Check out the central rock climbing gym

There’s the Trustees hiking group and clubwaka kickball both on FB

R. B.

If you're into board, card, or other types of similar gaming, Redemption Rock Brewery is hosting a gaming night this Thursday from 6-9PM. Great community that welcomes new folks with open arms. Plenty of tea, coffee, and snacks for those not of age.

The That’s Entertainment disclaimer lol. You should look into some volunteer opportunities. Lots of stuff always going on. The Greater Worcester Land Trust has a lot of outdoor stuff if you’re looking for that

"Thacker said the responsibility of installing the sprinklers or getting the building up to code lies with the [building] owner."

Now is that actually in the lease he signed or is that just what he feels should be the case? I don't know, the author of this article never bothered verify what language exists in Thacker's lease that supports his claim.

Now I'm sure most people sitting there reading those last two sentences are going "Why would you even ask that? Obviously it's the landlords responsibility to install the sprinkler's. Are you insane?"

Well here's the thing, most people do not understand the difference between a commercial lease a residential lease. Most people hearing this story will view it through the lens of a residential lease. They will assume all the protections that are there for individuals renting a space as their home apply ... THEY DON'T! A commercial lease is a completely different monster.

The responsibility for building maintenance, upkeep, code requirements etc. in a commercial lease is entirely dependent on the terms of that lease. And it is extremely common for the business renting the space to have to shoulder significant portions of those responsibilities.

I find this articling omitting key facts at best and a misleading at worst.

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Edit: If there is language in his lease that says the sprinkler code requirements are the landlords responsibility, then he should be taking some sort of legal action. That's why leases and contracts exist right? To hold other parties accountable. The fact that he isn't taking any legal action, seems to suggest that it is indeed his responsibility in the lease.

What's his initials

“You’ve got my vote” - some dumbass Republican

The Station

I hate Russell for various reasons, but this is a good change that could have a positive impact in the city. IF, and only if, it is well monitored to avoid a bunch of fire-trap shoddy ADUs being tacked on. There are already a lot of houses in the city that have been poorly reno’d by DIY homeowners or crappy flippers. We don’t need people trying to rent out ADU shacks.

Jesus Christ... Kickstarter for a restaurant...

The reason commercial lenders want to see things like, y'know, a business plan is because they don't love pissing their money away on failed businesses. Nor do I, personally. Any jackass can conceptualize a restaurant and a colorful menu.

I want to see more info about the plan to handle overhead. Is your space already zoned and what's the rent per sqft and what are the increases? Do you need reno and how much? What does staff / payroll / benefits look like? Who are your F&B suppliers? What is your marketing plan? Have you done an actual market analysis?

Correct

Sheesh, everyone knows you can’t be messing near wetlands.

With the number of recent restaurants closing in Worcester, I’m not sure this is a great investment

Late summer 2022 I was leaving Lincoln Square Target looking for my car. I saw an older man near a car on the ground semi-conscious. He couldn't get up on his own and I didn't want to risk lifting him. I called the cops and detailed the situation. Worcester PD dispatch pushed back several times sending emergency services. I could not believe it. I literally yelled at them: this man needs help! Do your job and please help me help this man!! Then they let it slip, that the area has a lot of junkies. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK!! I had to fight to get this man help. I got an umbrella from the car to block the sun from his face. Since he was laying there so long waiting for help. He was such a kind old guy. He even joked when he heard me tell the cops he was elderly that he was in fact only 70. Eventually fire truck and cruisers arrived. I left after they actually started doing something. They said I was a nice guy. I was so upset over this.

Insurance?

And the 2 known leavers are both from the activist side. Rivera is probably safe liberal but Rose could flip to the conservative side with a little luck

At the risk of sounding like a geezer... Fire codes are super fucking important in crowded places like bars, clubs, restaurants, concert venues.

We don't need another fuckin' Rhode Island club fire on our hands.

Break yourself off by your bootstraps

Never forget when the city of Worcester loaded a bunch of homeless people into busses and taxis and drove them to Springfield and dumped them there without any warning. None of them had any connection to Springfield, and nobody knew they were coming.

A good beginning, but I'd also like to see a broader evaluation of zoned areas across the city. Just in my neighborhood, there are several "unbuildable" lots that could accommodate a 1 or 2 family unit if zoning permitted it. We can do a lot better.

pullleez give me a break

As far as I can tell the clearing of the camp happened months before this and was not even initiated by either wal-mart or other company that apparently did some clearing as well.

They also would have needed zero permission to clear the camp if they wanted to. Wal-mart could have, at any time, notified the people in that camp that the were trespassing and then either had them arrested or had them formally evicted depending on how the camp fell within state law residency.

This seems to me more like they just figured that once they left, if the land was cleared they wouldn't come back, and the clearing was only illegal for environmental reasons, not anything related to the camp.

Everybody wants to live in a cheap, shitty tent behind a Walmart. The issue is that most people who have houses don't also have cheap, shitty tents. The ones that get them immediately set up behind Walmart.

By removing their cheap, shitty tent you're removing the incentive to be homeless. They'll return to their 4 bedroom houses in the suburbs, and us normal folks will be able to shop at Walmart without having to look at them, which let's face it is the real tragedy.

By the way, I'll be running in the next Republican primary, I hope I can count on your vote.

Why would the homeless camp be a smokescreen? What benefit would that be?

I see two options,

A: The trees were removed to deter the homeless from returning by removing the woods they were hiding the camp in.

B: The homeless were removed to make way for the trees to be removed and work to be done in this area.

I don’t see any way the homeless camp benefits Walmart or the property owner.