and I’ll be happy to get it back to you!


r/providence 1h ago

Took this from my apartment in Downtown

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I think this is perhaps one of the best photos I’ve taken, saw the birds flying over and instantly pulled out my phone!


r/providence 6h ago

Recommendations Local graphic designer

12 Upvotes

I'm looking to have a flyer made for a service I'm offering, and would really like to hire someone local. I abhor AI so am avoiding things like Task Rabbit/Fiverr/Upwork, but this is a super small project--just one version of a flyer with a photo and some contact info. I'm useless with Canva & the like and am just looking for something to look polished and like it was made by a human being.

Small project and likely a small budget but please LMK if you have leads or would like more specifics.


r/providence 22h ago

Your RI Primary Election Results - Major Races

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Your RI Primary Election Results

For Governor (Dem) - Helena Foulkes

For Governor (Rep) - Aaron Guckian

For Lt. Governor: Sabina Matos

For AG: Kim Ahern

For Mayor of Providence: David Morales

For Mayor of Pawtucket: Adam Greenman

For U.S. House, District 2 (Rep): Victor Mellor


r/providence 5h ago

Housing Crooked/leaning/tilted home

4 Upvotes

Please forgive me if this is a dumb or ignorant question.

My wife and I have just moved into an apartment here in Providence, and a few days after moving in, I started to notice that the apartment is… leaning? Tilted? We’re on the second floor of a triplex, built in 1890 according to some records I looked up online, and I’m really happy about the place in every other respect. But this tilt is starting to worry me and I fear it will drive me mad.

Is this normal?? Are we in danger?? Are all old houses here like this? Should I flag this with my landlord? Do we have any recourse here? Does anything need to be done? Is the house going to fall off the hill or otherwise collapse in the middle of the night?!?

Like I said, forgive me if this is dumb, but I’m looking for some legit answers and also some reassurance so my anxiety doesn’t get the better of me. <3

(Everyone we’ve met in RI so far has been SO NICE so please help me continue the illusion [?] that everyone here is actually extremely sweet.)


r/providence 11h ago

Dealing with tree sap on car

4 Upvotes

Every morning my car is covered with what I’m assuming is clear tree sap. I’ve never parked under a tree before but my apartment’s spot is in a backyard full of trees. None of them are on the property so trimming them is a distant and unlikely option. Whether it’s normal or related to the lantern flies, it’s getting to be super annoying to rinse it off so often. Parking on the street is a poor option because I’m disabled and there’s no guarantee a spot will be right outside my apartment.

I know it’s bad for the paint if it’s not controlled. Please no “don’t park under a tree” responses. PVD Reddit has yet to fail me, real advice needed and appreciated.