{"id":52038,"date":"2026-10-14T15:33:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/52038\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T15:33:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:33:15","slug":"beloved-providence-bar-fights-to-stay-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/52038\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved Providence bar fights to stay open"},"content":{"rendered":"

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) \u2014 A beloved Providence bar that has brought people together for more than 30 years could soon close its doors as rising costs threaten its future.<\/p>\n

Now, rising costs and mounting financial pressure have put Nick-A-Nee’s future at risk.<\/p>\n

WJAR<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Owner Stephanie Finizia says a sharp increase in property taxes drove her rent up to $1,800 a month over the past year, making it increasingly difficult to keep the business afloat.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe struggle is just getting to be too much,\u201d Finizia said, explaining that she has fallen behind on rent and received a court summons last week.<\/p>\n

\"Nick-a-Nees<\/p>\n

Nick-a-Nees in Providence fights to stay open, facing an uncertain future. (WJAR)<\/p>\n

Finizia tried to buy the building to secure the bar\u2019s future, but says the landlord is no longer interested in selling. The potential closure would also be a significant loss for longtime patrons who consider the bar a second home.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d feel terrible. I wouldn\u2019t know what to do with myself,\u201d said patron Carrie Messier. \u201cThis is my go-to right here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Nick-a-Nees<\/p>\n

Nick-a-Nees in Providence fights to stay open, facing an uncertain future. (WJAR)<\/p>\n

In an effort to keep the bar open, supporters have rallied around a GoFundMe campaign that has already raised more than $50,000, surpassing its initial goal.<\/p>\n

With more than $30,000 raised, supporters are hoping the community\u2019s show of support will help keep Nick-A-Nee\u2019s doors open.<\/p>\n

With the lease set to expire in February, Finizia\u2019s fight to save the Providence staple is far from over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) \u2014 A beloved Providence bar that has brought people together for more than 30 years could soon close its doors as rising costs threaten its future. Now, rising costs and mounting financial pressure have put Nick-A-Nee’s future at risk. WJAR Owner Stephanie Finizia says a sharp increase in property taxes drove her<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52039,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[6348,6346,6344,6347,6345],"class_list":["post-52038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rhode-island","tag-rhode-island","tag-rhode-island-dining","tag-rhode-island-food","tag-rhode-island-grocery-stores","tag-rhode-island-restaurants"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/vive.im\/@dc\/117439994520307260","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52038\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}