Yeah it's pretty awful to see so many Walgreen's and CVS's popping up. I imagine they will close the CVS by Leitrims, I don't know if that makes it any better.

I was looking at the giant lot they have ready for that new CVS on Park Ave last night after cocktails at the Ho Toy!

Tell this to Rite Aid, who just sealed the fate of the old Rom's restaurant in Sturbridge, just to move from their strip-mall location, to their spanky new-to-be location ACROSS THE STREET.

This after sucessfully launching a huge location in Southbridge not more than 2 miles away...but a 7 iron from a huge CVS that itself is a newer building built ACROSS THE STREET from its old location.

WHY? So they can have twice as many Kleenex, hair notions, witty Halmark cards and overpriced second tier toys and office supplies?

No man, not for any of that. It's the DRUUUUUUGS maaaaaaan, the DRUUUUUUUUGGGGGGSSSSSSSS. What better than a pimpin new mansion to prove yo're the best "dealer" in town?

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Yeah seriously. I can only imagine the monthly pharmacy revenue in Central Massachusetts. It must be out of fucking control.

I have never understood why Hooters hasn't opened in Worcester. It would be absolutely HUGE.

Didn't some sort of Hooters rip off open up in the old Firehouse/Atrium for a little bit?

it was NOTHING like HOOTERS...it was called JJ JUGS.

the chicks who worked there wore the same clothes that any other bartender would where........it looked exactly like the old Firehouse........and it opened up at a time, when Downtown nightlife was plummeting downward and Park Ave was king, and shrewsbury street was just getting started with some night life.

the uglification of worcester continues - west boylston street which had some real character before 190 barrelled through is getting uckier every day. some 6 and 3 unit three-deckers have been eaten up by cvs and an utterly charmless bank building in the past couple of years. how many drugstores and banks can this town possibly need?

i realize that west boylston street is zoned commercial/mixed use. i have no problem with businesses - i have no problem with new buildings, i have a real problem with ugly. a lot of the buildings that used to be on that street had a bit of character - and now there's just more clear-cut parking lots, more neon, more plastic signage and more ugly to look at. and now the older cvs around the corner is probably going to be another empty storefront.

The people of Worcester need to make a concereted effort to STOP THE CVSs. I dunno. Maybe a petition or something? Letters to the planning board?

i do think they look good. i just think its weird that something so subjective like appearance is mandated by the town...
i guess that is one of the good aspects of the power of local government.

In an area as aesthetically challenged as Central Mass I welcome this.

the blue hairs want to be able to walk 5 mins and get their meds........thus, a CVS on every street corner.

and the weird thing is...is that where the new CVS is going (in cactus petes old lot), there is already a Pharmacy, right across the frigging street............although I'm sure that will be gone within a few months after CVS opens there.....but that little pharmacy has been there since the dawn of time.

..although I can honestly say, I have lived in or near Worcester for all my life, and have been to that little pharmancy ONCE. Most likely bought me some Pop Rocks there and a bottle of Orangina back in the days.

I think we should just attach Dunkin Donuts to CVS's!

Let's go for the record here people.

OR

We could just finally get a Whole Foods and say No to deep frying!

They sell soda, healthy and tasty too. I think some foodstampers :)are health-conscious, and they can shop for some items at Whole Foods.

Sighs. I know. I've had this conversation in another thread. I can still dream though.

Instead I am going to carpool once a week to Framingham. :)

I have gone in occasionally to Trader Joe's, and tho always busy, I always leave unimpressed. Sure, if you're on the organic bent you're all set, but the already prepackaged everything layout of what they offer is kind of a turnoff.

I spoke to the guy who was clearing out the CVS next to the Price Rite on Gold Star Blvd. They brought his company in from Michigan to do the work. he was a very nice guy and certainly Michigan is hurting worse than most parts of the nation, but it would be nice if CVS could get local workers to do the job. Anyways, he told me EVERY SINGLE CVS IN THE COUNTRY that is more than 5-10 years old will be vacated over the next few years and replaced with one of these over-lit, obnoxious-footprint square boxes. I'm sure this will go over really well in places like Tatnuck Square.

"Neighborhood Associations" are made up of the people buying the pharmaceuticals. Railing against reality is a distraction, as well as being a worthless diversion of efforts that could be better channeled elsewhere.

Adapt to the new economic realities as they develop or consign yourself to failure. That should be Worcester's (at this point ironic) official motto.

Allowing strip-mall aesthetics to dominate the landscape is a road to ruin. Ever been to places like Utica?

We used to hang out in front of Friendly's at Tatnuck Sq. in the early-to-mid 80's. It's just the place to go, I don't remember why.

There's a huge amount of dealing that goes on at Tatnuck Square at night near the apartments, and on Saturday mornings outside the DD.