Greg Nikiel, center, a contractor
from Look At That Home Improvement, works with the rest of his team stripping
the roof of Providence Social at 490 Rhode Island St. Property manager Terry
Hale said the renovations to the building are 80 percent complete. Redoing the
roof and expanding the patio are the two projects remaining. The structure was
built in the late 1800s and used to be the Roseland Restaurant, owned by the
Romanello family, and was briefly called Prime 490 before Hale’s sister Martha
Martin bought the building one and a half years ago. Providence Social was officially
opened Fall 2013 by Martin’s son Josh Hanzlian who operates the restaurant. By Sashana Campbell and Andrew Manzella
