License board approves new Worthington Street nightclub

License Commission · Meeting of June 10, 2026

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield License Commission approved a new all-alcoholic license for a downtown nightclub, backing 2 a.m. hours over a neighborhood group's objection. Commissioners voted 4-1 to grant the license for Family Market Group Inc.'s Boca Bar and Lounge at 90 Worthington Street, with Jose Tomas Almonte as manager; Commissioner Cade dissented. Attorney Daniel Kelly argued a midnight or 1 a.m. closing, as the Metro Center Business Association requested, would make the business unprofitable, saying it would be open "for a blink of an eye." The board also continued, 5-0, a previously approved license for District Fusion Table after Boston regulators flagged undisclosed convictions for owner Will Quarterman, who called it "our third time before this board." A new Azul Agave restaurant license was continued 4-1 to June 24 pending Planning Board action, and commissioners dismissed, 5-0, a complaint tied to a March shooting outside the now-closed Lemoore bar on Chestnut Street.

In the full story:

• Approval of Minutes
• Show-Cause Hearing: Ace Will Do It LLC, DBA Lemoore
• Show-Cause Hearing: Amapola Bakery and Bistro LLC, DBA Mojitos Bar and Restaurant
• New License Petition: Family Market Group Inc., DBA Boca Bar and Lounge
• New License Petition: Azul Agave (Creative A&A Investments LLC)
• Compliance Review: WRLR LLC, DBA District Fusion Table
• Supplemental Outdoor Dining Rules and Regulations
• Adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,545 words

Source: the License Commission meeting of June 10, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.