Category: Food News

Food News revolves around the happenings within the national Hospitality Industry and how it relates to the local restaurant scene. Here in the Commonwealth, the dining scene is vibrant and is influenced by—and sometimes influences—the national spotlight.

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It’s Time For Worcester

GoLocalWorcester

GoLocalWorcester

GoLocalWorcester Partners With WorcesterScene.com to Bring Worcester’s Only Digital-Native News To Central MA Marketplace

Worcester, MA (February 14, 2012) — WorcesterScene.com and GoLocal24 today announced that they have entered into a partnership with GoLocal24’s newest brand GoLocalWorcester.com. The partnership between the two is the initial strategic step in creating a dominant foothold within the digital news industry in Central Massachusetts.

“Partnering with WorcesterScene.com is tremendous for us and ultimately for our readers. The goal of a news organization has to be to promote the best content – the reader wins,” said Josh Fenton, Co-Founder and CEO of GoLocal24.

GoLocal24’s brand GoLocalProvidence.com broke into the news marketplace in Providence, Rhode Island generating a more than 600,000 monthly page views and quickly capturing an audience away from traditional news sources because of its on-line strategy, immediacy and integration with social media.

“GoLocal24 is the epitome of the disruptive innovator. We have developed a model for creating an ecosystem of content-driven relationships in a mid-size market. Finding a strategic partner in Worcester was essential when looking to bring this news service to New England’s second largest city,” said Fenton. GoLocal24 successfully closed a second round of financing led by Cork Media and Angel Street Capital in December of 2011.

WorcesterScene.com is laser-focused on the hospitality, entertainment and art industries in Worcester and maintains arguably the most up-to-date listings of businesses in those industries. It has become the most trusted source to find out where to eat, drink, and be cultured in Worcester.

Founder, Luke M. Vaillancourt says, “WorcesterScene.com’s focus has never been as a news source, so we are more than thrilled to be partnering with an organization that understands not only the technologies used to deliver breaking news stories, but also understands the desires of the reader. We have no doubt that this partnership will help bolster how Worcesterites interact with what’s going on in their region.”

Time and technology will be necessary to implement the plan. Initially, GoLocalWorcester, once launched, will be feeding news stories to the WorcesterScene.com audience. Relevant information drawn from the subscription of the WorcesterScene directory will be interjected within the GoLocalWorcester site to provide it’s readers with the most up to date information without the hassles of having to search for possibly incorrect information.

This partnership is effective immediately and will be rolling out over the course of the month. WorcesterScene.com is currently under the process of revamping it’s technology to better fit the information being made available through GoLocalWorcester.

 

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About WorcesterScene.com

WorcesterScene.com was designed and developed by Luke M. Vaillancourt for the sole purpose of having a single resource for people to find the hidden treasures of Worcester. Over the years, WorcesterScene has evolved to serve many needs. It was first created to simply provide an up-to-date resource of restaurants, bars and clubs, and the galleries in the city to help expose the hidden gems that the city had to offer, but might not have a marketing budget to advertise. Over time, WorcesterScene has branched off several microsites and organizations, including WorcesterFoodies. These microsites stay true to the core purpose of WorcesterScene’s mission, but help to add a more detailed element to help the site’s visitors make a decision on where to go and why. The nature of the Internet is not unlike the nature of Worcester; it is constantly growing and so is WorcesterScene.

 

About GoLocalWorcester

GoLocal24 is creating the next model for local digital news and information. By providing high value local content, GoLocal24 is creating a scalable, highly efficient and monetizable mid-sized market model for next generation media. In GoLocal24’s first market, Providence, RI, GoLocalProv.com is the “go to” local Web experience that breaks the biggest local stories – news and politics, arts and entertainment, food and fashion, plus professional, college, and high school sports; and it allows users to go as deep as they wish. Leveraging branded, credible, and respected contributors, GoLocal creates content, social experience and advertising opportunity that is unmatched. Information is delivered through multimedia, written, and video platforms; GoLocal24 is creating the model for local-content media.

 

For more information please contact:

Luke M. Vaillancourt / Principal                                         Josh Fenton / Co-founder and CEO
WorcesterScene.com                                                                  GoLocal24, LLC
617-858-1834                                                                            401-497-0186
luke@WorcesterScene.com                                                      jfenton@golocalprov.com

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The Master of Cigars

Cigar Masters Outside

Cigar Masters OutsideWhen you think of a cigar bar, does your mind conjure up thoughts of a dark, smokey and stuffy lounge with old men smoking cheap cigars? Well, some cigar bars are exactly that, but not Cigar Masters on Exchange Street in Worcester.

Cigar Masters is beautifully decorated, exposed brick lounge with an open floor plan, great ventilation, a huge walk-in humidor and a lively bar area all designed to enhance your overall experience. The sitting areas in the main room are inviting, complete with comfortable leather chairs and tables and reflect the tradition that goes along with smoking a premium hand rolled cigar. Each sitting area is slightly different than the next, some with high back leather chairs, others with deep-seated club chairs, but all comfortable and relaxing. The bar area is a wonderfully designed square bar, with plenty of seats and viewing access to a variety of flat screen TVs. If you are looking for something more intimate, then the upper lounge offers a number of spots to enjoy quiet conversations while still enjoying a smoke and libation.

In addition to the seating areas inside, Cigar Masters has a 3-season atrium where you can enjoy your favorite smoke. The atrium comes complete with a retractable roof so during the warmer weather you can enjoy your favorite cigar “al fresco” and in the cooler weather, the roof is closed and portable gas heaters are used to keep patrons warm.

The staff at Cigar Masters is extremely knowledgeable and is always willing to help even the most novice cigar smoker choose the smoke that is right for them. They can walk you through the humidor and help you choose the right size, tobacco blend and flavor to match your desired taste. Cigar Masters carries a wide variety of premium, hand rolled cigars including brands such as Aston, Cohiba, Punch, Romeo & Julieta, La Gloria Cubana, Partagas, CAO and more, including their own brand which has been hand blended by Rocky Patel just for them.

If cigars aren’t your thing, Cigar Masters has plenty to entertain you. With plenty of large screen TVs, watch your favorite sporting event with a smoke and a drink, while relaxing in a big comfortable leather chair. With live music on many nights, Cigar Masters is one of the city’s best spots to hear some of the area’s finest acts. Have you ever tried a hookah? Once reserved for Middle Eastern men, hookah has become popular with just about everyone. Cigar Masters offers a variety of flavored tobacco to choose from, so if you haven’t tried one yet, maybe Cigar Masters is the place to do it.

Finally, if you think a cigar bar will be an uncomfortable place to be for an entire evening, don’t worry. Cigar Masters has one of the finest ventilation systems in the area, keeping even the most particular patrons who don’t “light up” comfortable all night long.

Cigar Masters, One Exchange Place in Worcester offers free valet parking and is open 7 days.

Cigar Masters Lounge