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Week in review |
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Worcester economic committee recommends approving $101M WooSox financing |
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The $101-million financing package for a Canal District baseball stadium development is one step closer to reality as the Worcester City Council's Standing Committee of Economic Development on Wednesday ended its second public hearing on funding a new stadium for the Pawtucket Red Sox by recommending approval to the full council.
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Grid District's beer garden, comedy club to open in September, October |
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In the next six weeks, four new, long-awaited features are set to open in the Grid District: the Brew Beer Garden, a beer garden, WooHaHa!, a comedy club, and two restaurants.
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Spencer Furniture to close after 58 years |
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Spencer Furniture has thrived in an era when mom-and-pop stores have to increasingly fight against not just brick-and-mortar giants but also online competitors. But when Raoul Chalifoux decided, at age 62, he wanted to retire, he found he simply couldn't find anyone interested in continuing to run the business.
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