508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Erica Getto and Brendan Melican. [display_podcast]Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feedVideo: Downloads and other formats508 contact info[0:30] Erica and Mike think the first annual Worcester VegFest was a triumph.stART on the Street is May 15.[9:36] Brendan thinks that violent incidents in the Tatnuck Square area do not constitute a trend and are not a reason to fear the neighborhood.[16:08] A T&G columnist wrote about their legendarily awful online comments section—bloggers have been complaining about this for years and years, and the paper has yet to fix the problem.[[20:50] Jeff Barnard (rightly) won Worcester Magazine’s “Best Blogger.” We approve of WoMag’s devil-may-care attitude in composing this year’s “best” list. Brendan on WoMag: “They’re doing great without an editor. Don’t hire an editor!”We endorse upcoming stuff at the Ecotarium and Energy Barnraising.Are there blackflies in Worcester? We are not sure.