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Canal District’s White Room sold to Sprinkler Factory duo
June 8, 2022The White Room, an event venue in Worcester’s Canal District, has been sold to Birgit Straehle and Luis Antonio Fraire, two prominent members of the arts community in Worcester.
June 8, 2022
Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 10: The best thing
Updated: May 30, 2022Trivia question: What kitchen task was this device invented by the Hamblin & Russell Manufacturing Co. used for?
Updated: May 30, 2022
Sophomore jump: WooSox attendance has increased 24%, now second best in minor leagues
Updated: May 30, 2022Through their first 22 home games, the Worcester Red Sox averaged 7,638 fans per game, more fans than the team has seats at its new $160-million baseball stadium.
Updated: May 30, 2022
Movers & Shakers for May 30, 2022
Updated: May 30, 2022Milford Federal Bank, UniBank, UMass Memorial Health, and GFA Federal Credit Union are among those with recent hires and promotions.
Updated: May 30, 2022
Museum of Russian Icons appoints new executive director
May 26, 2022The Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton has appointed Dutch art historian Simon Morsink as its new executive director, according to a Thursday press release from the museum.
May 26, 2022
WooSox provide free housing to players for first time, amid housing affordability crisis
Updated: May 16, 2022Finding stable housing has always been a challenge for low-income earners, but the problem has ballooned in places like Worcester where the average rent is growing about 10 percentage points faster than the average income.
Updated: May 16, 2022
Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 9: Bay State automobile building
May 16, 2022What is the official name of the building at 67 Millbrook St., the former home of both Bay State Automobile Co. and the Thom McAn shoe company?
May 16, 2022
Power 50: The most influential professionals of 2022
Updated: May 20, 2022The Power 50 may not necessarily hold the most power in the region, but they are the people who most effectively wielded their power to have an outsized influence on the economy and the community within the last year.
Updated: May 20, 2022
2022 Power 50: Richard Lapidus
Updated: May 2, 2022Perhaps more than any other college president in Central Massachusetts, Richard Lapidus has demonstrated the transformative effect a higher education institution can have on its hometown.
Updated: May 2, 2022
2022 Power 50: Weidong Wang
Updated: May 2, 2022If there’s one person who took Central Massachusetts’ real estate world by storm this year, it’s Weidong Wang.
Updated: May 2, 2022
2022 Power 50: Troy Siebels
Updated: May 2, 2022Troy Siebels has been part of the fabric of Worcester’s arts scene since he took over leadership of Hanover Theatre 18 years ago.
Updated: May 2, 2022
2022 Power 50: Olivia Scanlon
Updated: May 2, 2022New housing, commercial developments, infrastructure, and public facilities are all great at economic development, but it takes a vibrant cultural scene to truly create a place where people want to be. In the past year, perhaps no one has
Updated: May 2, 2022
2022 Power 50: Grace Lam
Updated: May 2, 2022In an age when sustainable farms are struggling to maintain relevance, Grace Lam has cracked the code to the modern-day customer.
Updated: May 2, 2022
2022 Power 50: Bill Shaner
Updated: May 2, 2022Bill Shaner provides a counterpoint to the City's economic development strategy, by giving voice to negatively impacted groups and decrying the loss of cultural resources.
Updated: May 2, 2022
2022 Power 50: Larry Lucchino
Updated: May 2, 2022Larry Lucchino will hold tremendous sway over the Greater Worcester business and cultural communities until he and the rest of the WooSox ownership group decide to sell the team, which may be sooner rather than later.
Updated: May 2, 2022
2022 Power 50: Cliff Rucker
Updated: May 2, 2022Cliff Rucker has invested so heavily in Worcester’s entertainment industry, he is single-handedly bringing more than a million people to the city each year.
Updated: May 2, 2022
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