Hospitality

A group of Worcester restaurants is participating in the semiannual Worcester Restaurant Week beginning this week, offering three-course meals at a fixed price of $23.13, the Worcester Executive Office of Economic Development said.

For decades, people's ideas about what to do when they spend time with friends have mostly been...

Two Central Massachusetts communities will now vie for the state's lone slots parlor license after Millbury selectmen on Tuesday approved a host community agreement with the developer, Mass Gaming & Entertainment.

Leominster and Baltimore-based casino developer Cordish Cos. have reached an agreement that could make the Northern Worcester County city the site of the state's only slots parlor and provide it with nearly $4 million a year, Mayor Dean Mazzarella announced this morning.

A proposal to build a slots parlor off Route 117 in Leominster will be presented to the City Council at an informational meeting tonight by Baltimore-based Cordish Cos. and local construction management firm McCarty Cos.

Popular Mexican restaurant Mezcal Tequila Cantina has outgrown its Shrewsbury Street location and is moving closer to downtown Worcester, according to City Manager Michael O'Brien.

The Boston Marlborough Courtyard by Marriott has been purchased by a Chicago-based firm for $23.9 million.

Elevation Brands, a Framingham-based maker of allergy-friendly and gluten-free foods, has signed a partnership deal with Boston-based Slade Gorton to become a bigger source of those types of foods for suppliers and restaurant operators, the companies announced.

The Beechwood Hotel in Worcester has become the third in Massachusetts to join the Worldhotels portfolio of affiliated, upscale and independent hotels.

The Fitchburg City Council unanimously approved a special permit authorizing an expansion at Fitchburg's Holiday Inn and...