The Golden Holden believers will be chomping at the bit to talk down to any multi-family residents in town.

Is the apartment complex still behind the Wong?

My cousin has worked at UMass for 15 years ("unskilled" service position, but it's union and everything) and only makes $20/hr. He got priced out of Worcester. Had to move to Southbridge to find an apartment less than $1000.

Granted, he has some intellectual disabilities and could probably find resources to help with housing, but he doesn't want to.

It's sick that someone who has been with the largest employer in the city for 15 years isn't paid enough to live here.

What’s the backstory to the Mobil awnings? I doubt the state will actually pull funding for affordable housing in any of these towns. It’s all a bluff.

I hope holden fights it. Keep the poors out as long as possible

This is cool art but, I wish I had a cool new song to listen to while I looked at it

According to their page, yes to Simpsons no T-2 https://materiamachina.com/

I expect they will find ways to resist as long as they can the same way they fought Mobil over the awnings at the gas station in the center of town.

Edit: the only subsidized housing is a tiny elderly/disabled complex, so the selectmen fighting this really only screws those residents and the Worcester Housing Authority. I would LOVE to see the state and WHA sue Holden to force compliance. Stupid Holden.

Oh I live in Holden, that’s news to me

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Richard?

It's the same everywhere.

“Jacuzzi Suites!”

Fiddlers

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If you wanna dance, I’d skip on electric haze. Both times I’ve been there it’s been a lot of standing/sitting around, no dancing at all

Area 51? T-2 arcade? Turtles?

They got Simpsons or T-2 arcade…?

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The Warp Club on instagram posts local edm stuff going on. I’ve never been but looks decent from what I’ve seen.

That's too bad about the EDM scene - I don't feel like heading to Boston.

Thanks for the recommendation, the place looks cool with a live music scene. I'll check it out.

100% this is accurate. Everyone I talk to is either trying to find a new apartment because rent is going up or scrambling to figure out how to pay it. I'm part of a group that's trying to fix this tho and prevent people who make less than 70k (or more tbh) from having to move out of the city altogether. Plus work for better living conditions in rentals because the other issue is you pay this much money and there's mold and mice and you can't get the landlord to do anything about it. We're having a meeting next week to talk about housing in the city if anyone's interested.

OConnors

I would agree. Worcester is just nothing like boston

The city itself is just OK. Nothing great. If you are planning on going away every weekend great.

The EDM scene in Worcester is pretty much nonexistent but if you’re looking for good vibes and live music I’d check to see what Electric Haze has going on.