Hospitality

Ruth’s Chris Steak House, an international chain of pricey restaurants, is opening a location in Worcester next year.

Last year, Julie Bovenzi bought the former Grafton lodge of the Massachusetts Freemasons on Route 140, looking to accommodate her growing organic spa, Truth.

The Worcester Palladium is looking to capitalize on its new outdoor concert space after a handful of successful events.

Only one place in America has a Soviet tank used during World War II, or a British cruiser tank, or an amphibious landing craft used in the Pacific.

Tree House Brewing Co. is paying for a redesign of a small stretch of Route 20 in Charlton in response to ongoing traffic issues at its property. 

The Fix Burger Bar, a concept from Niche Hospitality Group of Worcester, will open a second location in a closed restaurant space in Marlborough. 

Beacon Street Bar & Grill, a Framingham restaurant that closed earlier this summer, will not reopen, and the space will be listed for sale.

With plans not yet finalized for a proposed 10,000-square-foot canning facility, Medusa Brewing Co. in Hudson is opening a temporary beer garden on land purchased for that project. 

Due to a scheduling conflict, the trial for the wife of a convicted drug dealer and former Worcester restaurateur has been postponed to next year.

A former Framingham restaurant specializing in healthy recipes and international cuisine is planning to fill the space left vacant when Greek restaurant Meze Estiatorio moved a few doors down on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester.