Bringing down the.....

The Worcester Commons parking garage is almost fully demolished.

It's amazing to see a building that I frequented, beginning in the mid-90s, being demolished, and being prepared for an entirely new building, with a new purpose.

I just hope that the new City Square is all that and a bowl of chips.

Now, if the City could just secure a few anchor tenants, I'd feel alot better.

Spags: How I Miss Thee!

I miss SPAGS, and my relationship goes back to the late-90s when I lived in East Boston and then Somerville, but would trek to Central Massachusetts to shop at the Worcester Common Outlets and then hit SPAGS on the way home.
It was SPAGS where I would find awesome houseware, particularly bed sheets & towels. The good stuff, and not the poly-cotton crap found at Woolworth in Downtown Crossing.
SPAGS was that store that I raved about when I worked at Boston College and so many of my colleagues would say that Shrewsbury was, "too far and not worth the trip.....especially when I can shop at Bed Bath Beyond."
Alright, I'll be the first to say I love a sale like a fat kid loves cake, and whenever there is a bargain to be had, I can sniff it out. It's the Dane in me, what can I say.
On more than one occasion, I did my entire family Christmas shopping at SPAGS. I hooked everyone up with just what they wanted and I even had some left over cash to take my cousins to the movies when I visited them in NYC. I was ecstatic!
So, SPAGS I miss you and just wanted to let you know.
Peace!

Wrecking Crew

So the eye sore that's been a fixture on Main Street is being demolished.

It took a long time for the demolition to begin but this should make some folks in Worcester feel better about the former Worcester Common Outlets building being demolished, right? Don't hold your breath!