Worcester Railers

The Compass Tavern, a bar and nightclub in Worcester’s Canal District, closed Sunday, and renovations for a family-style restaurant began the following morning, said Eric Lindquist, a spokesperson for the project.

The Worcester Common Oval Ice-Skating Rink is set to reopen for the season at 5 p.m. Friday, according to a Monday press release from the DCU Center.

Stephanie Ramey launched her own entrepreneurial venture this summer, the lingerie retailer The O Shop on Richmond Avenue.

The Worcester Railers Hockey Club said Wednesday they won't play their upcoming winter hockey season while much of the rest of their league moves forward during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Worcester Railers Hockey Club will begin its 2020-21 regular season on Jan. 15, as part of a split-season format announced by the team in conjunction with the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association on Friday.

Area business and organization leaders are stepping into the public forum to denounce systemic racism and racial violence perpetrated against black communities.

During an interview on the WBJ Podcast, Stephanie Ramey, the new president of the Worcester Railers Hockey Club said the team is planning on starting its next season on Oct. 24 as planned.

On May 11, the 35-year-old Stephanie Ramey took over as president of the Worcester Railers Hockey Club, after the Worcester native and Worcester State University graduate already had led the tourism marketing agency Discover Central Mass. for two years.

The Worcester Railers Hockey Club will purchase $1,000 worth of gift cards each to 36 Central Mass. businesses, as part of a small business stimulus power play program, the organization announced in a press release on Monday.

The Worcester Railers have named the executive director of Discover Central Massachusetts, Stephanie Ramey, as their new president, the team announced Tuesday.