Stories by author "Sarah Kwatinetz, Brittany Goldstein, and Joseph Cullon": 5
26 Millbury St
From around 1926 forward in the historically Polish and Lithuanian neighborhood along Millbury Street, Maurice White operated a shop that went by many names – the Maurice White Variety, Supreme Market, Maurice's, White’s 5 Cents to a Dollar, and…
76 Massasoit Rd
The Rice Square Elementary School has been a Massasoit Road institution, continuously serving area families since its construction in 1914. Responding to overcrowding in the school system due to explosive population growth over the first two decades…
11 Sever St
When urban renewal came to the Elm Park neighborhood in the late 1960s, it brought with it the prospect of government-supported affordable housing. In 1971, work began on a $4 million apartment complex between Fruit and Sever Streets that included…
104 Harding Street
When Canadian street artists Earth Crusher and Five8 came to Worcester, they had no intention of fooling around. Together, they scored the largest canvas during the 2017 POW! WOW! – the 240 feet by 33 feet wall of the Fidelity Bank Ice Center.…
2 Southbridge Street
Its stage has seen the like of renowned French actress Sarah Bernhardt in 1906 to current jazz and pop greats, so it is appropriate that the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts' exterior wall now contributes to the burgeoning visual arts that…