20 Things to be Thankful for in Central Mass - 2015
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Thursday, November 26, 2015
In Central Massachusetts we have a lot to be thankful for - our families and friends, a recovering economy, and the Auburn v. Holy Name Football game (as well as a few dozen other great high school games).
Thanksgiving through the weekend is one of the great times of the year to enjoy what we have in our lives - the restaurants that taste so good including SmokeHouse and Caffe Espresso, museums from WAM to Fruitlands, and all the people in our lives.
We have claimed 20 people, places, bits of history and elements of culture as the 20 things we think Central Mass should be thankful for.
Enjoy the season, your family and friends and share what you are thankful for.
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#1
Worcester Art Museum - WAM’s collection is world class and there are cities much larger that would love to have a collection like what we have — nearly 40,000 pieces with samples from many of the world’s most celebrated artists.
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Great Hospitals Like UMASS Memorial - You don’t know how great it is to have quality healthcare are unless you don’t have it.
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Worcester Common Oval - The downtown skating rink is a joy. Mark your calendars for December 4 at 6 p.m. for the Festival of Lights when the season officially kicks off!
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WPI Brain Power - The university is becoming more important and more influential in creating an impact on Worcester and around the world.
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Elizabeth Warren - Love her or hate her, she is relevant and is fearless. Warren is the next-generation of the activist Senator in America. She is never dull.
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Tower Hill Botanic Garden - An amazing collection of world class gardens -- and in the spring more than 200,000 bulbs come to life. But before that -- check out the Winter Wonderland starting Friday.
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Bancroft Tower - Seems a bit like Worcester’s own Stone Hedge. Hope you got a chance to go inside this past October!
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Holy Cross Basketball Legacy - Bob Cousy’s ball handling, Tom Heinsohn’s corner hookshots and Ronnie Perry, Jr.’s shooting- say no more.
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Polar Beverages - Local, local, local. And more flavors, flavors, flavors. We could go for a little Orange-Vanilla right about now. How about you?
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Performing Arts Centers - Hanover Theater and Mechanic’s Hall combine to give the region a great collection of performance each year. (Can we just clean up the city in between).
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Shrewsbury Street Eats - From Parkway Diner to Sweet - the area has it all.
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Snoopy and the Sopwith Camels, aka J Geils Band - Boston tries to claim them, but we all know it all started at a fraternity party at WPI.
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Dennis Leary - Great comedian and a better guy. We will always appreciate his work to heal the city after the Cold Storage Fire.
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Ecotarium - A great place to take the kids - a children’s museum and a science museum rolled into one. Mysteries of the Unseen World, anyone?
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Dr. Goddard - The Clark Professor put Worcester on the science map. If you need a primer...start here.
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Innovation Center in Worcester - It could be the hub to spark economic development and creativity that the city and region needs.
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The music scene — Worcester has been and continues to be an incubator to cool, hip, off beat music in virtually all genres. From Nick’s to Lucky Dog (it has been for sale) - just a few of the venues driving the music scene something to be thankful for.
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Worcester Canal District - The future of Worcester may be in the hands of a great of business owners who have helped to redevelop the city and built one of the most interesting business districts in New England.
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