Providence Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci Jr. "showcases" the Providence skyline in this October 1998 photo in Providence, R.I. Cianci, known for his efforts in revitalizing Providence from a dying city to a major tourist attraction, his very own marinara sauce, coffee and olive oil, and his jail term for pleading no contest to beating his ex-wife's lover, has a state-wide, all-time high approval rating of 75 percent. Cianci is set to be released during the week of May 28, 2007 to a halfway house in Boston and is expected to return to his hometown of Providence in the future. (AP Photo/Matt York, file)
Regardless his crime, Vincent Cianici, Jr. will be credited with revitalizing Providence, Rhode Island. A resident of the city stated when asked about their former mayor, "He was probably the right man for the job, considering the job that needed to be done." The point here is that while corruption was an issue for Providence, there were also dedicated citizens with the intent that Providence would return to luster and with a little luck a better luster than it ever had before. That should put 'the issue' of former Mayor Cianci to rest.
