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508 #105: Just when you thought it was safe
508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican and Jen Burt. Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info CitySquare II, a subsidiary of Opus Investment Management, itself a subsidiary of Hanover Insurance, has signed a purchase-and-sale agreement with Berkeley Investments to take over demolishing the empty mall [...]
508 #104: Ice
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, Mike and Brendan do the show on a frozen pond. (Today’s weather.) Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info If you want to get involved with the effort to bring Google Fiber to Worcester, you can get started with this map. Mike recommends the [...]
508 #103: Clark University
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, Mike, Brendan, and Jim Dempsey talk with a class of Clark University students about campus and city issues. Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info Today’s topics are union activity at Clark, and trends in campus crime.
508 #102: Good enough for Buckwheat
508 is a show about Worcester. Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info This week, Mike and Brendan begin with a recap of city government’s efforts to bring Google Fiber to Worcester. The Whiskerite charity beard competition raised almost $1000. Check out the video. We have learned of the origins of the [...]
508 #101: Right Place, Right Time
508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican, Scott Zoback, Jen Burt, and Jeremy Shulkin. Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info Inspired by Jeremy’s Worcester Magazine cover story “Selling Worcester: Who will take the lead to market our city?”, we discuss the rich oral tradition around Worcester’s [...]
508 #100: Anniversary
508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panelists are Tracy Novick, Brendan Melican, Mike Benedetti, Jeff Barnard, Drew Wilson, Nicole, Bruce Russell, Matt Feinstein, Paul Levitsky, Kevin Ksen, Jesse Pack, and Jacob Berendes. Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info This week, we ride the #2 and #16 buses and record [...]
508 #99: Schools ‘n’ cheese
508 is a show about Worcester. This weeks panelists are Greg Opperman, Tracy Novick, Brendan Melican, and Mike Benedetti. Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info Tracy, a School Committee Member, talks about fundraising efforts for the vandalized Belmont Street Community School. You can help. We spend most of the show [...]
508 #98: Cargo cults
508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panelist is Brendan Melican. Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info There was a big rally for (now-Senator) Brown at Mechanics Hall; the City’s considering banning plastic bags, though Mike has long advocated non-governmental action on this issue. Vegetarian Renaissance: vegan mac’n'cheese cookoff coming [...]
508 #97: Surveillance
508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican and Drew Wilson. Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info We talk about a Brazilian policeman charged with the killing of a Worcester man, Salvation Army people denigrating the Worcester schools, and Planned Parenthood ads being kept off city [...]
508 #96: The local green economy
This week: the 508 Christmas Spectacular! The panel is Julius Jones and Mr. Brendan Melican. Theme song: “If I Had One Christmas Wish.” Words by Bruce “Snow Ghost” Russell, music by Mike Benedetti. Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info Buddha Hut buffet Saturday; Stone Soup party Friday; Winter Mystery Band [...]