articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . september 2013 worcesterscene type private industry hospitality founded 2009 headquarters worcester massachusetts usa area served central massachusetts key people luke m. vaillancourt services business directory divisions 4 website worcesterscene.com worcesterscene.com worcesterscene is an independently owned american website based in worcester massachusetts founded by luke m. vaillancourt and an anonymous business partner in 2008 . 1 the site was founded as the first directory based resource containing the most up to date listing of all restaurants entertainment venues bars and galleries in worcester proper . 2 the site s original mission was to provide an accurate comprehensive and unbiased listing of all worcester based businesses that serve food mix drinks and further the arts ; it s focused on the where versus the what . 3 history edit in 2007 vaillancourt was searching online for information about new restaurants to visit in worcester . as he searched online he realized the same restaurants kept coming up in searches and that the smaller lesser known restaurants did not . worcester is new england s second largest city 4 and contained dozens of restaurants so he quickly realized the need to create a single on line resource that listed all of the city s restaurants and their contact information . 2 in 2008 worcesterscene was born as vaillancourt created coded designed and deployed a website to list restaurant information contact details and property history for those looking to try some place new . 5 in early 2009 worcesterscene expanded its listings to include bars entertainment venues arts health and beauty and shopping listings . by mid 2009 worcesterscene had accounted for and had published the most comprehensive and complete listing of all restaurants bars entertainment venues art galleries museums health and beauty and shopping in the city of worcester . at the end of 2009 the health and beauty and shopping listings were removed from the site so as to keep the site s focus strictly on where entertainment things were happening in the city . 5 in 2009 worcesterscene was one of the first worcester based online properties to embrace video content by creating original videos 2 by specific subject matter experts in the fields of wine food style cigars craft beer craft cocktails and whiskey . in 2010 worcesterscene again expanded by creating original content both written and video focused on food drinks the arts and entertainment . linking this content with the site s directory listings allowed visitors to connect to businesses more directly based on content relative to their interests . further integration with social media technologies like facebook twitter and foursquare has allowed worcesterscene to more closely connect its visitors with the businesses they are searching for on the web site . 6 later in 2010 in an effort to develop even more focused content worcesterscene created a sub group called worcesterfoodies . 7 worcester foodies is a group of people who meet once a month with the common interest of experiencing and supporting the restaurants in the worcester community supporting them financially and endorsing them via word of mouth and the internet . 8 the group made up of 25 members that are non professionals in the food industry ; but from a variety of backgrounds and professions 8 attend a different restaurant each month that is listed on worcesterscene . each participant orders and pays for a meal listed on the menu it is then photographed consumed and reviewed . the reviews are published on worcesterfoodies.com and also included in the restaurant s worcesterscene.com profile listing . 9 in february 2011 worcesterscene.com partnered with providence based golocal24 with the launch of the web site golocalworcester . 10 contributors edit in addition to columns by vaillancourt and a core group of contributors worcesterscene.com publishes columns by specialists in a wide range of fields such as art and music . references edit lee r. 2008 august . hotshots tech savvy gen ys are revolutionizing the entrepreneurial landscape . the buzz 3 5 . a b c stolz hank writ . wake up worcester . charter tv3 worcester 16 september 2009 . television . http www.youtube.com watch v 4ig6ymwli q . what is worcesterscene . worcesterscene.com . n.p. n.d. web . 20 jan 2012 . http worcesterscene.com corporate about . monahan john 2009 11 20 . challenge boosts two cities populations . worcester telegram & gazette . retrieved 2009 12 02 . a b christina andrianopoulos prod . prod . eisenberg alan . dining out metro west . wcrn worcester 18 october 2009 . radio . foskett jr. steven h. networking tool connects businesses and customers . worcester telegram & gazette worcester 18 may 2010 cover . print . koczware kevin . staying close to home . millbury sutton chronicle millbury 21 october 2011 cover . print . a b boduch jodie lynn . dining their way through worcester one restaurant at a time . foodies of new england . 01 feb 2012 72 75 . print . foskett jr. steven . group of foodies digs into rates local fare . worcester telegram & gazette worcester 7 november 2011 entertainment . print . saia rick . new worcester news website debuts . worcester business journal . 2012 n. page . print . http www.wbjournal.com news50758.html . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title worcesterscene & oldid 623180379 categories media in worcester massachusettshidden categories orphaned articles from september 2013all orphaned articlespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 august 2014 at 14 17 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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