City Suspends License for Federal Hill's $3 Bar

The future of a new Federal Hill establishment is in question following a unanimous vote but the Providence Board of Licenses to suspend the license of The $3 Bar on Atwells Avenue in Providence.

The bar, which sells all of its drinks and food items for three dollars, has had a series of recent incidents involving violence, one in which resulted in the death of a 34-year old man.

Sunday,  Jonathan Stack of Providence, succumbed to his injuries after being beaten with a 2 x 4 in the alley behind the bar Wednesday night, allegedly by 48-year old Daniel Lastarza.

There was another incident this weekend, described as a brawl, which resulted to the arrests of two Warwick women. 

The board moved to suspend the bar's license, effective  as of Sunday at 6 pm.  There will be another meeting on Wednesday to determine the future of the bar's license.

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