Recent comments in /f/WorcesterMA
draken2019 t1_j54tqso wrote
Geez ...
Hope he gets everything he's owed.
spiked_macaroon t1_j54t7wj wrote
I just posted like a week ago that id love to get into D&D, count me in.
becomingelle t1_j54qp4a wrote
I'm starting to despise 1+5 construction 🤮🤮
christohfur t1_j54p3lp wrote
Reply to comment by albalfa in Mods by Karen1968a
Thank you.
homeostasis3434 t1_j54ln95 wrote
Reply to Developer proposes 375 apartments at former site of Smokestack BBQ in Worcester’s Canal District by moisheah
I realize it's not super intuitive, but adding more housing, even housing that is unaffordable to most people, has ripple effects that help to reduce the cost of housing for everyone else.
Here's one study, but this has been ound to be true in several others as well.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094119022001048?via%3Dihub
dpceee t1_j54l598 wrote
Reply to comment by destroyeddieficflesh in Coming to Worcester in May. Best places to meet people. by Working-Efficiency44
Sounds legit.
dpceee t1_j54l4np wrote
I played D&D while I was still in Worcester. I ran a weekly game that paused for 5 months in the winter, and I played as a player in weekly game. Both were on Sundays! We used to play in garages for both games, one was unfinished, and the other was. You probably can't figure out which game was which.
Regardless, I've enjoyed my time with 5e, but by the time I come back to Worcester, I will not run it again, and I'd be hesitant to play in it again too. When I come back, I will run a d100 Noire campaign set in a fiction 1929 American city: Westville Falls.
After that I want to go back to fantasy, but explore other game systems.
DER3CTO t1_j54fete wrote
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MuleFooker t1_j54cz77 wrote
Reply to comment by IAmTheRedBeard in Mods by Karen1968a
Totes bloke. Gets woke folks! No joke.
GrandMarquisMark t1_j547x6z wrote
This is on here every week at least. Seems y'all would have found each other by now.
REkTeR t1_j53y9lh wrote
I'm definitely interested! I've been trying to get into D&D for a while, but would prefer to play in person and haven't been able to make it work yet.
Do you have someone in mind for DM? That might be the hard part.
Beez_And_Trees t1_j53ws38 wrote
Reply to comment by flyingsquirrelsftw in Best things to see/do on a college visit by mamacrat
OOP, A lot of Clarkies see Peppercorn’s as overpriced! We really don’t frequent it. I’ve never even eaten there before. So, feel free to go ofc but just know we don’t love it or anything. and I’ve never heard of Da Lat before.
Beez_And_Trees t1_j53wl7w wrote
Reply to comment by New-Vegetable-1274 in Best things to see/do on a college visit by mamacrat
Just so you (OOP) know: It is not a large campus. It is an incredibly small campus, which is a fact that the students LOVE. Like, it’s not big at all and no one wants it to be. If you’re expecting a Yale/UConn/UMass/Northeastern or even Holy Cross sized campus you will be disappointed. But we have an actual campus unlike Suffolk or BU or Emerson.
Beez_And_Trees t1_j53war4 wrote
Reply to Best things to see/do on a college visit by mamacrat
Go to iKrave!!!!! It’s a coffee shop right where Clark is and it’s sooooo good!!
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If you like sushi, I recommend Soho Express Sushi and Hibachi. Also, if you can, go to Annie’s Clark Brunch. Then there’s Antonio’s Pizza By The Slice a bit further down Park Ave. I recommend the mac and cheese! but their pizzas are also super unique and amazing! Also also also, Yoway Cafe & Frozen Yogurt has amazing yogurt and desert crepes! There’s also Tastetea Rolls (rolled ice cream) but I prefer Yoway. AAAAAAND if you like Poké Bowls, go to Holy Poké! For close Chinese food, try New China Lantern on Main Street.
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We frequent the Wendy’s, Taco Bell/KFC, Honey Farms, 7/11, and CVS on Park Ave. And the 7/11 and McDonald’s and Dunkin’ on Main Street.
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As far as Clark things go, I think the art exhibit from last semester is still in the Traina Center Gallery, so you should go check that out! If you are here on January 28th, there’s a concert at 7:30pm (follow the VPA Instagram/Facebook/Twitter to see the posts about details that are coming soon- @ClarkUVPA).
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Outside of the main campus area there’s Worcester Public Market, Crompton Collective & From Seed to Stem & Bedlam Book Cafe & Birch Tree Bread Company (all in the same building in the Canal District), then places like Miss Worcester Diner and Altea’s Eatery (still pretty close to Clark).
I’m a senior at Clark, let me know if I can answer any questions for you! I happen to know a decent amount of how things work around here.
Even_Dragonfruit3387 OP t1_j53rujq wrote
Reply to comment by Turbulent_Leg6503 in Moving in feb. by Even_Dragonfruit3387
That’s pretty bad even by Milwaukee standards! Thanks for the heads up
0lazy0 t1_j53oocp wrote
Reply to Worcester Cable TV committee & customers unhappy with Charter-Spectrum service by HRJafael
“No shit” - everyone
NativeMasshole t1_j53ljxa wrote
Reply to comment by WooNoto in Developer proposes 375 apartments at former site of Smokestack BBQ in Worcester’s Canal District by moisheah
I don't think that's ever going to happen without some kind of subsidization. Or public housing. Both of which have obvious issues. Other than that, nobody is building anything you or I could afford.
masshole4life t1_j53k5gm wrote
Reply to Developer proposes 375 apartments at former site of Smokestack BBQ in Worcester’s Canal District by moisheah
no one is addressing the elephant in the room, which is that new triple/quad deckers would solve this problem but they are illegal because of some old bigoted anti-immigrant law that was put into place over 100 years ago.
imagine new 3 deckers with modern plumbing and electric tech with thicker floors for soundproofing and off-property parking and provisions for moving heavy items to upper floors.
they are a win for the developer who can sell them after renting them out a few years, they are a win for people who need affordable apartments, and they are a win for the new owners as they provide upward mobility by living onsite and renting the other floors.
there's no reason to be against them unless you envision the outdated model. a small neighborhood of new 3 deckers would provide a lot of what is lacking in this city.
time to do away with laws that were only enacted to be hostile to immigrants and start providing affordable apartments and promoting home ownership.
ScallionGlittering51 t1_j53jglk wrote
Reply to Best birding spots in Worcester? by gweissinger
Go to Broad Meadow Brook. It's owned by the Mass Audobon Society, South end of union hill. No dogs allowed, 5 mile trail loop, I've seen ducks, blue Jay's, cardinals. Lots of birds
albalfa t1_j53idjv wrote
Reply to comment by christohfur in Mods by Karen1968a
The search on Google (with SafeSearch off) for "make you a bloke" currently returns four results.
My ruling is that this is not a phrase you should know.
WooNoto t1_j53gwo5 wrote
Reply to Developer proposes 375 apartments at former site of Smokestack BBQ in Worcester’s Canal District by moisheah
Build some condos that local residents can buy for the love of God.
These new apartment owners are not even locally based. It’s enough, let locals own these condos. Keep the money in Worcester.
IAmTheRedBeard t1_j53gjzb wrote
Reply to comment by christohfur in Mods by Karen1968a
Hah! Check this bloke out, doesn't even know
draken2019 t1_j53dfpm wrote
It's too bad that they'll likely all be controlled by major companies and under very little regulation on what they charge for rent.
Other than the required % of low cost housing, this won't have much of an impact on rent prices.
bartnd t1_j53d25p wrote
Reply to comment by Speedwagon1935 in What's going on with Paesano Pizzeria? by REkTeR
typically I don't either, especially when 99% of them are the same "throw a bunch of iceberg and a sliced tomato in a clear clamshell" but the cripsy bomb salad is great.
draken2019 t1_j54txs0 wrote
Reply to comment by Speedwagon1935 in One Black man says Worcester cops have stopped him more than 70 times by samueljbrewer1
So, are you going to get out and join a local protest or just go all boomer on us?