508_047 audio 508_worcester 508 is a show about Worcester. This week's panel is Nat Needle, <a href="http://www.wormtowntaxi.com">Jeff Barnard</a>, <a href="http://www.radioball.net">Brendan Melican</a>, and Bruce Russell. Nat talks about the <a href="http://worcesterite.com/creative-laundry">Creative Laundry</a> art project that will appear and disappear in Elm Park on August 15. (In passing we mention <a href="http://www.freeartworcester.blogspot.com/">Free Art Worcester</a>.) It <a href="http://www.wormtowntaxi.com/2008/08/yesterdays-storms.html">rained</a> a lot this week; at least one building was hit by lightning. The city's trees are <a href="http://www.wormtowntaxi.com/2008/08/bug-hunt.html">under attack from beetles</a>. Rosalie Tirella wrote about <a href="http://www.wccatv.com/worcester-today">the late Richard Preston</a> in this week's <em>InCity Times</em>. The Armsby Abbey <a href="http://worcesterite.com/armsby-abbey">opened</a>. Living Earth will be expanding its restaurant. The <a href="http://worcesteria.wordpress.com/2008/08/07/wpd-an-eternal-affair/">ACLU wants info</a> from the Worcester police about the stats of kids arrested in schools. <a href="http://hbml.org/fresh/2008/08/04/cosby-show-idea/">The Cosby Show Idea</a> is happening at HBML this weekend (and probably beyond). <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike_benedetti/2737072964/" title="Creative Laundry by mike.benedetti, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3036/2737072964_561fa7d33a_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Creative Laundry" /></a> 2008-08-08 2008 Worcester; 508; podcast 2008-08-08 13:48:51 2008-08-08 13:48:33 mike.benedetti@gmail.com 2008-08-08 13:49:48 Mike Benedetti