Hot and hospitable

What John Giangregorio describes as “the most congested, exciting, vibrant section of the city” after 9:00 o’clock on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings now has a walking map to direct locals and visitors alike to Read More >
Worcester’s Can-Am League team is a whirlwind force in the community

Anyone who thinks the success of the Worcester Tornadoes rests entirely on the team’s performance on the field in Can-Am League games, or on attendance for home starts at Hanover Insurance Park, is sadly mistaken. Read More >
Worcester BBQ

The tail end of the always-popular Restaurant Week illustrates once again how many terrific dining destinations there are in and around Worcester; little wonder, then, that “foodies” are often in a quandary as to where Read More >
High hopes

Canal District businesses pin their futures on the success of ‘Streetscape’: Canal District businesses and residents can’t wait for $7.5 million in “Streetscape” money to kick in this fall and trigger a major cosmetic upgrade of the neighborhood.
No other place to be!

Thousands flock to ‛Restaurant’ Row for the ‛Taste’ Take near-perfect weather (the few sprinkles that threatened to mar the proceedings passed quickly), a smorgasbord of pulled pork, meatballs, salad, chicken wings, ice cream and chocolate Read More >
Life off ‘the Row’

You would think that a restaurant located beyond the bounds of Worcester’s highly touted main dining area is at a disadvantage, competitively speaking. Not so, says Joey Rovezzi of Joey’s Bar & Grill on Mill Read More >
City slickers

I’m glad to see that Mark Bilotta and his cohorts at the Colleges of Worcester Consortium (COWC) are having success in their push to get higher-ed students more involved in the city. In talking with Read More >
Pedone’s plea for peace

Legislator calls for residents, merchants to settle their differences A la George Mitchell, State Rep. Vincent Pedone played peacemaker at the April 15 meeting of the Shrewsbury St. Area Merchants Association (SSAMA) at Dante’s Restaurant, Read More >
