Arts & Entertainment

The Worcester Arts Council has awarded $277,773 to fund local cultural projects, approximately $72,000 more than in 2022.

Framingham State University will offer a bachelor’s degree in sports management starting in the fall semester.

A Canal District condo building will be sold on March 1 in a foreclosure auction, according to a public notice from Northern Bank & Trust Co. of Woburn.

Hopes were high in January 2020 when the Burncoat Center for Arts and Wellness opened in Worcester. Two months later, COVID struck, and those plans went out the window.

The Worcester Center for Crafts on Sagamore Road has rebranded its retail component, formerly known as The Gallery Store, which showcases the work of local artists and artists across the country.

The reports came from Plainville, Springfield and Everett early on Monday afternoon: the state's three casino-style gambling centers look ready to go for the 10 a.m. Tuesday start of legal in-person sports betting in Massachusetts.

The Worcester Red Sox plan on temporarily taking over the space set aside for the delayed Left Field Building, which is part of a five-building planned development slated to help pay for the $160-million public baseball stadium.

Merrimack Valley Realty Group, LLC of Lawrence, owned by Bernard Goulet, purchased three multi-family properties in Fitchburg totaling 18 units.

Ricky Williams, winner of the 1998 Heisman Trophy and cannabis advocate, will be at Worcester’s Major Bloom dispensary on Sunday to sign autographs and meet fans.

The Worcester Cultural Coalition will receive a $175,000 grant from the Barr Foundation to help reduce financial barriers to producing projects at the Jean McDonough Arts Center in Worcester’s downtown.