Board approves permits and penalizes venues
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The Board approved 31 consent-agenda applications unanimously, authorized a 3 a.m. soft closing for Live PVD by a 3-1 vote, and found multiple license violations, including issuing a 90-day police detail and fines of up to $1,000.
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What this means
The Board approved entertainment and special-event permits, including a 3 a.m. soft closing for Live PVD on August 1, 2026. It also penalized several venues for disorderly conduct, unlicensed entertainment, supervision failures, or related violations. Three entertainment requests were continued to August 6 because applicants were absent, and another was delayed for police review.
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- Approved all 31 consent-agenda applications unanimously, including monthly entertainment, one-day entertainment, special-event, liquor, and floor-host licenses.
- Approved La Braza's expanded incidental-entertainment request unanimously on a probationary basis, with review in three months.
- Approved Live PVD's 3 a.m. soft-closing request for August 1, 2026, by a 3-1 vote; Commissioner Rogel voted no.
- Continued entertainment requests for Terra Luna Cafe Providence, Terra Negra, and Pure Lounge to August 6, 2026, because the applicants were absent.
- Continued Gold Lounge's August 15 soft-closing request to August 6, 2026, so police could review the scheduled artist.
- Found a violation by Twelve 21 and ordered a 90-day police detail beginning August 7, 2026.
- Found a violation by Costantinos Venda Bar & Ristorante and issued a $500 fine plus a one-week reduction of operating hours.
- Found a violation involving underage-person counts at Costantino's Venda Bar & Ristorante, issuing warnings on some counts and a total fine of $750 on the remaining counts.
- Found a violation by The Salon and issued a $1,000 fine for failure to maintain supervision over patrons entering the establishment.
- Continued Crown Providence's matter to August 6, 2026, because its attorney could not attend the pre-hearing conference.
- Found violations by Bae Restaurant and Lounge and A'frique D'Lounge, issuing each a $500 fine for entertainment without a license while dismissing the loud-music count.
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