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Worcester’s Smokestack Urban BBQ is the latest Canal District restaurant to announce closure or sale since late summer, following The Hangover Pub and Broth, PreGamers Sports Bar and Grill, and Buck’s Whiskey & Burger Bar, which was sold.

By Barbara M. Houle Correspondent Che! Empanada at 19 Kelley Square, Worcester, is a new place where you can find a little piece of Argentina. Albie Alvarez-Cote of West Newton and Chef Roy Caceser of Concord, New Hampshire, opened the restaurant Jan. 6 with plans for a grand opening celebration sometime in late February. The business is located in the spot once occupied by Anthem Bagel Co. Che! Empanada is a “dream come true” for Alvarez-Cote, who first started selling her handmade empanad...

Area restaurants bristle at latest restrictions as new rules go into effect amid coronavirus surge Scott OConnell, Telegram & Gazette © T&G Staff/Christine Peterson WORCESTER - Owner of ‘Olo Pizza, Peter Rano, on Sunday, December 13, 2020. WORCESTER – Saying they are confident in their industry’s handling of the pandemic, local restaurant owners on Sunday expressed frustration with the state’s latest round of restrictions that went into effect over the weekend. The ...