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Opinion/Worcesteria: A closer look at the Downtown Worcester BID
WEB3 days ago · The organization first caught the public eye when it partnered with the city to put on the Out to Lunch concerts and Movies on the Common (the last of which for this year will be Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” Oct. 17).
Welcome to Worcester: A newcomer's guide to the ... - Worcester Magazine
WEBSep 13, 2021 · The world has certainly noticed Worcester, or Wormtown to many of locals, a name coined in the 1980s by local DJ L.B. Worm, meant to represent the city’s booming punk rock scene. Though I admit, that particular moniker had me hesitant at first, before I learned where it came from. It's also sometimes called Wortown by the hip-hop scene.
Worcesteria: Looking back at the past five years of Worcester …
WEBJul 16, 2024 · Worcester Magazine. It's been five years since Worcester Magazine began operating under the umbrella of the Telegram & Gazette, and to say that time has been a whirlwind is an understatement and a half: It's been beautiful, maddening, painful, joyous and just about every other emotion one can imagine. To speak plain, it …
Get your Irish up at Irish Cultural Festival at Polar Park
WEB1 day ago · At the beginning of Worcester’s first Irish Cultural Festival last October, organizer Caitlin Sargent watched one memorable moment unfold as two Gaelic football teams lined up on the grass at Polar Park. “Right before the opening ceremonies, we had a lineup with the Irish flag, the American flag, and one line was the American-born Gaelic football players and the other line was the Irish ...
Worcesteria: A fresh look at a favorite mural, and other discoveries ...
WEBJan 6, 2022 · Worcesteria: A fresh look at a favorite mural, and other discoveries downtown. Victor D. Infante. Worcester Magazine. Having stopped for lunch at the Theatre Café Thursday while meandering around the city, I decided to walk around the corner and look at the 3-D mural on the side of The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts.
Worcesteria: Has Worcester gotten the things it wanted?
WEBJun 17, 2024 · That being said, it's obvious the city's issues with the unhoused and with panhandling have only worsened since 2018. Statistically, the number of chronically homeless declined 75%, from 236 in winter 2023 to 135 this winter, according to the city's report, citing HUD figures. By that same token, the city experienced an …
Worcesteria: Worcester Common, where the city's history and …
WEBJul 29, 2022 · Sometimes people forget that the Worcester Common is one of the oldest non-native graveyards in the country. According to the markers, the cemetery “served the town of Worcester from 1728 to 1824. About 225 graves with their monuments laid flat still remain within this area.”. Admittedly, there’s something a tad bizarre about scarfing ...
Worcesteria: Are the Worcester, Boston and New England Music …
WEBOct 19, 2021 · The Boston Music Awards ceremony will be held Dec. 8 at Brighton Music Hall. Brevde says that the Worcester Music Awards ceremony is being planned for the first half of November, with information still to come, saying, “We look forward to bringing back this fan-favorite ceremony and hope people will enjoy this year's event.”
First Person: Worcester truly a place to call home
WEBSep 20, 2024 · Worcester won her over: Rach Eisner content in her adopted city. September 2024 is my 30-year anniversary of my voyage to Worcester. Young, green and naïve, I was like Leif Erikson, sans boat and armor. I “pitched my tent” in Dana Hall, Clark University, Room 326. There, I began my sophomore year, and …