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Hospitality & Tourism

  • Owner of Worcester restaurants indicted on drug, laundering charges

    Grant Welker March 22, 2017

    The owner of Worcester restaurants The Usual and The Blackstone Tap has been indicted on charges that he used more than $1 million in drug-sale money to buy and renovate nine properties.

    Grant Welker March 22, 2017
  • Crust's new owner seeks to elevate Worcester's bread game

    Laura Finaldi March 20, 2017

    As a first-time business owner, Alexis Kelleher has her sights set on maintaining the quality Crust has cultivated, and on selling to more area restaurants.

    Laura Finaldi March 20, 2017
  • Four new plans for vacant Worcester courthouse

    Grant Welker March 20, 2017

    A $35-million proposal for the former Worcester County Courthouse calls for 300 market-rate apartments in two new buildings and a reuse of the 1800s court building with office and retail space.

    Grant Welker March 20, 2017
  • Mass. needs to update alcohol laws

    Deborah B. Goldberg March 20, 2017

    Our state's alcohol statutes, which were put in place in 1933, lack the cohesiveness that businesses and the ABCC require to operate efficiently and effectively.

    Deborah B. Goldberg March 20, 2017
  • Mercantile Center replacing long-dead Worcester Galleria

    Grant Welker March 20, 2017

    New spaces along the edges of the center's towers are envisioned as restaurants and other retail uses that will enliven a development with 642,000 square feet of space – almost 30 percent of which is vacant.

    Grant Welker March 20, 2017
  • Great Wolf Lodge anchors Fitchburg's tourist economy

    Laura Finaldi March 20, 2017

    Since it opened in May 2014, the city of Fitchburg has generated nearly $2 million in hotel occupancy tax from Great Wolf Lodge, including just over $1 million in 2016 alone.

    Laura Finaldi March 20, 2017
  • No letter grades, but restaurant health reviews to be more accessible

    Grant Welker March 17, 2017

    Worcester has had a growing and well-regarded restaurant scene, but restaurants won't have placards in the window showing how they've done on health inspections as is done in some other cities.

    Grant Welker March 17, 2017
  • Beechwood Hotel honored by AAA

    March 16, 2017

    Beechwood Hotel in Worcester was recertified a four-diamond hotel by AAA Thursday, the travel group's second-highest achievement level and the only such designation in Central Massachusetts.

    March 16, 2017
  • Armsby Abbey named top Mass. beer bar

    March 15, 2017

    Worcester farm-to-table restaurant Armsby Abbey is the top beer bar in Massachusetts, according to the website CraftBeer.com.

    March 15, 2017
  • Airbnb becoming business platform, hotel study says

    March 13, 2017

    The hotel industry took aim this week at the evolution of Airbnb, suggesting in a new study the notion of homeowners in Boston using the web platform to share their homes and generate a little side income is rapidly giving way to hosts using the

    March 13, 2017
  • Developer envisions $35M Worcester County Courthouse towers

    Grant Welker March 10, 2017

    A $35-million proposal for the former Worcester County Courthouse calls for 300 market-rate apartments in two new buildings and a reuse of the 1800s court building with office and retail space.

    Grant Welker March 10, 2017
  • Worcester to get second Mass. Zoup! location

    February 28, 2017

    Worcester will get the second Massachusetts location of the soup, salads and sandwiches chain Zoup! when it opens on Main Street on Thursday.

    February 28, 2017
  • Colosi builds E.T.&L. by never saying no

    Savannah Donohue February 20, 2017

    Jennie Lee Colosi runs the largest woman-owned company in Central Massachusetts, which is consistent with the company's history – E.T.& L. was founded by a husband and wife, with the wife owning more shares.

    Savannah Donohue February 20, 2017
  • Environmental group pitches to state its 'green budget'

    State House News Service February 15, 2017

    Decrying budget cuts and staff reductions at environmental agencies, the Environmental League of Massachusetts on Tuesday renewed its call for greater environmental funding in order to maintain public health initiatives, outdoor recreation, wetland

    State House News Service February 15, 2017
  • Worcester healthier than the average city

    February 13, 2017

    Worcester lands a little better than most cities when it comes to the health of its residents, according to a new study.

    February 13, 2017
  • Niche to open two Worcester restaurants, cafe this year

    Laura Finaldi February 13, 2017

    Niche Hospitality Group will open two restaurants and a cafe in 2017, and they're all hockey related.

    Laura Finaldi February 13, 2017

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Should more be done to connect Worcester neighborhoods separated by I-290?
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The Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Board will soon begin a study assessing redesign options for the Vernon Street Bridge over Interstate 290 in an effort to connect the Worcester neighborhoods that sit on either side. The project aims to bolster mobility and access, which target community goals including affordable housing and expanded park space, and multimodal safety improvements to reduce conflicts between vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians. So far, the project has received $125,000 in funding from the planning board in addition to $625,000 in state and federal commitments.