Category: Worcester

508 is a show about Worcester. This week:

• Brendan on Gary Rosen on Star Wars
• 2017 Annual Report: Worcester Regional Transit Authority [PDF]
• Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (Mike totally gets the chronology of this franchise wrong)

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508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk with Worcester legend Ted Conna about saving Notre Dame church, new transit ideas, and night golf.

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508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we do an “exit interview” with departing Worcesterite Chris Humphrey, debate raising the minimum wage, and look at some sweet knives.

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508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk about summer, Worcester’s colleges, and the bus.

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Links:

• The Promise and Potential of Transformative Transit-Oriented Development in Gateway Cities
• WRTA floats idea of penny gas tax for transit
• The Four Problems Of Urban Transportation And The Four Separate Solutions

508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk about violins, violas, coyote attacks, a giant mosaic of the city seal, and the Neighborhood Strings program with Ariana Falk and Peter Sulski of the Worcester Chamber Music Society.

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508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk about farming, fungi, and Kendrick Lamar with Brad Allain of Wildwood Mushrooms and Mackenzie May of Central Mass Grown.

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508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk about vegetarianism, tax rates, and opioid abuse with New England Vegfest lead organizer Nicole Melone.

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508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk about beer brewing, co-op businesses, and finding large piles of money with Heather O’Dell and Dave Howland of the 3cross Fermentation Co-op.

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508 is a show about Worcester. we talk about mass transit, human trafficking, and mini-pigs with City Councilor Sarai Rivera.

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