Liquor license ruling raises questions about General Assembly’s role in special exemptions

By: Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: August 17, 2026

Words: 2,358

Last Updated: 21 hours, 32 minutes ago

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An “Aegean Breeze, a “Rhodes Island sangria,” the “Dirty Greek,” and “Aphrodite’s kiss.” Lagers from Greece, and red and white wines, too.

These are some of the drinks on the menu now at Estiatorio Estiatorio Fili, a Greek restaurant in Providence’s Wayland Square. But its owner George Potsidis is planning for a September without libations.

The restaurant’s liquor license is endangered after a Rhode Island Supreme Court ruling last month that may …

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