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Worcester’s Skylite Roller Skating Center to close after four decades

Skylite Roller Skating Center in Worcester said Monday it will close after four decades in business.

COVID forces closure of Worcester bar

Savepoint Tavern, a video game bar on Worcester's Highland Street, has closed because of what it says is tight business restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic.

🔒Q&A: Worcester restaurant has embarked on a 17-month raw fish odyssey

In July 2019, Jim Way and his wife, Marilyn, opened one of the few poké restaurants in Central Massachusetts, offering the unique food bowls typically made up of raw fish and fresh vegetables.

BlueHive Group launches labor installation company

BlueHive Group, the parent company of Worcester show exhibit firm BlueHive Exhibits, has started a new Worcester-based labor installation and dismantle management firm, Lime I&D Services, which it will add to its list of partner companies, BlueHive announced on Monday.
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Q&A: Lookout Farm overhauls U-pick, grows brewing operations

Lookout Farm spoke with WBJ about how its brew operations work in conjunction with the farming side of business, as well as what it’s been like weathering the coronavirus pandemic.

B.T’s Smokehouse’s location in Worcester opens for business

B.T.’s Smokehouse in Sturbridge has officially opened its second location, B.T.'s Fried Chicken & BBQ in Worcester, for business, opting for a soft opening this week before having a more public grand opening in the coming weeks.

Worcester home show producer postpones all shows until 2022

Expo Management Group, which puts on the Worcester RV & Camping Show, Worcester Home Show and the Worcester Boat Show, will postpone all future expositions until 2022, the company announced on Thursday.

WBJ Podcast: A restaurateur’s 17-month odyssey to get Worcester diners to enjoy poke

Jim Way founded the Worcester location of Island Fin Poke in July 2019, despite the raw fish bowls not yet being a well-known dish for New Englanders. After a rough few months, sales were starting to spike right when COVID-19 hit.
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JetBlue uncertain of return of Worcester flights

Commercial airline service at the Worcester Regional Airport will cease going into October, as JetBlue has been non-committal as to when it will resume flights to and from Central Massachusetts in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Patel family set to open West Boylston marijuana dispensary this fall

Campfire Cannabis, a new camping-themed recreational retail outfit, is expected to open in West Boylston this fall, after receiving final licensure from the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission on Sept. 10.
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