508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel includes Brendan Melican and Scott Zoback.
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Colin Novick’s ordination is tomorrow (we got this wrong last week); the Save Our Poolz movement looks back at the past year and considers new strategy; Worcester may be getting CORI reform.
This week’s Worcester Magazine covers our nation’s hard times by noting the stories of Foothills Theater, Lujon, and Papamoka.
The Telegram and Gazette is up for sale–Mike had predicted this would happen by May 1. Scott Zoback predicts the sale price will surpass $1,000,000.
T&G does a sorry job covering the latest Rep. Spellane gossip compared to the Herald.
Rushton to buy NWA album for son?
Scott Zoback enjoyed the Dive Bar’s 100th Thursday Music Night and the haberdasher trailer.
Mike suggests Worcester Magazine imagine how they could cover a large, local story 100%, then post the “assignment list” and try to engage the community in reporting it. (Inspired by Jay Rosen’s idea for Brooklyn.
Mike also notes the Uighurs are finally getting out of Guantanamo.
Worcester’s “vegetarian renaissance” has lasted a month now, continuing with Drew Wilson‘s WoMag article “Top places to get mock-meats.” We note Drew’s idea for mock dodo, mock tyrannosaurus rex, etc.
HBML has been replaced by the “Fuck Yeah Center.”
City Council Candidate Joe Casello should appear on 508.
We finish with a report from the year’s first Main South Farmer’s Market, and the story of the Woodchuck of Main South.
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