City of Providence RSS
The City of Providence is pleased to be able to offer several RSS feeds to make it easier to stay current with City News and events. With Providence RSS you can incorporate events of interest into your preferred newsreaders and web logs. We hope you enjoy this new service from ProvidenceRI.com.
Over the next several months we will be adding many new feeds to make it exremly easy to stay current with Providence happenings.
What is RSS?
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an XML format designed for sharing web content like news headlines. An RSS service (also known as an RSS channel) consists of a list of items, each of which contains a headline, description, and a link to a web page. For the ProvidenceRI.com RSS service, the full content, such as a full-text article or notice, is also made available on this website and can be accessed by the respective link in the RSS feed.
How do I use RSS?
To use RSS, you will need a special RSS news reader or aggregator that will allow you to collect and display RSS service. RSS news readers allow you to view the service you select all together in the same place and, by automatically retrieving updates, stay current with new content soon after it is published.
There are many different news readers available, many for free. Most news readers are applications that you download and install. Some others are web-based service you sign-up for that work inside your browser.
List of News Readers
After setting up your news reader, you will be ready to use the the Providence RSS channels. To subscribe to ProvidenceRI.com RSS, right-click on one of the channels and select “Copy Shortcut” or “Copy Link Location” to copy the location (URL) of the service. Follow the instructions for your particular news reader, and then paste this location wherever it asks for the location of the service you wish to subscribe to.
Available Providence RSS Channels and
Corresponding Web Pages
For a full list of feeds, click here
RSS Press Releases from the Office of Mayor David Cicilline
View the Press Release web page
RSS Press Releases from the Providence City Council
View the City Council Press Release web page
RSS Public Notices and other RSS feeds (Our feed of feeds)
Public Notices
RSS Art Culture and Tourism "Events Today" - events occurring today
View the Arts Events Today web page
RSS Art Culture and Tourism events as they are posted
View the Arts Calendar
RSS Advertisements from the Board of Contract and Supply
View the BC&S Advertisement page
RSS Parking Bans
Parking Bans will appear on the home page when posted
City Hall Contact Information & Hours
Providence City Hall
Phone: (401) 421-7740 · TDD (401) 751-0203
25 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI 02903
Hours *
Monday thru Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm
Summer Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:30am to 4:00pm
* Special early closing times to service the last customer apply to certain Departments. To ensure that you're not disappointed, please call ahead or arrive before 4:00pm.
