Hospitality

Downtown Worcester has received a $75,674 grant for a month-long celebration this upcoming August, announced on Tuesday by the Downtown Worcester Business Improvement, in partnership with The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts and the City of Worcester. 

Discern’d Cannabis Purveyors, a planned pot shop in Grafton, has received a provisional state license and has plans to open this fall.

Jack's Abby Craft Lagers in Framingham has been waiting for warmer weather to open for sit-down service. That time is finally about here.

Mass. Bay Brewing Company Co-founder and President Dan Kenary and Brewers Guild Executive Director Katie Stinchon spoke with WBJ about how Hop Forward evolved from a job fair to a resource center, the website’s goals, and related programming on deck for the coming months.

The Worcester Railers ECHL hockey team plans to return to the ice this fall, after sitting out last season due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Friday announcement.

Armsby Abbey, the Worcester restaurant and bar known in particular for its hard-to-find beer selection, will reopen Wednesday after a long closure.

Jushi Holdings Inc., of Florida, has reached an agreement to purchase Nature’s Remedy of Massachusetts, Inc. for $110 million, according to a Monday announcement.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday voted to approve the SAFE Banking Act of 2021, an effort to formally allow banks to do business with state-legal cannabis companies while cannabis remains illegal at the federal level.

Owned by friends and business partners Jay Rondeau and Jody Barton — both of whom maintain full-time jobs at TJX Cos. of Framingham — the new brewer specializes in small-batch brewing.

With more and more people becoming vaccinated against COVID-19 and the summer travel season looking like a more realistic possibility, the Baker administration awarded $1.6 million in local tourism grants Tuesday and rolled out a new $2 million grant program that will look for "shovel-ready" projects to enhance tourist destinations across the state.