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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.
Opinion - Worcester, MA | Worcester Magazine
WEBHarvey: Trump hush money trial proving an icky experience to follow. Janice Harvey. Worcesteria: Real gun shots, fake zombie — Wormtown gets even weirder. Victor D. Infante. Harvey: Untangling the weird stigma that comes with using Ozempic. Janice Harvey. Opinion content for the Worcester, MA area from Worcester Magazine.
Woresteria: Celebrating 300 years of change, bravery and …
WEBJun 11, 2022 · It's not quite 5 p.m. on the first day of Worcester's tercentennial celebrations, and the Canal District is humming with a sort of low-key optimism, as vendors race to set up tables ahead of roving crowds, and crews work to set up a stage at the newly-named Rockland Trust Plaza on Green Street.. The crisp green lawn and the beautiful stone fountain represent a transformation from when the ...
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. 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. I’ve done it before, of course, but it had been a few ...
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 …
Worcester’s Women to Watch in 2022 - Worcester Magazine
WEBDec 22, 2021 · ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. Name: Jennifer Davis Carey. Organization and Title: Artist and Executive Director of the Worcester Education Collaborative. Worcester History: Davis Carey and her family moved to Worcester in 1988 as a result of her husband’s job at UMass-Memorial.“I love Worcester for its broad diversity, its thriving creative community and the way in which residents support each ...
Uncovering Worcester's hidden Black history - Worcester …
WEBJan 20, 2021 · As a Black woman in the 1860s, Veney established a successful business selling bluing solution (bleach) and was able to return to her home state of Virginia to purchase and free more than 16 family members, bringing them back to Worcester. She lived to 103, earning the moniker "Aunt Betty" in her adopted city.
Worcesteria: Spirit of radio lives on in community, internet stations
WEBFeb 16, 2022 · The city's biggest stations — the Cumulus Media -owned Nash Icon 98.9 FM (WORC FM), which plays country music; 100 FM The Pike (WWFX), which plays classic rock, and 104.5 FM XLO (WXLO), which plays what it calls “Hot AC,” which is adult contemporary — doesn't play local music often, because, as a rule, they only play music that has charted.
40 Years of Worcester Magazine: How it all began
WEBJan 7, 2016 · Worcester Magazine. 0:03. 0:23. (Editor’s Note: Starting this week, and continuing throughout our 40th anniversary year of 2016, each weekly edition of Worcester Magazine will feature a Look Back on issues from the past. From the very first issue in October 1976 right up through the present, we will take a look at the people, places, news ...