Go inside as Trinity Brewhouse reopens
Trinity Brewhouse in Providence has officially reopened its doors after six months of renovations. The landmark brewpub features a modernized interior and a refreshed menu with new additions like bar pizzas and hearty chili.
An Italian restaurant in downtown Providence, Rosalina, is permanently closing after 13 years.The owners cited an inability to sustain the business due to variables since the COVID-19 pandemic.PVDonuts on the East Side has temporarily closed without explanation but announced it will reopen soon.
A downtown Providence restaurant is saying goodbye this weekend and a doughnut shop on the East Side is closed without explanation but saying they will reopen soon.
Rosalina, the Italian restaurant at 50 Aborn St., is closing Sunday, Feb. 15, after 13 years of service. Tom Bovis, who owns the restaurant with wife, Lauren Lynch, announced Rosalina’s closure on social media.
“It is with a heavy heart that I would like to let our family friends and guests know that after 13 years Rosalina Restaurant will be closing for good February 15.
“It was an extremely difficult decision but we cannot sustain the business with all the variables since Covid,” he wrote. “Thank you to our guests, our great staff and of course my amazing wife Lauren Lynch who beat all the odds and built one of the best Italian Restaurants in the state,” he wrote.
PVDonuts, once a place where customers lined up to score a doughnut, has announced “We are currently closed. We will reopen soon.”
The businesses, they are a changing in the city. Trinity Brewhouse reopened with new owners this week, and Phed Phed prepares to open at the Biltmore Garage. But Durk’s Bar-B-Q, like Rosalina on Aborn Street, closed in November.
Now Rosalina has gone the way of its sister restaurant, Kleos, which closed in 2024 after a few years on Westminster Street.
Rosalina has been a spot that blends the most modern of Italian dishes with a taste of Rhode Island. Lynch’s signature appetizer, the Pizzette Fritte, was an homage to doughboys with a piece of perfectly fried dough topped with pomodoro sauce, pecorino romano cheese, scallions and olive oil.
PVDonuts closed for now
PVDonuts began as a pop-up in 2016 before opening on Ives Street, with constant lines of people waiting for their artisan doughnuts for their Instagram moments. The business moved to 158 Wickenden St. in 2023.
The founders of PVDonuts, Lori and Paul Kettelle, sold the business in 2025.
This story has been updated to reflect new information.
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