Even though our coverage areas overlap, credit where credit is due. This is a nice look at the issues facing the old Buca Di Beppo site, with some good behind-the-scenes insight. www.communityadvocate.com/news/a-water...

If you're thinking about getting me an AP Stylebook subscription or a newspaper-scented candle for Christmas, consider just cutting me entirely out of your life instead. mediablog.prnewswire.com/2025/11/20/g...

Someone check on @minakimes.bsky.social after whatever that Younghoe Koo field goal attempt was.

A note from WBJ Publisher Peter Stanton:

Never good when the pilot starts off by saying "I wish I could tell you it's going to be a smooth flight, but..."

I'm flying tomorrow. I have to get up at 5 a.m. but I'll keep reminding myself the transportation secretary ordered me to be in a good mood. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go press my suit.

This is widespread enough that I think we can stop referring to petitioners lying as allegations. It is certainly happening, and is not just limited to this ballot question.

I've never felt older than trying to explain six-seven to our audience.

NEW: The CCC is back to four members, as Ava Callender Concepcion has resigned, according to the AG's office (who appointed her). This comes just days after Carrie Benedon was appointed to fill another vacant CCC seat and as the House and Senate consider legislation to overhaul the agency.

The car is finally paid off, so I assume it will burst into flames at any moment.

I got to tour Worcester Art Museum's long-awaited armor and arms gallery yesterday. If there's ever a zombie apocalypse, I know where I'll be heading.

Ski Ward, a tiny ski site in Shrewsbury, keeps catching national attention for being the first ski slope in North America to open for the season. I headed over to the hill to investigate how they keep pulling this off.

The Massachusetts Senate's Ways and Means Committee has advanced a bill that would reform the state's Cannabis Control Commission, putting it on a potential track to be passed before the Nov. 19 recess. Here's the Senate's summary of it (courtesy of SHNS)

If you're wondering if that viral video going around Worcester of YouTubers exploring The Aud was facilitated by the City, it wasn't. Still, they are making the most of the attention, as they work with a nonprofit to try to save the historic landmark.

New from me: Worcester voters strongly backed a non-binding resolution supporting the idea of the City tapping into local colleges' endowments. But thousands of voters skipped the question all together, as the councilor who spearheaded the question was defeated.

I thought the first meeting of the unofficial Worcester Journalism Association might go down like the fight scene in Anchorman, but instead it led to a panel series. Come by the library at 2pm if you want to check it out. mywpl.libnet.info/event/14928814

TONIGHT! Please join the candidates, Eric Casey of Worcester Business Journal and me as we discuss the issues facing District 5 and the city. This will be livestreamed on Manny Jae Media.

A US Drug Enforcement Administration agent said the DEA made “high-level arrests” of 171 Sinaloa Cartel members across New England in August. A Globe investigation found that many of the DEA’s targets were addicts, low-level dealers, shoplifters, and homeless people.

I spent a week in Jamaica three years ago. I was subject to relentless kindness and patience while wandering around as a fish out of water. Hoping for the best for everyone there right now.

The Women's Pro Baseball League has named its first four teams, with Boston being one of them. The league plans on launching next spring at a TBD neutral venue, so it's unlikely they'll be playing in the area next year. www.womensprobaseballleague.com/2025/10/21/f...

Sometimes you're looking through ZBA documents and you're like "Why does this address sound so familiar?"

I'm a soccer photographer now (I turned the camera to 'sports mode' and did my best) Atletico Boston (BSSL) vs. Western Mass Pioneers (USL2) | U.S. Open Cup qualifying Round 2 @thecup.us

Shout out to the Museum of Worcester for keeping it real. That last sentence... 😆

When Charles Pierce writes about Worcester, I'm obligated to share it. defector.com/a-million-li...

There's a tangential Worcester connection here: Silver Lake Partners owns Diamond Baseball Holdings, the majority owner of the WooSox (and 44 or so other MiLB teams).

I don't think it should be a controversial statement to say our president is unwell.

Kristi Noem has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noem’s big donors make the ask.

Good news: A Marlborough High School graduate is the most engaging BlueSky user Bad news: It's not me

PBA Pro Bowling 2026, a game set to be released later this year, will feature a candlepin bowling mode for the first time. probowling.com

"However, with the trial of Rashaun Jones only weeks from its scheduled start in Miami, ESPN reporters knocked on an apartment door in Louisville recently and found the witness, Paul Conner, alive." Funny enough, I thought actual journalism was dead at ESPN, but I just found out it's still alive.

I've learned firsthand how valuable bankruptcy filings are to business journalism. @pablo.show's amazing reporting on the Steve Ballmer/Aspiration situation shows why these seemingly-dry legal filings are actually a gold mine... if you know where to look. www.si.com/nba/pablo-to...

INBOX: Market Basket has named longtime CFO Donald Mulligan as interim CEO in the wake of the firing of Artie T. Notably, the press release doesn't include a quote from Mulligan.

I regularly see large real estate investment firms citing the lack of new apartment construction in the area as a reason they're buying existing multi-family complexes. Which is probably a reason why we shouldn't be expecting the same firms to help Mass. build our way out of this problem.

I joined Cultivated Live this morning to talk about Rev Clinics and the state of Massachusetts' cannabis industry. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mqv...

From what I can tell this is getting shared a lot and people are sticking around to read the whole thing. It's an understatement to say there's a lot going on in the Mass. cannabis space / the world in general right now, so I'm endlessly appreciative of that.

SCOOP: It's 'smell you later' for Feedback Earth, as the infamous food recycling firm known for odor issues has sold its Grafton property amid a move out of Massachusetts. www.wbjournal.com/article/feed...

Hasbro is moving its HQ to the Seaport, according to WPRI. Healey's office just put out a press release confirming. (I previously did some poking around to see if they were considering Worcester/ Central Mass. as a location, but didn't find anything) www.wpri.com/business/has...

If you're wondering what happened to David Ortiz's cannabis brand in Massachusetts, I have the answers here.

Briefly emerging from vacation to share this story I've been working on for a while. The settlement has been in the works for months but happened to go into effect a day after a court ruling which put the CCC's formerly-fired chair back into her role. www.wbjournal.com/article/cann...

Usually not on Bluesky at this hour (vacation flight)... is this what it's always like?

BREAKING: I met a cute dog yesterday.

The state’s Cannabis Control Commission has reached a settlement agreement worth $42,500 with a former employee and whistleblower who brought attention to widespread dysfunction at the agency, outlined in an October investigation by WBJ. www.wbjournal.com/article/ccc-...

This photo is over two months old, but it still sticks with me. A Pulitzer frontrunner.

Sometimes, destiny calls.

People seem to find this useful when I share it, so here's WBJ's coverage area/definition of Central Massachusetts.

the fuck is going on

NEW: Beloved R.I. Judge Frank Caprio, known as "the nicest judge in the world," has died after a cancer recurrence. He'd just asked followers for their prayers. on.nbcboston.com/HRrPiid

Love when Facebook prompts me to invite my college ex and a friend who passed away five years ago to an event. Sounds like a blast.

A residential development on Shrewsbury Street first proposed in 2023 appears to be moving forward, as another apartment 100 feet away nears completion.