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  • WooSox sell out inaugural game at Polar Park

    Brad Kane May 12, 2021

    In an event in the works since 2018 that likely would have been a sellout regardless of capacity, the Worcester Red Sox first home game Tuesday at their $160-million public stadium in the Canal District sold out.

    Brad Kane May 12, 2021
  • WooSox home opener marks the end of a long journey for Polar Park

    Sam Bonacci May 11, 2021

    When the first pitch goes out at 3:05 p.m. Tuesday for the Worcester Red Sox's first game at Polar Park, it will mark the end of a long journey and the beginning of a new era for the city.

    Sam Bonacci May 11, 2021
  • Leominster restaurant owner emphasizes consistency as post-pandemic world nears

    Sharon Boateng May 10, 2021

    Looking back over the past year, Erica Grinkis, owner of Leominster eateries The Gazbar and Central Cup, reflects on how operations changed but management remained the same when the coronavirus pandemic struck.

    Sharon Boateng May 10, 2021
  • 2021 Power 50: David M. Fields

    Updated: May 10, 2021

    As the managing partner of Wormtown Brewery, the largest brewery in Worcester, David M. Fields takes advantage of this position to be one of Worcester’s biggest hype men, spreading passion for his hometown as his beer gains a wider audience.

    Updated: May 10, 2021
  • 2021 Power 50: Robb & Madeleine Ahlquist and Caitlyn & Keith Carolan

    Updated: May 10, 2021

    As it has for decades with three of Worcester’s most popular restaurants, the Worcester Restaurant Group adapted and survived, first by adapting to the initial wave of the crisis by offering takeout with the same high level of service, and then by

    Updated: May 10, 2021
  • 2021 Power 50: The most influential people in the Central Mass. economy

    Brad Kane Updated: May 10, 2021

    Power dynamics in the Central Massachusetts business community made two major shifts in 2021, due to the two major events upending the entire global community.

    Brad Kane Updated: May 10, 2021
  • 2021 Power 50: Allen W. Fletcher

    Updated: May 10, 2021

    In February 2020, when Allen W. Fletcher opened his Worcester Public Market off of Kelley Square in the Canal District, it marked a high point in his four-year effort to convert a dirt lot into a vibrant mixed-use development with a European-style

    Updated: May 10, 2021
  • 2021 Power 50: Birgit Straehle & Luis Antonio Fraire

    Updated: May 10, 2021

    Luis Antonio Fraire and Birgit Straehle, the duo behind Worcester’s Sprinkler Factory, have become connections between local artists and the community in the seven years they’ve been involved in the gallery, all while collaborating on exhibitions

    Updated: May 10, 2021
  • 2021 Power 50: Larry Lucchino

    Updated: May 10, 2021

    At the heart of all decisions made by the Worcester Red Sox – leaving Pawtucket after 50 years, picking the Canal District as its new site, designing the baseball stadium, the formation of its charitable foundation – is Larry Lucchino.

    Updated: May 10, 2021
  • Less than a week before Opening Day, WooSox single-game ticket go on sale

    Brad Kane May 6, 2021

    As Tuesday's Opening Day for the new Polar Park baseball stadium approaches, the Worcester Red Sox have said they will put single-game tickets on sale for the first time starting Friday afternoon, making about 200 tickets available for each of the

    Brad Kane May 6, 2021
  • Egg prices, supply may ride on voter law changes

    State House News Service May 5, 2021

    A collection of animal rights organizations and commercial egg farmers, once opponents, are joining forces to urge prompt reform of the state's cage-free standards law before it takes effect in January while warning of price spikes on the horizon.

    State House News Service May 5, 2021
  • WooSox, City of Worcester announce Polar Park parking plan

    Monica Benevides May 4, 2021

    The Worcester Red Sox and the City of Worcester jointly announced parking plans for Polar Park on Monday in advance of the team's first home game on May 11, including a variety of publicly and privately-owned parking options spanning up to a 10-

    Monica Benevides May 4, 2021
  • L.L. Bean announces new store at Shoppes at Blackstone Valley

    Monica Benevides April 29, 2021

    L.L. Bean is planning to open a shop in the Shoppes at Blackstone Valley in Millbury, the famed Maine retailer announced on Thursday.

    Monica Benevides April 29, 2021
  • Downtown Worcester receives $76K to market businesses

    Amy Thai April 29, 2021

    Downtown Worcester has received a $75,674 grant for a month-long celebration this upcoming August, announced on Tuesday by the Downtown Worcester Business Improvement, in partnership with The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts and the City of

    Amy Thai April 29, 2021
  • Jack's Abby reopening for sit-down service

    April 28, 2021

    Jack's Abby Craft Lagers in Framingham has been waiting for warmer weather to open for sit-down service. That time is finally about here.

    April 28, 2021
  • Worcester Railers plan to play 2021-22 season, schedule October Opening Night

    Monica Benevides April 23, 2021

    The Worcester Railers ECHL hockey team plans to return to the ice this fall, after sitting out last season due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Friday announcement.

    Monica Benevides April 23, 2021

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