When reached for comment Wednesday, BirchTree co-owners and spouses Avra Hoffman and Robert Fecteau implied they are selling the business, but they wouldn't confirm officially until after the Worcester License Commission hearing.
Nine companies won the nine awards in the Best Food, Drink & Marijuana supercategory, including Best Restaurant for Business Lunch, Best After-Work Bar, and Best Cookie Company.
All the attention this spring around the arrival of WooSox has been a win for Worcester. That victory, though, was set up by a long line of brave innovators who took a chance and reinvented the Canal District into one of the hottest development zones around.