QUINN’S BLUE PLATE661 MAIN STREET, HOLDENPHONE: (774) 345-4136 BERNIE WHITMORE The quest to replace Holden’s Blue Plate, a thirties-era landmark famous for its low-priced blue plate lunch special, with Quinn’s Blue Plate has been a long and bumpy journey. I don’t know the full story because I stopped asking Tim Quinn about the project’s status…
GIULIANO D’ORAZIO As winter winds down, we’re all looking forward to brighter and warmer days ahead. Although this can be a sleepy time of year, there’s plenty going on in our local LGBTQ+ community. Let’s take a look at some of the special events coming up, as well as recurring events at local spaces. Last…
RACHEL CLINE Located at 78 Burncoat Street in Worcester, the Burncoat Center for Arts and Wellness (BCAW), is the spot for all things good for you and the environment. Co-owners Kimberly Mowers and Barbara Alteri bring an array of services and products that are rooted in sustainability, as well as their own passion for arts…
IRENA KACI Artifakt Supply sits on the last stretch of Worcester’s Pleasant Street, surrounded by a budding vibrant community of artists, thanks to Ryan Gardell and Colin Chabot. Inside, Gardell and Chabot are eager to share their vision. Artifakt Supply’s storefront is loaded with quality spray paint and paint can nozzles or ‘paintbrushes’ as Gardell…
JENNY PACILLO Lace up your sneakers and put on your greenest running outfit, it’s time for the annual Guinness Celtic 5K! This family friendly race has been the kick off event for Worcester’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade for over a decade. The Celtic 5K begins at 11am on Sunday March 13th, so expect a sea…
JASON SAVIO KORN – REQUIEM Jonathan Davis and the boys in Korn are back with Requiem, their fourteenth studio album. Requiem is the follow up to 2019’s surprisingly good, The Nothing, which was Korn’s best album in a long, long time. Although Requiem doesn’t live up to The Nothing, it’s still worth a listen. Most…
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