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Hospitality & Tourism

  • Caterer buys Harvard event space for $2.2M

    Timothy Doyle July 18, 2022

    The owners of Friendly Crossways in Harvard have sold their property at 247 Littleton County Road and a neighboring lot in Harvard for $2.2 million.

    Timothy Doyle July 18, 2022
  • Ruth’s Chris to open in Worcester on Aug. 1

    Timothy Doyle July 15, 2022

    Ruth’s Chris Steak House has confirmed to WBJ it plans to open its location at 4 Mercantile St., Worcester on Aug. 1.

    Timothy Doyle July 15, 2022
  • Former Hudson Walgreens site sold for $2.7M

    Timothy Doyle July 12, 2022

    The former location of a Walgreens Pharmacy at 256 Washington St. in Hudson has been sold for $2.7 million to the owner of NGP Management of North Reading, a Dunkin’ franchise with 118 locations.

    Timothy Doyle July 12, 2022
  • Alicia’s Spice advances toward long-term goal of national brand recognition

    Sadie Leite July 8, 2022

    The woman-owned Alicia’s Spice Co. in Worcester is racing down a path of growth, evident with its Biz-M-Power partnership in June or its developing goal of putting products in schools. 

    Sadie Leite July 8, 2022
  • Bakery owner embraces the small in small business

    Ellie Lester July 5, 2022

    After 10 years running her local bakery, The Queen’s Cups, Renee Diaz is ready to embrace consistency and has locked in at least another half decade in the Canal District.

    Ellie Lester July 5, 2022
  • Jersey Mike’s and Verizon to open in Maynard Crossing

    Timothy Doyle July 1, 2022

    Jersey Mike’s, Semper Laser, and Verizon Wireless have all signed new leases at Maynard Crossing, a 306,000-square-foot mixed-use development.

    Timothy Doyle July 1, 2022
  • Grafton food waste conversion facility fined for odor

    Timothy Doyle June 30, 2022

    Food waste conversion company, Feedback Earth Inc. of Grafton, will pay a $9,520 fine levied by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for violations of the air pollution and solid waste regulations.

    Timothy Doyle June 30, 2022
  • O’Connor’s Restaurant to be sold, as long-time owners to retire

    Timothy Doyle June 26, 2022

    The husband and wife who have owned O’Connor’s Restaurant & Bar since 1989, turning the eatery into a cornerstone of Worcester's Irish-American community, will sell the restaurant in August and retire.

    Timothy Doyle June 26, 2022
  • The Sundown to open at former Dive Bar location

    Timothy Doyle June 24, 2022

    The Sundown, a new bar owned by Sean Woods, co-owner of the deadhorse hill restaurant in Worcester, will open Friday at 34 Green St. in Worcester, the former site of the Dive Bar, said Woods.

    Timothy Doyle June 24, 2022
  • Another Central Mass. Starbucks unionizes, this time in Gardner

    Timothy Doyle June 23, 2022

    Less than a month after a Worcester Starbucks location voted unanimously to unionize, a location in Gardner has done the same, voting 14-0 in favor of unionization, according to a tweet from the Twitter account Boston Starbucks Workers United.

    Timothy Doyle June 23, 2022
  • Jersey Mike’s in Westborough opened Wednesday

    Ellie Lester June 22, 2022

    Jersey Mike’s Subs, the New Jersey-based sandwich chain, will opened Wednesday at 1 Oak St. in Westborough under owner of the Shrewsbury location, Tyler Tombs.

    Ellie Lester June 22, 2022
  • Pepe’s owners purchase site of new Shrewsbury Street restaurant

    Timothy Doyle June 21, 2022

    The owners of Pepe’s Italian Restaurant have acquired their 179 Shrewsbury St. location for $1.5 million, according to the Worcester Registry of Deeds.

    Timothy Doyle June 21, 2022
  • After nearly 100 years, WAM begins full exhibition of Egyptian jewelry donation

    Sadie Leite June 20, 2022

    The exhibit Jewels of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Treasures at the Worcester Art Museum opened Saturday and runs through Jan. 29, marking the first time the bulk of the pieces in the collection will be displayed in full since they were donated in

    Sadie Leite June 20, 2022
  • Uxbridge hotel property sells for $2.3M

    Timothy Doyle June 16, 2022

    The site of an Uxbridge hotel, the Quaker Inn & Conference Center, has sold for the second time in just over a year for $2.3 million.

    Timothy Doyle June 16, 2022
  • A refugee & an entrepreneur

    Anthony Buscarino Updated: June 13, 2022

    The two businesses Sonny Phengsomphone has started in Central Massachusetts are just part of his immigrant journey.

    Anthony Buscarino Updated: June 13, 2022
  • Report: Polar Park housing project at risk of losing tax break over hiring practices

    Brad Kane June 10, 2022

    The 228-unit residential building under construction near to the $160-million Polar Park baseball stadium, and key to the plan to pay off the public stadium, is at risk of losing its 15-year tax break, according to a report by the Worcester version

    Brad Kane June 10, 2022

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