After four years of business, Worcester houseplant shop The Plant Ward will close its doors for the last time after opening during the height of the COVID-19.
Speaking at the Jan. 16 hearing, WedgeLinks CEO and Framingham native Michael Mahoney said the course looks to capitalize on the renewed interest in golf spawned by golf simulators and high-tech driving ranges like Topgolf.
Despite featuring technology that might be considered ancient by someone just coming of drinking age, nostalgia and curiosity for the seemingly simpler times of the late 20th century are a major driving force behind bar arcade’s popularity, according to current and prospective owners.
When they adopted the catalog of events approved for wagering, commissioners included an explicit prohibition to ban betting on "any sports or sporting event overseen by Russian or Belarusian governing bodies, leagues, events and players," the commission's website says.
Main South Community Development Corp. has received a $30,000 grant from Boston-based quasi-public finance agency MassDevelopment to support the Worcester nonprofit’s efforts to infuse art into the area between the city’s downtown and Webster Square districts.