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Arts & Culture

  • Canal District parking lot to become $20M development

    Laura Finaldi June 14, 2017

    The vacant dirt lot in Kelley Square, which has largely served as a parking lot for Crompton Place in the Canal District, will become a four-story building with 48 apartments, a diner and a public market in late 2018, according to the property owner.

    Laura Finaldi June 14, 2017
  • Reliant moving into Auburn Mall space once slated for theater

    Grant Welker June 13, 2017

    Reliant Medical Group plans to move into the former Macy's home goods store at the Auburn Mall by next summer, taking up a large vacancy at the mall after plans for a movie theater fell through.

    Grant Welker June 13, 2017
  • Cliff Rucker buys stake in Palladium

    Laura Finaldi June 12, 2017

    Worcester Railers Hockey Club Owner Cliff Rucker added another property to his downtown portfolio with the purchase of an ownership stake in the Worcester Palladium.

    Laura Finaldi June 12, 2017
  • Riding attendance surge, Tower Hill CEO plans expansion

    Grant Welker June 12, 2017

    Tower Hill's attendance outpaces the national trend, as attendance at the 600 members of the American Public Gardens Association rose more than 5 percent to 121 million, the group reported this spring. That includes nearly 1.5 million children on

    Grant Welker June 12, 2017
  • WICN names jazz artist as executive director

    May 25, 2017

    Amanda Carr is now in charge of the first radio station ever to interview her as a jazz musician.

    May 25, 2017
  • Money, passion creating Worcester's creative hub

    May 15, 2017

    Laura Marotta & Stacy Lord took a giant step toward bringing their vision of a collaborative Worcester artists space to life by buying the former Worcester Boys Club building on Ionic Avenue.

    May 15, 2017
  • Restaurant and bar opens in former Caffe Dolce spot

    Laura Finaldi May 12, 2017

    A new restaurant opened in the former Caffe Dolce building on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester this week, offering a little bit more than just coffee, dessert and drinks.

    Laura Finaldi May 12, 2017
  • Music repair store opens in Worcester

    April 14, 2017

    A new musical instrument and electronics repair store opened on Chandler Street this past week.

    April 14, 2017
  • Worcester pushes for Notre Dame anti-demolition extension

    Grant Welker March 29, 2017

    Worcester City councilors and preservation advocates are pressing for a further delay in a potential demolition of the long-vacant Notre Dame des Canadiens Church.

    Grant Welker March 29, 2017
  • Mercantile Center replacing long-dead Worcester Galleria

    Grant Welker March 20, 2017

    New spaces along the edges of the center's towers are envisioned as restaurants and other retail uses that will enliven a development with 642,000 square feet of space – almost 30 percent of which is vacant.

    Grant Welker March 20, 2017
  • Consigli will build $30M Tanglewood complex

    Grant Welker March 2, 2017

    Consigli Construction Co., which has offices in Milford, will build a $30-million, four-building complex at the Tanglewood Music Center in the Berkshires town of Lenox.

    Grant Welker March 2, 2017
  • Acton museums to break ground on expansion

    March 2, 2017

    The Discovery Museums in Acton plans to break ground this summer on an expansion that will double the size of the building and allow for exhibits from two existing museums on site to be combined.

    March 2, 2017
  • It's expensive to be here, but we're #1

    State House News Service February 28, 2017

    It ranks 47th in affordability, but when more than 60 other metrics were applied Massachusetts emerged as the best state in the country, according to rankings released on Tuesday.

    State House News Service February 28, 2017
  • Worcester needs commuter rail investments

    Timothy P. Murray February 20, 2017

    As we come off the high of the Patriots capturing their fifth Super Bowl, I am reminded of the quote from one of my heroes, Vincent Lombardi, who said, “Inches make a champion.”

    Timothy P. Murray February 20, 2017
  • Worcester ranks 54th Best Place to Live

    Emily Micucci February 7, 2017

    Worcester's cultural assets, such as theaters, make it a U.S. Best Place to Live, according to U.S. News & World Report.

    Emily Micucci February 7, 2017
  • Worcester virtual craft market donating commission to Creative Hub

    Brad Kane February 6, 2017

    Worcester startup LocalPorch announced over the weekend it will donate all of its 3-percent commission made on Mondays in February to arts nonprofit Creative Hub Worcester.

    Brad Kane February 6, 2017

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