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Hospitality & Tourism

  • Harpoon to open beer garden next to Mercantile Center

    Katherine Hamilton May 13, 2022

    Harpoon Brewery, based in Boston, will open a beer garden this May in downtown Worcester along Mercantile Plaza, a pedestrian walkway next to the newly opened rooftop bar, The Mercantile.

    Katherine Hamilton May 13, 2022
  • Worcester developer to demolish Franklin Street restaurant, construct 24 apartments

    Katherine Hamilton May 6, 2022

    A Worcester developer has plans to demolish a Franklin Street restaurant and redevelop the site into a 24-unit apartment complex, according to a proposal submitted to the Worcester Planning Board.

    Katherine Hamilton May 6, 2022
  • Downtown Worcester property with new Mercantile restaurant sells for $5.6M

    Katherine Hamilton May 5, 2022

    The property at 2 Mercantile St. in Worcester, which includes The Mercantile rooftop restaurant that opened in April, sold for $5.55 million on Wednesday.

    Katherine Hamilton May 5, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Weidong Wang

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    If there’s one person who took Central Massachusetts’ real estate world by storm this year, it’s Weidong Wang.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Larry Lucchino

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Larry Lucchino will hold tremendous sway over the Greater Worcester business and cultural communities until he and the rest of the WooSox ownership group decide to sell the team, which may be sooner rather than later.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Charles Norton

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Charles Norton has already had a tremendous impact on the region’s development trajectory and shows no signs of slowing.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Cliff Rucker

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Cliff Rucker has invested so heavily in Worcester’s entertainment industry, he is single-handedly bringing more than a million people to the city each year.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Denis Dowdle

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Although Denis Dowdle’s developments in Worcester are still more on paper than in steel, his proposed six-building project across from the Polar Park baseball stadium remains one of the most influential developments in the city.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Troy Siebels

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Troy Siebels has been part of the fabric of Worcester’s arts scene since he took over leadership of Hanover Theatre 18 years ago.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • Power 50: The most influential professionals of 2022

    Brad Kane Updated: May 20, 2022

    The Power 50 may not necessarily hold the most power in the region, but they are the people who most effectively wielded their power to have an outsized influence on the economy and the community within the last year.

    Brad Kane Updated: May 20, 2022
  • Templeton restaurant to buy real estate with $67K NCMDC loan

    Anthony Buscarino April 27, 2022

    Templeton restaurant Baldwinville Station received a $67,000 loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. to purchase the encompassing real estate of the restaurant, the small business financing organization announced Tuesday. 

    Anthony Buscarino April 27, 2022
  • It's official: Crust Bakeshop owners to buy BirchTree Bread

    Katherine Hamilton April 21, 2022

    The owners of Crust Bakeshop in Worcester were approved for a license transfer for BirchTree Bread Co., also in Worcester, and plan to purchase the coffee shop in May.

    Katherine Hamilton April 21, 2022
  • Worcester district granted $75K for downtown signs, branding

    Katherine Hamilton April 21, 2022

    The Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District was awarded a $75,000 travel and tourism recovery grant from the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism.

    Katherine Hamilton April 21, 2022
  • Q&A: B.T.'s Smokehouse is redefining BBQ, amid food price spikes

    Brad Kane April 18, 2022

    Brian Treitman’s love of BBQ starts with its inherent role of taking cheap cuts of meat and turning them into savory dishes enjoyed by the masses.

    Brad Kane April 18, 2022
  • Mercantile’s restaurant ribbon-cutting event draws crowd

    Alexander MacDougall April 15, 2022

    The Mercantile restaurant saw plenty of glitz and glamor as it debuted its second-floor rooftop deck and bar on Thursday, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the downtown restaurant’s expansion. 

    Alexander MacDougall April 15, 2022
  • New owners at BirchTree? Crust owner seeks license

    Katherine Hamilton April 14, 2022

    When reached for comment Wednesday, BirchTree co-owners and spouses Avra Hoffman and Robert Fecteau implied they are selling the business, but they wouldn't confirm officially until after the Worcester License Commission hearing.

    Katherine Hamilton April 14, 2022

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