In this series, we hope to highlight and showcase in as interesting a way as possible, the stories behind our favorite, mouth-watering local dishes. While we’ll focus on greater New Bedford and the South Coast, we will occasionally “travel” to places like Plymouth, Providence or even Boston. I will attempt …
Read More »Who Remembers…Hot Wheels and Skate Plus?
Here is another installment in our Who Remembers? series. You can browse previous articles by using the search bar on the right or by clicking here. These articles are strolls down memory lane. In some cases the buildings, but new businesses have replaced them. In other instances, the buildings or …
Read More »Who Remembers….Words & Music?
Here is another installment in our Who Remembers? series. You can browse previous articles by using the search bar on the right or by clicking here. These articles are strolls down memory lane. In some cases the buildings, but new businesses have replaced them. In other instances, the buildings or …
Read More »New Bedford Streets; A Piece of Americana: Tarkiln Hill Road
Welcome to next installment in the New Bedford Streets; A Piece of Americana series. Previously we covered William Street, Kempton Street, Middle Street, Centre Street, Ashley Boulevard, Elm Street, Coggeshall Street, Mechanics Lane, Washburn Street and others. If you would like to read those or perhaps revisit them, they can …
Read More »The History of New Year’s Day – from Babylon to the World, celebrating a new beginning
Did you know that humanity has been celebrating the year’s end for some 4,000 years? While the first historically documented mention of this special event is by the Babylonians, it is likely that it goes back further in time, mentioned in oral traditions. With the Babylonians it was a way …
Read More »Why we shouldn’t take the “X” out of XMas
Christ Pantocrator, a mosaic on the Cefalù Cathedral, a Roman Catholic church in Cefalù, Sicily, Italy built in 1131.(pantheos.org) In a day and age where we have terminology like safe spaces, micro-aggressions, and triggers it seems that there is very little under the sun that couldn’t be considered offensive to …
Read More »Historic Perspectives: The Great Snow of 1717 and the Great White Hurricane of 1888
With the 2014-2015 winter we got positively inundated with snowfall. Unfortunately, New Bedford doesn’t keep track of snowfall stats beyond total accumulation, not allowing us to put it all in perspective. However, Boston which got similar snowfall amounts, does keep a variety of statistics which will allow us to gain …
Read More »Groundwork – shared office environment that provides teamwork, networking and inspiration for today’s business minded
America is the land of opportunity and choices. A first world economy presents ample opportunity to strike out on a business venture of your own as opposed to working for someone else. Many people have grown frustrated with the old business model developed in the 1950s of working a “9-5” …
Read More »Faces Of New Bedford – #28: Ashley Bendiksen
Meet Ashley Bendiksen, a 29-year old, and the Executive Assistant to the Bristol County District Attorney. Ashley, who had spent a brief time in college after she graduated high school, became involved in an abusive relationship which forced her to leave school. Once she eventually freed herself from that relationship …
Read More »A & A Jewelers – 25 years of “customer first” service, in-house design and customization, affordable prices
Nothing marks a special occasion in more grand a fashion than a gorgeous stone set to precious metal. Whether an anniversary, wedding, birthday, or just as a way to say “I love you.” one of the first gifts that most people think of is a piece of jewelry. This is …
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