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Polar Park

  • WooSox to be part of new 20-team baseball league

    Grant Welker February 12, 2021

    The Worcester Red Sox have survived a realignment of Minor League Baseball that eliminated professional affiliation for teams in Lowell and Norwich, Conn. Now, the WooSox will be part of a new 20-team league with six more teams than the old

    Grant Welker February 12, 2021
  • Worcester Planning Board approves Creative Hub, housing, Polar Park plaza

    Grant Welker February 12, 2021

    The long-planned Creative Hub Worcester arts and performance space was approved by the Worcester Planning Board on Wednesday, along with a 111-unit housing development on Brooks Street and a plaza that'll lead fans to the Polar Park baseball stadium.

    Grant Welker February 12, 2021
  • BT's, Table Talk, Coney Island among those to be featured at Polar Park concessions

    Grant Welker February 11, 2021

    Polar Park's concession stands will include some well known Worcester restaurants among its options for Worcester Red Sox baseball games.

    Grant Welker February 11, 2021
  • Challenging site, tight timeline led to major cost increases for Polar Park

    Grant Welker February 4, 2021

    Early decisions on where Polar Park would be built and when it would open sent both the city and the Worcester Red Sox down a fast-moving, complicated path, pushing costs up from the initial $100.8 million estimate to the newly updated $159.5

    Grant Welker February 4, 2021
  • Free tickets, naming rights & public art: 20 things to know from the city’s WooSox contract

    Grant Welker January 28, 2021

    Amid the boilerplate items and legalese – as well as financial terms that have been closely reported upon – here are 20 things to know from the lease.

    Grant Welker January 28, 2021
  • Worcester City Council approves extra $14M Polar Park borrowing

    Grant Welker January 27, 2021

    The Worcester City Council approved unanimously Tuesday night new borrowing of $14 million to cover the latest cost overruns at the city-owned Polar Park baseball stadium.

    Grant Welker January 27, 2021
  • Worcester board approves Polar Park lease

    Grant Welker January 15, 2021

    The Worcester Red Sox's lease with the city to play for up to 35 years in Polar Park was approved Friday by the Worcester Redevelopment Authority. The long-anticipated lease agreement commits the WooSox to play at Polar Park for at least 25 years,

    Grant Welker January 15, 2021
  • Worcester councilors support new borrowing for Polar Park overruns

    Grant Welker January 13, 2021

    Worcester City Councilors maintained strong support for the city-built Polar Park baseball stadium Tuesday night days after the project's latest total cost of $157 million was made public.

    Grant Welker January 13, 2021
  • Proposed WooSox lease commits city to $15M in infrastructure work

    Grant Welker January 12, 2021

    A proposed lease agreement between the Worcester Red Sox and the City of Worcester commits the city to at least $15 million in infrastructure improvements around Polar Park in addition to the ballpark's roughly $157-million cost.

    Grant Welker January 12, 2021
  • Pawtucket sues WooSox for alleged lack of ballpark upkeep

    Grant Welker January 11, 2021

    The Rhode Island city of Pawtucket is suing the now-Worcester Red Sox for what it alleges are the team's failure to perform required maintenance and repair of their longtime home, the city-owned McCoy Stadium.

    Grant Welker January 11, 2021
  • WooSox stadium costs rise to $157M, becomes most expensive minor league stadium

    Grant Welker Updated: January 8, 2021

    The cost of building Polar Park, the new home of the minor league Worcester Red Sox, has risen to $157 million, Worcester officials said Friday afternoon, reflecting cost increases stemming largely from the coronavirus pandemic.

    Grant Welker Updated: January 8, 2021
  • Boston firm plans $36M housing project at Table Talk site near WooSox stadium

    Grant Welker Updated: January 7, 2021

    In a press conference with city officials Thursday, development firm Boston Capital announced plans for a retail and housing development at the site of departing Table Talk Pies next to the $132-million Polar Park baseball stadium in Worcester's

    Grant Welker Updated: January 7, 2021
  • WBJ Podcast: What to expect in 2021

    Brad Kane December 22, 2020

    Much like the rest of the country and the world, 2020 was a tough year in Central Massachusetts business. Looking at WBJ's Economic Forecast special edition, WBJ Podcast hosts Brad Kane and Hank Stolz look at what is to come for the region's economy

    Brad Kane December 22, 2020
  • It's official: Polar Park site belongs to the city

    Grant Welker October 23, 2020

    The Polar Park baseball stadium site is now officially in the city's hands. The long-delayed step took place Friday when a deed for the site off Madison Street was filed with the Worcester Registry of Deeds. The sale of roughly 4 acres took place

    Grant Welker October 23, 2020
  • DCU Center board gives clues to how Polar Park sibling may operate

    Grant Welker October 23, 2020

    The Worcester City Council has pushed back against the city manager’s proposal to create a Worcester Ballpark Authority, with councilors expressing concern about giving up oversight of Polar Park and a nearby parking garage to an unelected board. A

    Grant Welker October 23, 2020
  • Worcester City Council approves new deal for Polar Park-related development

    Grant Welker October 14, 2020

    The Worcester City Council unanimously and without discussion on Tuesday night approved a new development agreement for a key project related to the $132-millon Polar Park baseball stadium for the Worcester Red Sox.

    Grant Welker October 14, 2020

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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.