Hospitality

Table Talk Pies’ former leader reenters bakery industry with $2.61M purchase

Harry Kokkinis is back in the bakery business.

Founder of Sal’s Pizza franchise breaks ground on 2.3M-sq.-ft. mixed-use project in Littleton

Known as King Street and located on a former IBM campus near Interstate 495, the company says the project is the largest mixed-use development under construction in the state.

Candlepin bowling returns to Worcester, as American Flatbread set to open on Saturday

After a five-year hiatus, publicly-available candlepin bowling lanes are set to return to the city the sport was invented in.

Mass. sees $4.87M in cannabis sales on 4/20 holiday, 54% less than 2024

The 4/20 holiday fell on Easter Sunday this year, compared to last year, when it fell on a Saturday.

🔒Q&A: Kathleen Gagne’s legacy of culture & connections at Mechanics Hall

Now preparing for retirement, Kathleen Gagne is grateful for the chance to preserve history while inspiring future generations to engage with music and culture.

🔒Customer financing: Two Central Mass. restaurant groups have found a new way to pay for expansions: direct contributions from customers

Two Central Massachusetts small businesses have turned to alternative, community-based fundraising methods to support their expansion efforts.

🔒Daring to dream: A quarter century after arriving in America, Elmer Melendez is cooking up a restaurant empire

Melendez is the proud owner of four restaurants, with a fifth on the way.

O’Connor’s reopens following multi-day closure due to staff shortage

Prominent Worcester eatery O’Connor’s Restaurant & Bar reopened on Thursday, after posting on social media on Saturday that it would close temporarily due to staffing shortages.

The Fix, Bocado parent company opening two new Worcester restaurants

Niche Hospitality Group, the Worcester-based restaurant group behind businesses like The Fix Burger Bar and Bocado Tapas Wine Bar, is set to open two new restaurants in the city.