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Mulligan Stew will start St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Dave Harrity, Mike Casey and Mike Palumbo of Mulligan Stew (Winthrop Handy photo)

This year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade along Park Ave. on March 13 will mark a busy weekend and a busy month for the local Irish band Mulligan Stew; less so for Debra Donovan, who fell a couple of hundred votes (dollars) short in her »

Superman on Saturday nights

“Big Joe’s Nightside” is a new twist for Finally Big Joe’s, on Shrewsbury St. (Rod Lee photo)

Finally Big Joe’s on Shrewsbury Street is a dinner destination with the introduction of “Big Joe’s Nightside”—courtesy of Owner Joe Gerardi. A hub for the lunch crowd since opening in 1999, Finally Big Joe’s added Saturday evenings to the mix for the first time »

Flight Academy gives resurgent airport another boost

Worcester Regional Flight Academy Flight Instructor Bill Allen and student David Thacker of Worcester prepare to go airborne for another lesson. (Rod Lee photo)

Anyone who thinks Worcester Regional Airport hasn’t taken on a new and more vigorous life should take a second look.
There is of course the presence of Direct Air with flights south that have proven popular. Paul Gunnerson of the Tatnuck Neighborhood Association tells »

Stepping out, stepping up

Ayla Brown waves to the audience as she and the entire cast wrap up “Absolutely Everybody”—the finale of “Stepping Out for Arts” at the Hanover Theatre. (Rod Lee photo)

Burncoat performers, and Ayla Brown, dazzle at the Hanover
Even without special guest Ayla Brown, an event dubbed “Stepping Out for Arts” at the Hanover Theatre on October 29 would have been a huge success. The “fusion of musical, theatrical, dance and art performances” »

Great Expectations

DaSilva

“Opening night at home, there’s always a bigger crowd, it’s louder and more exciting. The guys are already looking forward to it,” said Forward Dan DaSilva of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, one of the Sharks’ most popular players. “And Providence is our big rival.”

No Illusion: Food at Worcester Airport

With Mirage Express, Joe and Diane Louis are satisfying travelers’ hunger and thirst at Worcester Regional Airport. (Rod Lee photo)

It should come as no surprise that a George is involved in the recently established food concession at Worcester Regional Airport; namely, Diane (George) Louis, in collaboration with her husband Joe.
After all, George is one of the great names on the Worcester restaurant »

Hot and hospitable

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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 music, food, drink and “good times.”
The glossy, full-color, »

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