Oct. 25, 2021Edition

In a world of COVID-reduced expectations, the Worcester Red Sox were pleased with the home attendance in their inaugural season at Polar Park, although the baseball team wants to increase that for its second season.

Adult-use cannabis retailers in Massachusetts amassed more than $2 billion in lifetime sales by the end of August this year, signaling an eager, and likely growing, consumer base.

The restaurant scene in and around Worcester is growing.

The changing face of retail is having a profound impact on Massachusetts’ real estate and development landscape.

Fueled by communities near I-495 and the Massachusetts Turnpike, the Central Massachusetts region grew 8.1% in population from 2010 to 2020, outpacing both the state (6.0%) and nation (6.5%), according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Decennial Census of Population and Housing.