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Arts & Culture

  • Hanover Theatre seeking to become cultural epicenter

    April 16, 2018

    Later this year, The Hanover Theatre will open 1920s-themed restaurant Josephine, which is part of a much larger strategy to turn its section of downtown into a thriving Theatre District.

    April 16, 2018
  • Printers Building becoming the Hub of Innovation

    Grant Welker April 2, 2018

    For most of its nearly century of history, Worcester's Printers Building has been just as its name implies: the home to printing operations.

    Grant Welker April 2, 2018
  • Fitchburg State remaking theater as new community, incubator space

    Grant Welker March 19, 2018

    A theater on Fitchburg's Main Street has sat vacant for decades as a lost opportunity to help revitalize a stretch of downtown but the building is now being brought back to life.

    Grant Welker March 19, 2018
  • Survey: Worcester college students say city needs to improve

    January 29, 2018

    A new survey of 520 Worcester-area college students found city life for students needs some work.

    January 29, 2018
  • The 20 most developable sites in Central Mass.

    Grant Welker January 22, 2018

    These properties – which could host retail, housing, industrial or office complexes, or some mix – are practically hiding in plain sight, simply waiting for the right buyer or builder.

    Grant Welker January 22, 2018
  • Hanover Theatre has first female chairwoman

    Grant Welker January 15, 2018

    Marianne Felice, who has been a member of the theater since it opened in 2008, was named the board's first female head on Friday.

    Grant Welker January 15, 2018
  • NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs on the edge of the new Worcester

    Emily Micucci January 8, 2018

    At long last, Worcester is the site of true urban revitalization, and on the edge of anticipated projects is a homegrown commercial real estate firm spreading its own wings.

    Emily Micucci January 8, 2018
  • Wachusett Brewing to officially open Brew Yard tap room Saturday

    Grant Welker December 15, 2017

    Wachusett Brewing Co. will hold a grand opening Saturday for its new 3,000-square-foot indoor Brew Yard, which builds up on the success of the brewery's outdoor space.

    Grant Welker December 15, 2017
  • Worcester needs to think logically about PawSox deal

    December 11, 2017

    By all accounts, Worcester city officials appear to want to give the Pawtucket Red Sox a big chunk of money to lure them to the Canal District.

    December 11, 2017
  • Hanover Theatre sets revenue record

    November 27, 2017

    The Hanover Theatre in Worcester generated $9.2 million in revenue in fiscal 2017, which is a record and double what the theater made when it opened in 2008.

    November 27, 2017
  • Historic Maynard theater sold for $475K

    Zachary Comeau November 17, 2017

    The historic People's Theatre in downtown Maynard has been sold for $475,000 as the new owners plan to continue to use the renovated building as office space.

    Zachary Comeau November 17, 2017
  • Hanover Theatre to open 1920s-themed restaurant Josephine

    Grant Welker November 15, 2017

    Hanover officials announced at their annual meeting Tuesday night that Chris Rassias, a Worcester-raised restaurateur, will open a 1920s-themed restaurant at 551 Main St.

    Grant Welker November 15, 2017
  • Westborough theaters close

    November 9, 2017

    The Regal Westborough Stadium 12 theaters in Westborough have closed after 20 years.

    November 9, 2017
  • "Daddy's Home 2" generates $19M for Framingham, state economy

    Zachary Comeau November 8, 2017

    More than $19 million has been generated for the local economy after the filming of the Mark Wahlberg-Will Ferrell comedy "Daddy's Home 2" in Framingham and other areas in the state last winter.

    Zachary Comeau November 8, 2017
  • SJC Custom Drums grows its punk rock business

    Zachary Comeau October 30, 2017

    Located inside a small, unassuming, cramped brick building in the heart of one of Central Massachusetts' manufacturing hotbeds is a drummer's Mecca.

    Zachary Comeau October 30, 2017
  • 10 things I know about ... starting a business from scratch

    Joy Rachelle Murrieta October 30, 2017

    You know that one thing your community doesn't have, that you can't help but notice and get annoyed with? That's your foothold for entrepreneurship.

    Joy Rachelle Murrieta October 30, 2017

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