Recent comments in /f/WorcesterMA

Temporary_Target4156 t1_j7cc401 wrote

They charge us employees too; the kits only bare because it’s a weekend. On weekdays it’s packed.

They could definitely stand to have some extra parking though on campus. A good chunk of the parking is for the University, while whatever is left is fir everyone else. There was more before they built the new research building, but once they decided to build that it basically took a parking garage out of commission

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AceOfTheSwords t1_j7c8bxe wrote

Really the only fast food we don't have here that I've had anywhere else in New England and would maybe like is a Sonic, but it's far from the highest priority.

Honestly I've never cared about the fancy supermarkets. Even when I've lived somewhere that had them, I shopped elsewhere.

Costco I can get behind though, whether in Worcester proper or a town over. It's ridiculous that we have to drive an hour to get to one.

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AceOfTheSwords t1_j7c7f0n wrote

Big cinemas that keep up-to-date with new releases are dying everywhere, not just here. Whether that's just people preferring to stream at home, or the marketing required to get big blockbusters on your screens not being financially feasible without unrealistic attendance rates, it's undeniable and only accelerated by the pandemic. Just recently Regal Cinemas has been going through a bankruptcy. Clearly Worcester and all surrounding towns can only sustain one of the big cinemas, and Blackstone is just where it ended up.

If anything I'd like to see the old Olympia Theatre on Pleasant St be updated to be a modern 2-screen theater. Though it looks like the current owners are placing their bets on making it another tiny indoor music venue.

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Oyadonchano t1_j7c0suq wrote

So many things. Public transit that extends into the evening. Investment in Downtown with diverse businesses and better walkability. More independent grocery stores that are walkable from residential areas. In Tatnuck I can walk to like 13 different places to get a mediocre haircut but I can't walk to buy some fruit.

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