Hospitality

The Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District named Electric Haze owner Victoria Mariano as its new program director.

Two new cannabis dispensaries are joining the growing crowd in Central Massachusetts. One new store opened in Grafton that opened on Saturday, and another in Southbridge will open its doors on March 30. 

New workforce data and industry leaders in Central Massachusetts suggest any inkling that people wouldn’t travel or meet at the same rates as they did before COVID appears to be unfounded.

The White Room has made a post-COVID comeback over the past year and is a nexus of cultural and social life in Worcester.

The Worcester Railers HC signed a five-year lease, with an option for five additional years, with the DCU Center in Worcester to continue playing hockey at the venue.

The first few months of 2023 has seen new restaurants and bars open after several closings came in Worcester’s Canal District in the second half of 2022.

After ramping up since opening its doors in September, Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream is holding its grand opening ceremony at its Front Street store at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Atlas Event Group is moving from its two current Shrewsbury locations to a larger combined space at 910 Boston Turnpike in Shrewsbury.

A half dozen craft breweries in Framingham, Marlborough, Worcester, and throughout Central Massachusetts are creating and selling female-driven beers in March in support of Women’s History Month and the nonprofit The Pink Boots Society.

TidePool Bookshop opened in September 2020 after months of delays thanks to COVID-19. Now, two years later, they have a busy store with a growing number of events and an expanding catalog of books.