Hawkins started Man & Cat Candle Company, paying homage to Boo Boo, whose image appears on labeling and promotions, and who Hawkins adopted through Community Cat Connection, a local cat rescue.

Tess Lukey is bringing her Worcester roots and her Wampanoag heritage, to the first Boston Public Art Triennial.

The Albanian Festival takes place alternating years at St. Mary's Albanian Orthodox Church. The Albanian festival celebrates ...

You may well have heard Springfield artist Taija New perform at stART on the Street (dearly missed) in 2023, and if her performance that year caught your attention, she released a short but sweet ...

Dan Hawkins, owner of Man & Cat Candle Company, talks about his candle business and introduces Boo Boo, his cat, who he considers a business partner.

Aunt Pat — real name, Patricia Collins — died of natural causes in her home at the end of April, at the age of 82.

Natasha Nowick, president and executive director of Turtle Rescue League, holds Rumpus, a male snapping turtle, in preparation for releasing him into the waters of his home in Reading.

Photographer and lifetime blues music lover has an exhibition "My Kind of Blues" running May 17 to June 30 at the Harold Stevens Gallery at WCUW. The free opening reception from 4 to 6 p.m, May 16 ...

How much: $43.50 to $59.50; student, $20; youth (under 18) $10. musicworcester.org. How much: $5 or a donation of three or more canned goods, to benefit Woofridges. Tickets are available for purchase ...

Jean Wang grew up in Wuhan, China, under the Communist regime. She shares her experiences, including life in the U.S., in a new memoir.

Poet and Worcester State University professor Heather Treseler is a Pushcart Prize winner for her poem "Purpura." The ...

A Memoir of Finding Freedom, Resilience, and Self-Discovery' ...