Worcester Business Journal

6 Worcester Business Journal | November 8, 2021 | wbjournal.com Member FDIC | Member DIF Tomorrow is already on its way, and our job is to set you up for success. As a local bank, we know what it takes to run a business around here. With personalized guidance and a suite of business products — free checking, online and mobile banking, cash management services and lending — we're committed to helping your business grow and prosper. We're here for local business. Learn more at bankHometown.com or call 888.307.5887 B R I E FS Holy Cross President Vincent Rougeau Continued from previous page Worcester is maintaining its unique character After 25 years as a high-profile Canal District business catering to a unique clientele, the Dive Bar in Worcester -- known for its hard-to-find beers and cash-only rules -- closed permanently in 2019. In late October, news broke Sean Woods, co-owner of deadhorse hill restaurant on Main Street, plans to fill the space with a new bar called the Sundown, part of a new wave of businesses and developments in the neighborhood and throughout the city. When polled online, nearly 3 out of 4 WBJ readers said Worcester's charm is being carried into these new developments. F L AS H P O L L As new developments and businesses come in, do you think Worcester is maintaining its unique character? COMMENTS: Yes 73% No 27% "To me, this is a leading and ridiculous question that reminds me of all the status quoers out there who don't want anything to change. I would suggest finding a better question to ask." - Sharyn Williams "We recently sold our loft in Worcester. We had moved there from Providence four years ago with the expectation that Worcester would eventually gentrify as Providence did … Things really didn't go the way I had hoped. I never felt like I found my place there ... I am hopeful that Worcester continues to gentrify, but we are no longer invested there." began his tenure on July 1, replacing Rev. Philip Boroughs, who served as president for nine years. Rougeau is also president of the Association of American Law Schools. "is is our enduring mission, guided by our Catholic faith, and reflecting the changing times," Rougeau said in his inaugural address. "is is a moment of opportunity, of audacious hope, and belief in the transformative power of education. is is a day when a Black layman from the south can lead a Jesuit college in New England." Worcester's iconic Dive Bar to be filled by deadhorse hill owner e Dive Bar at 34 Green St. in Worcester, which closed in 2019 aer 25 years, is planned to be replaced by a new bar owned by one of the owners of deadhorse hill on Main Street, according to a license commission meeting agenda. e commission's agenda shows requests by a project called the Sundown located at 34 Green St. e requestor, Anagrams for Everything LLC, is regis- tered to Sean Woods, who is also regis- tered with the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth as a manager of Seven Hills Hospitality LLC along with Jared Forman. e two are co-owners of the deadhorse hill restaurant in Worces- ter, along with Bert LaValley. e Sundown submitted requests for an alcohol license, food service license, and entertainment license, including live music. e story was first reported by the016. com. e Dive Bar's owners, Alec Lopez and Sherri Sadowski, who also own Armsby Abbey, announced the perma- nent closing in October 2019.

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