Arts & Entertainment

A ceremonial groundbreaking will be held at the future site of Polar Park and new Worcester home of the Pawtucket Red Sox on July 11, according to an official notice from City Hall. 

The Worcester Business Development Corp. and Worcester Cultural Coalition have broken ground on the future Black Box Theatre at 20 Franklin St.

The POW! WOW! Worcester festival is coming back for its fourth year in August, looking to add to the 115 graffiti murals spray-painted on city walls since 2016 and develop its first interactive mural.

Polar Park's groundbreaking is expected in July, with a planned April 2021 opening. That can often be enough time to build a ballpark, but other parks have suffered delays and Worcester's site is a complex one.

Worcester’s planned Polar Park is still being designed but one feature that's set, a brick building with ballpark views, has become common at parks across the country as teams build more elaborate parks with a variety of seating options.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is seeking an independent monitor to keep an eye on Wynn Resorts for five years.

The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce is now one of 21 founding sponsors of the Worcester Red Sox. 

A 60-year-old Milford producer of lubricating oils for musical instruments is suing an Indiana competitor for patent infringement.

Worcester and a Boston-based historic preservation architect firm are narrowing in on a reuse plan for the Worcester Memorial Auditorium.

Check out the recent movers and shakers landing new positions in Central Massachusetts.