508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Amy Chase, Chris Robarge, and Brendan Melican.
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You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13.
[0:00] This week’s show is taped at Crompton Collective, a mall of antiques and artisan goods, right off Kelley Square.
[2:16] Palladium saved! (When I told Bruce “Snow Ghost” Russell about this, he said, “Oh yeah. Metal always wins.”
[3:01] Front Street reopened after years of being blocked by a mall.
[5:00] Pulse magazine’s “Ones to Watch” list. As is our annual tradition, we go through the list.
[7:05] Worcester Magazine picked Tornadoes owner Todd Breighner as Person of the Year. Mike thinks this choice was risky and thought-provoking. Chris thinks this was a terrible choice, Mr. Breighner being “the parasitic clown who robbed a bunch of local businesses as he sunk the Tornadoes baseball franchise”.
[9:55] Worcester has a closed coal mine. Also, a door in the City Hall Christmas tree. Much more in the latest Happiness Pony.
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[15:00] Panhandling. City Council slated to discuss proposed anti-panhandling ordinances next week. With luck, this’ll be the first public forum where elected officials address, rather than avoid, the controversial parts.