Arts & Entertainment

The Out to Lunch Festival & Farmers' Market series in Worcester will offer extended dates and an expanded vendor lineup in 2025, as program administrator Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District has received a $100,000 grant through the Massachusetts Urban Agenda Grant Program.

David Crowley, a prominent member of the family which runs both Polar Beverages and Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, has passed away.

Madison Properties President Denis Dowdle was in attendance but declined to speak during the Thursday hearing

Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson said the City’s redevelopment authority should consider taking the Left Field parcel by eminent domain.

Ballpark district is short $792,000. Meanwhile, the tax deal for Left Field Building, once slated for a bioscience development, has been terminated by the developer.

An empty retail space at Worcester’s Mercantile Center has been transformed into an immersive experience featuring the art of Vincent van Gogh.

Top Democrats on Tuesday evening filed a compromise economic development bill months after their deadline-day talks collapsed, packing the measure with state support for the life sciences and climate technology industries, ticket sales regulations, a new live theater tax credit, educator diversity reforms and more.

The Harvest Cup, an annual cannabis-focused convention and product competition, is set to return to Worcester’s DCU Center on Saturday and Sunday, as a planned Saturday night afterparty featuring a member of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan has led to a honorary proclamation from Worcester Mayor Joe Petty. 

The Orchard Hills Athletic Club in Lancaster and its associated real estate has been sold, as the new owner plans to continue the operations of the club first opened in the 1980s.

The coming years aren’t just about attracting laboratory and white-collar workers. More opportunities and training options will be needed for the region’s immigrant and lower-income populations to thrive.