Doesn't Holden shoulder a large share of the financial burden for that school too?

Yeah, that makes sense - they need more parking garages. What about after the game though? I remember that being one of the selling points about building the park in the first place.

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In Worcester’s Boston’s food scene also closes incredibly early as well.

I don’t have any inside info, but historically that district has always been financially held back by Paxton and Rutland who vote against tax increases to fund the schools.

>) shouldn’t the restaurants also be picking up some of that

For maybe an hour before the game. During game parking is taken- bars/restaurants are empty.

Market Basket is better in so far as Trader Joe's is DECEPTIVELY cheap (smaller sizes at its 'cheaper' price). Yes, TJ = Shrinkflation. I said what I said.

I guess I should be more specific. I’m 35, I still try to go out to eat late if it’s after a concert, going out drinking or something, and often I’m just up late on off days since I work overnight. By new demographic I meant newer people moving to Worcester in the last few years, specifically people living in some of the new places near downtown etc.

I get that. I just figured with more people going back to concerts and stuff like that the night scene would be coming back. If they’re parking downtown to go to ball games and bars (of course baseball season hasn’t started yet either) shouldn’t the restaurants also be picking up some of that business? The only thing that makes sense is a shift in demand (not as many people want to go out late) or the difficulty of finding workers for the restaurant industry which has had a shortage for the last few years.

I don’t know about the bar, but the kitchen closes at 11 I think.

Used to be. For the past year they've been closing the kitchen at 11. Used to be my after work go to spot. I believe Bully and Murphy's on Shrews still stay open late but that's about it.

No one was coming out to eat at that hour so restaurants adjusted their hours.

Well put 👏

Went there yesterday for the first time and it was such a f zoo. So fricking crowded. The staff are all new, so 3/10 know where anything is.

It was like shopping in a Costco, but imagine Costco is physically smaller. So I waited in the check out line for over 15 minutes because people bought the whole store (people in front of checked out $500 worth of goods, and the other lines weren’t moving any faster).

I guess they have a rule that all the stations need baggers, so when my check out’s bagger needed to go grab a replacement item, the poor cashier kept getting yelled at by different management for not having a bagger.

It seems like a good shopping option, but go during less busy times or wait till the excitement dies down.

My demographic doesn’t even leave home in the first place. You guys went out all the time.

Just go!!

Is the Boynton still open until 2 like every night?

>no idea why Worcester is so dead at night

As someone in the restaurant/bar industry let me answer- Covid.

People stopped going out late night for food and such. With the advent of Doordash, grubhub etc there's less staff for service and more dedicated to takeout orders. Closing early became the norm. The issue with Canal district and food is it's just not feasible to stay open when parking is either taken by the baseball park or bar customers. Restaurants aren't seeing the value of late night. Wings can't get drivers for delivery or anyone who wants to deal with the drunk and sometimes violent late night crowd.

It's not just Worcester, restaurants in Providence and Boston are seeing the shift too.

I don’t know if irony is the right word for it? One would think the “revitalization” of the city wouldn’t include everything closing by 11 or 12 on a Saturday night? I remember back when the old Salty Dog Saloon was over there, and I lived right around the corner on Washington street. I guess the new demographics just aren’t night owls??? Weird.

Yeah no idea why Worcester is so dead at night second largest city in New England but plenty of other cities that are considerably smaller are way more lively

Could be a secret prison.

I've been there at 4:30pm and 7am, both on Fridays and there were a decent amount of shoppers but nothing like a zoo.

It’s $65

I like that it's a smaller venue.

Their vegan Reuben is the best!