Thanks! I did put in an inquiry with them on their website and will hopefully hear back today!

I put in an inquiry with them on their website and hopefully will hear back today!

Thanks! I love the food truck idea actually!!!

It’s fine. Tons of Clarkies.

Vernon Hill is not great. It’s not Main South or the area off Belmont St, or the Projects. But that being said it’s not ideal for your circumstances. I love Worcester and there are lots of good areas, so don’t give up on the city!

Once I was driving in Vernon Hill to pick up my friend and it was raining. On the street to get to hers there was a shirtless man having a yelling argument with someone in a 3 decker as they threw (presumably) his things out of a window. I sat there for a minute waiting for him to move and then politely yelled at him to please move. He gave me a wave and moved to the sidewalk while continuing his argument.

Other than that no issues and I’ve had a few friends live in the area.

I have lived in several different countries, continents, and US states.... Worcester is one of the safest places I have ever lived. People who call Worcester dangerous, have not seen a real dangerous area...

Is Its not as dangerous as people make it sound. Main South has had a shit reputation, its mostly just because poor/ low income folks live in this area, it doesn't mean its necessarily dangerous. BUT with that said, you still have to be smart, especially after dark, stay away from random people, there are crazies everywhere in this world. Most of the violence in the city is teenagers attacking other teenagers or people with mental issues going wild. Random violence can happen but it is rare.

Well Jesus thanks I guess

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There are several cities in Mass that have more crime than Worcester, but the ones that you mentioned aren’t among them. Here’s a link to a page that ranks Massachusetts cities by level of crime. http://www.usa.com/rank/massachusetts-state--crime-index--city-rank.htm

Hard for me go determine, since I've never lived in/ even been to Malden or Salem (outside of driving through the Malden), so I cannot really gauge.

I'll put it this way, Vernon Hills is far from the nicest place in the City of Worcester, however, at the same time, it's certainly not the worst either. If you've lived in not particularly wealthy areas of New England (with triple deckers and the like), you will probably be in your element.

My disclaimer is that I've only lived in North Worcester, and I don't have any friends and family from Vernon Hill. The closest thing to that is that my great-grandparents lived there and my grandfather grew up there, but he was born in 1927, and she died in the 80s, and the neighborhood has changed since then.

I think you'll be fine, so long as you take the normal living-in-the-city precautions.

So in comparison to the other cities that I’ve lived in, would you consider it similar?

It's not the nicest part of the city.

However, Worcester is, by and large, a safe city, not a clean city, but a safe city.

that’s entertainment has a lot of group stuff for nerd activities such as dnd, magic the gathering, pokemon tcg, and others! definitely a good hub of community in worcester.

there was another in 2019, i think! i remember my journalism professor talking about it!

i live in blackstone hall, that area is usually okay. i would avoid walking on park avenue at night alone, both my gf and i have been harassed there. also, maybe avoid university park at night. my sophomore year, they found a murdered sex worker in the lake. apparently that was not the first time. buddy up (preferably with a tall male-presenting friend) and stay aware of your surroundings at night, and you’ll be a-okay!

Most restaurants won’t have staff and plates/silverware to send plus do set up and break down of an event like that.

Back when I catered I did plenty of small dinners like this. It might just depend on when you are asking for and what your budget is. (Keep in mind weekends in prime wedding/graduation season are already booked!)

If you’re on a budget, you might be better off looking at smaller caterers and food trucks for what you are looking for, not a restaurant. Or if you know people in the business, offering a cash gig to do the setup/cleanup and renting the plates and silverware yourself.

if you are a heavy person beware of rave reviews from skinny people. a heavy person can sag a crap mattress in a year while all the skinny people are raving about how many years they've had it.

if you're not worried about that then most bed in a box type mattresses will probably be fine.

Costco has Casper mattress’s for sale and they deliver. Plus their return policy is great.

Did you call Struck?

Try the Boynton. They did our wedding.

IKEA has some awesome and very affordable mattresses!

I’m finding a lot of catering companies won’t work with groups this small, so it was suggested to look into restaurants. I do have inquiries in with a few caterers.

What you want is a catering company, not a restaurant.