Local News & Useful Details Know before you go | Check the sky before the outdoor plansThe National Weather Service forecast checked Wednesday calls for showers likely Saturday and Sunday, with gusts around 30 mph. Keep an indoor backup, and check festival and venue updates before you leave. A rain-or-shine listing can still change. Check the latest Worcester forecast Need a recycling bin? Save yourself a trip.Worcester says municipal sites have run out of recycling bins. The City's guidance allows a durable, open-top, weatherproof container, including a suitable tote or trash bin, as an additional recycling bin. Read the City's bin guidance A fresh $900,000 for Worcester's flood planningThe City has secured a state grant to finish its integrated flood model, advance a nature-based project design and continue stormwater education. The practical point: better evidence for where drainage investment is needed. This funds planning and design; it isn't a claim that neighborhood flooding has been fixed. See what the grant will fund | Wormtown Time Machine The concert hall that almost didn't get an encore | Trivia answer: Mechanics Hall. Yes, the elegant Main Street landmark hosted professional wrestling, roller skating and basketball as its fortunes faded in the mid-20th century. It had opened in 1857, built by Worcester's mechanics and tradespeople. By the early 1970s, demolition was a real possibility. The community rallied, raised $5 million and restored the hall, which was rededicated in 1977. That's quite a second act. If you've ever sat inside and thought, “They don't make places like this anymore,” remember that Worcester nearly lost this one. See Mechanics Hall's own history What's your first Mechanics Hall memory? A concert, a graduation, a school trip? Hit reply and tell us. | A Final Call for a New Owner Could the next chapter be yours? | Wormtown Weekly is open to serious conversations with a local publisher, entrepreneur, nonprofit, media company or Worcester-minded neighbor interested in acquiring the brand and continuing the newsletter. Interested? Reply this week with who you are, your connection to the area and how you'd carry WTW forward. If someone comes to mind, forward this edition to them. We can discuss the publication and associated brand assets privately. Reader data is not being offered for sale. Any transition would have to honor our privacy promises and put reader notice, choice and trust first. We'll keep readers informed about any transition. Ask Jim about the next chapter | FROM THE EDITOR Thanks for making room for Wormtown.The best part of a local newsletter is finding out how much people care about the place they call home. Your tips, memories, corrections and replies have been part of that from the start. If Wormtown Weekly nudged you into a new place, reminded you of an old one or gave you a reason to make plans, I'm glad. Thank you for reading, and for giving this chapter a good run. Keep showing up for the music, the small businesses and each other. Jim
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