] Worcester police officer Mark Rojas’s personnel records and poetry were finally released to the T&G.

] Gabe has looked at the population densities of various cities and their metro areas to figure out 1) why he’s not excited about Austin 2) why Worcester has had such trouble developing its dense urban core.

] We flip through Worcester Magazine (new look for the website!) and the InCity Times.

] A cop car gets towed.

] Mike finds the T&G and WoMag calendars too general to be helpful.

] City Park Grille: “Why???? WHY!?!?!?!?!?”

] Gabe to new WoMag editor Danny Cross: “Who is your target demographic?”

] Ailing Worcester blogger Jeff Barnard was profiled in Dianne Williamson’s column this week.

] Brendan notices a missing security camera.

] Cha-Cha’s band is playing the Hotel Vernon Saturday night.

] Somebody is hammering something.

] Mike speaks to “general negativity on the internet.” Everyone becomes unaccountably positive.

] Mike is going to see the opera. (Update: He loved it. You too can see Worcester Opera Works’ production of Die Fledermaus Saturday or Sunday.)