This year is the 44th Annual Whaling City Festival, an event with fun filled family oriented activities, live music, Finelli Amusements, professional wrestling, car and bike show, great food and more. The organization’s new president Allen Richard, is looking to take the festival into a new direction, adding new events, …

New Bedford’s Abraham Lincoln Elementary School was recognized along with five other schools in the Commonwealth for its sustainable “green” design elements.  The school was one of five schools in the Commonwealth honored by the “Green Schools Organization” as a green learning environment.  Mayor Mitchell presented the award to the …

Over seventy musicians, more than ninety arts and crafts vendors and dozens of food options.  This description may make you think of a West Coast music extravaganza, or the Newport Folk festival, or perhaps something in a trendy NYC neighborhood.  But you may be pleasantly surprised to hear that you …

Massage therapy has come a long way over the years. In fact, there are places in every town making it convenient to receive one. They are mostly all same, but I found a place called Blue Lotus Moon Holistic that does it a bit differently. This isn’t your ordinary massage …

Several events are planned in New Bedford throughout Memorial Day weekend to honor the courageous men and women who lost their lives serving the United States of America. Saturday, May 26th, 2012 9:00 am at Rural Cemetery The Greater New Bedford Civil War Round Table will conduct a memorial exercise …

“Palavras e Pinturas: Historias de Portugal” (Words and Paintings: Histories of Portugal), a free public exhibition of works by Karen E. da Silva, Ph.D. will be on view June 7-10 in the Jacobs Family Gallery, New Bedford Whaling Museum, part of Day of Portugal weekend celebrations. An author and artist, …

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park celebrated National Junior Ranger Day with games and activities for young people planned and carried out by the park’s Junior Ranger Service Corps. The Corps, formed in September 2010 in response to the challenge of providing activities to youth who had participated in the …

The Tree is a multi-faceted, genre-melding seven-piece band based out of New Bedford and UMass Dartmouth.  This Friday, May 25th, they’ll play their biggest show to date—they will be headlining at the Hard Rock Café in Boston. There are plenty of reasons to see The Tree perform.  For one, they’re …

I’ve been an avid pool player for almost 15 years. Although pool, along with several other types of recreational businesses have been taking a hit over the past several years, there are still quite a few places to play pool at. I’d like to share with you the five spots …

UFC 146 MAIN CARD 265#: Junior Dos Santos (14-1) vs. Frank Mir (16-5) wins by TKO in RD2! 265#: Antonio Silva (16-3) vs. Cain Velasquez (9-1) wins by TKO in RD1! 265#: Dave Herman (21-3) vs. Roy Nelson (17-7) wins by KO in RD1! 265#: Shane Del Rosario (11-0) vs. …