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40 Under Forty 2024: Raquel Castro-Corazzini, leads Worcester recreation
Updated: August 19, 2024Not only did Castro-Corazzini found Worcester’s Division of Youth Opportunities, she herself grew the department's team from a staff from one in 2016 to more than 100 in less than a decade.
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty 2024: Jennessa Burks, artist educating the community
Updated: August 19, 2024Burks has left her mark on Worcester. Literally. She has collaboratively painted more than 20 murals throughout the city and has been commissioned to create more than 45 works of art total to be displayed across 18 states.
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty 2024: Ariana Dello Stritto, Pride festival director
Updated: August 19, 2024Dello Stritto involves herself in all aspects of the Worcester community, whether it be her former role as marketing outreach officer at Bay State Savings Bank or serving as festival director at Pride Worcester.
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty alumni: Joe Santa Maria, Class of 2002 - made it by striking out on his own
Updated: August 19, 2024After putting in two decades as general manager of Worcester Fitness, Santa Maria officially set out on his own to make his passion for photography into a full-time business.
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty 2024: Christon Carney, singer teaching the next generation
Updated: August 19, 2024Carney headed west to Worcester following graduation, finding a city with a culture that reminded him of his hometown before it was changed by gentrification.
Updated: August 19, 2024
Worcester art festival stART on the Street to end, 2024 will be last edition
August 14, 2024After two decades, Worcester’s prominent arts and music festival appears to be coming to an end, as organizers cite costs and organizing struggles.
August 14, 2024
Worcester Talking Book Library expands nationally with braille and audio certification
July 30, 2024The Worcester Talking Book Library will now provide audio materials to a national audience, as the Worcester Public Library subset has achieved certification to contribute to the Braille and Audio Reading Download, a free digital service providing
July 30, 2024
Exhibit ‘A’ closes Framingham taproom and offloads real estate, moving operations to Western Mass.
July 24, 2024The company cited licensing challenges with its beer garden and patio.
July 24, 2024
Candlepin comeback: More than 140 years after its invention in Worcester, alley owners and enthusiasts seek to bring new energy to a once-fading pastime
Updated: July 22, 2024While candlepin’s glory days are yet to return, there's hope the Worcester-born pastime will live on for future generations.
Updated: July 22, 2024
Family Health Center of Worcester launches new fundraiser, hopes to set donation record
July 16, 2024Family Health Center of Worcester, which is just coming off a year of financial troubles, is reimagining its fall fundraiser with the theme of celebrating Worcester’s culturally diverse communities.
July 16, 2024
Cameras, not guns: Worcester native’s HollyWoo Studio looks to add to region’s media scene, provide creative outlet for youth
July 10, 2024The studio space includes multiple podcast studios, space for editing and production work, and a larger studio for film and photography work.
July 10, 2024
Movers & Shakers for June 24, 2024
Updated: June 24, 2024Employees at Glickman Kovago & Jacobs, Fidelity Bank, and Walker Development & Construction Management are on the move.
Updated: June 24, 2024
Dean College to merge two programs into new School of Performing Arts
June 20, 2024Dean College, the Franklin-based private higher educational institution, will create a School of Performing Arts, which will merge the School of the Arts and the Joan Phelps Palladino School of Dance.
June 20, 2024
Troy Siebels stepping down as CEO of Hanover Theatre
June 17, 2024Siebels has informed the WCPA board of directors he is seeking to transition to a new role where he will focus on booking performances at the venue and the Francis R. Carroll Plaza in Federal Square. He will continue in the role until WCPA finds a
June 17, 2024
Franklin brewery to open beer garden on empty downtown Worcester lot
June 14, 202467 Degrees opened in 2020, just a month and a half before COVID-related shutdowns began.
June 14, 2024
Following extensive renovation, Harvard candlepin alley reopens under new management
June 13, 2024Harvard Lanes, located at 204 Ayer Road, reopened on June 4 with newly refurbished lanes and new pins and balls.
June 13, 2024
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