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Worcester Celebrates Oktoberfest in 2010
Shrewsbury Street is celebrating the annual October tradition of Oktoberfest this weekend. It makes brilliant sense to celebrate a beer and food festival on the hottest street for restaurants and taverns in Worcester. They have actually made a catchy theme of it with the date which is 10-10-10. There will be 10 venues participating with […]
Worcester Farmers Markets Open Until End of October
Though the temperature is getting a bit brisker it isn’t too late to buy fresh fruit and vegetables at you local Worcester Farmers Market. I recently saw a story about how well the farmers markets were doing this year on NECN. Sales have been up almost 20 percent and there is still approximately a month […]
Worcester Sharks Bring Hockey Action to Marlboro
The New England Sports Center in Marlboro is hosting the first 2010 preseason game for the Worcester Sharks. They will be playing no other than the Providence Bruins at 7pm tonight. It is weird to think of hockey on a day where it is in the mid-70s but this is a great opportunity to see […]
Worcester’s City Square Project – A Win for Central Mass
This past Monday the official ground breaking event took place to start the redevelopment of the old City Square Mall. A project that has taken more than a decade to come to fruition, it is a testament to the will and persistence of many in Worcester that were ridiculed early in the thought process. The […]
Wachusett Mountain Festival 2010
MusicFest is taking place this Sunday at Mount Wachusett. I know that some of you may be feeling the tease of the cooler crisper air with visions of skiing in your head but there is still some ways to go before we start getting snow here in New England. Though Wachusett hopes to kick of […]
History for Sale in Worcester – Andrew Green Estate
If you are familiar with the Worcester area you no doubt know about Green Hill Park which is Worcester’s largest park. The park land was sold to Worcester by the Green family back in 1903 upon Andrew Green’s death. The Green family had a long history in Worcester and Andrew Green eventually achieved even more […]
Worcester Memorial Auditorium Development Plans
The City of Worcester is hoping to sell the Worcester Memorial Auditorium next year (2011). This historic building has been the subject of many renovation and redevelopment discussions for many years. Built in 1933 as a multi-purpose hall and as a memorial for World War I it was recently put on a list of endangered […]
Second Annual Worcester Restaurant Week
As promised last year Worcester’s Restaurant Week looks as though it is set to be an annual event. This year’s second annual Worcester Restaurant Week kicked off yesterday and is set to finish up on August 15th, 2010. Like many restaurant “week” events Worcester’s actually lasts for 2 weeks. There are many benefits of having […]
Worcester Tornadoes Twister Represents at Harvard
Though the Worcester Tornadoes had a pretty hard time the first half ending in last place that hasn’t affected Twister. He is still loved wherever he goes. This past weekend we drove in to see a Boston Breakers soccer game at Harvard Stadium. We were surprised to find that Twister had followed us there. The […]
Don’t Miss Worcester’s Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra
The Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra will be playing it’s last free summer concert this weekend. In Massachusetts it is easy to forget that there is more than one big orchestra to enjoy. Like the Boston Pops the Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra put on an Interdependence day performance. It was part of the free summer concert series that […]
Third Annual Worcester Irish Music Festival
This weekend the annual Worcester Irish Music Festival is taking place at the Worcester Hibernian Centre & Fiddler’s Green on Temple Street. The Telegram did a good write up about the entertainment line up which includes the likes of Irish super group Solas. This event though focused on Irish Music and Celtic tradition is a […]
Assumption College Brings in New Leadership
Time isn’t standing still for Assumption College. As this Worcester based college continues to grow it announced this week that it has named a new provost and vice-president of academic affairs. The college recently announced that Dr. Francis Lazarus of the University of Dallas will start work at the position starting June 15th. He has […]
Worcester Out of Airport Business for $17 Million
It’s hard to believe it has been a year since we posted about Mass Port agreeing to buy the Worcester Regional Airport from the city of Worcester. The negotiations are finally over and Mass Port has agreed to buy it for $17 million and some land transfers. The $17 million is also much needed in […]
Worcester’s Hanover Insurance Big Mover in Globe 100
Hanover Insurance Group of Worcester jumped from 69 to Number 5 on the Globe 100 list this year. It also topped the list of Financial Industry companies on the list. Attributing it’s success to a conservative investment strategy Hanover Insurance seemed to be ahead of the rest of us in its views of the equity […]
Don’t Miss Dinosaurs at Worcester’s DCU Center
When you think of “Arena Spectacular” do you think of dinosaurs? I admit it I think of Monster Jam Truck type of events. Walking with the Dinosaurs surprisingly is not new though it may be new to Worcester and Massachusetts. I first heard of this realistic dinosaur show from a friend who had seen it […]
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