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Final act? Underutilized theater spaces offer unique architectural and cultural potential, but reopening these spaces is expensive and time-consuming
Updated: June 10, 2024Bringing older live performance spaces back to life could bolster the Central Massachusetts entertainment scene.
Updated: June 10, 2024
Fitchburg State to launch creative art therapy and enterprise bachelor’s degrees
June 7, 2024Fitchburg State University will offer two new bachelor’s degree programs aimed at preparing students for the growing demands of the arts and healthcare industries, becoming the first public institution in Massachusetts to offer either of these
June 7, 2024
Taste of Shrewsbury Street planned for June 18
May 30, 2024The annual food festival for Worcester’s restaurant row is set to return in June
May 30, 2024
Worcester’s oldest gay bar reopens following renovations
May 28, 2024After being closed for nearly five months, the MB Lounge reopened Wednesday, offering again what owner Marco Guinette refers to as a safe haven for the area’s gay community.
May 28, 2024
Selling sustainability: How owners of Worcester second-hand shops are navigating in a fast fashion world
Updated: May 27, 2024For Worcester business owners, operating a second-hand shop in the era of fast fashion means strategic buying, knowing the consumer base, and educating the customers is all in a day’s work.
Updated: May 27, 2024
New local podcast centers urban planning, inclusivity, and queer joy
May 24, 2024Queer For Cities, a podcast created and hosted by Joshua Croke, looks to make queer a joyful norm—but not in the way you might be thinking.
May 24, 2024
Crompton Collective owner to open new Canal District store
May 16, 2024Sol Rune is the fifth small business in Chase’s retail portfolio, which includes Crompton Collective, a boutique marketplace in the Canal District, as well as three Massachusetts locations of The Haberdash, a women’s clothing and gift shop.
May 16, 2024
Worcester seeks proposals to revamp plaza near Polar Park into pop-up retail, eateries
May 10, 2024The City of Worcester is seeking proposals to bring life to a plaza that serves as the northern entrance to the Polar Park baseball stadium.
May 10, 2024
African business expo in Worcester eyes increased attendance for second year
May 1, 2024For the second year in a row, Worcester will host the New England African Business Expo, an event aiming to provide Black and African entrepreneurs with the education and tools needed to start and maintain a successful business.
May 1, 2024
Redemption Rock to host Beyond Wrestling event
April 29, 2024Normally a venue for networking events, comedy shows, and casual conversations, Redemption Rock Brewing in Worcester has cooked up a bit more intense event, as the craft beer brewery and taproom is set to host a wrestling event by Worcester-based
April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Ralph Crowley Jr.
Updated: April 29, 2024With the passing of Worcester Red Sox chairman and former principal owner Larry Lucchino and the taking over of the franchise by Diamond Baseball Holdings, a New York-based corporation that now owns dozens of minor league teams, minority owner Ralph
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Gloria Hall
Updated: April 29, 2024Worcester’s art scene wouldn’t be what it is today, if not for the impact of Gloria Hall.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Troy Siebels
Updated: April 29, 2024For 20 years, Troy Siebels has led The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory to be a major cultural destination, bringing high-caliber productions on par with those in Boston and other bigger cities.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Stephen Genatossio
Updated: April 29, 2024Stephen Genatossio not only talks the talk, he walks the walk, in sneakers. Sneakerama was founded with his father in 1978 in a small storefront in Webster Square.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Danielle Spring and Julie Toupin-Spring
Updated: April 29, 2024Although it is a lesbian bar, Femme is open to everyone and seeks to be a safe space at a time when the LGBTQ+ community is increasingly under fire locally and nationally.
Updated: April 29, 2024
WBJ names the Power 100, the most influential Central Mass. professionals in 2024
Updated: April 29, 2024In this first-time expansion of the previous power players list, WBJ names the professionals in Central Massachusetts who most effectively wield their power to have an outsized influence on the economy and community.
Updated: April 29, 2024
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