Posts by Steven Froias
A Pride month to be proud of in New Bedford
Two years ago for the Groundwork blog, in 2017, I wrote a post entitled, “New Bedford gets its Pride back.” It was about the tremendous effort by the South Coast…
Read MoreOUTTAKE: Inside the First Baptist Church renovation
By Steven Froias / Groundworker-At-Large Frequently when I’m writing something for this blog, or for State of the Arts in The Standard-Times daily newspaper, or other media outlets, I come…
Read MoreNew Bedford Economic Development Council’s Spring Fling
By Steven Froias // Groundworker-At-Large Let me state right up front: The New Bedford Economic Development Council is our landlord. Yes, that’s right. Groundwork, New Bedford’s first coworking facility, is…
Read MoreOUTTAKE: Let’s get New Bedford’s triple-deckers on the map!
By Steven Froias / Groundworker-At-Large Frequently when I’m writing something for this blog, or for State of the Arts in The Standard-Times daily newspaper, or other media outlets, I come…
Read MoreInvesting in New Bedford’s North End
Above – Cruz Companies Receives Martin Luther King Jr. Corporate Leadership Award at Roxbury YMCA January 18, 2019. From CruzCompanies.com By Steven Froias – Groundworker-At-Large There’s a somewhat puzzling “backlash”…
Read MoreOUTTAKES: WHALE’s saucy sailors and Mark Wahlberg’s butt leave their mark on New Bedford
By Steven Froias Contributing Writer Frequently when I’m writing something for this blog, or for State of the Arts in The Standard-Times daily newspaper, or other media outlets, I come…
Read MoreIs property ownership in New Bedford about to get easier?
By Steven Froias Contributing Writer It’s unusual that a policy wonk makes like Batman, but MassINC’s Ben Forman swung into Gotham City – um, New Bedford – this week like…
Read MoreIs it time to love Rte. 18?
By Steven Froias Groundworker-At-Large When it was completed in the early 1980s, The Standard-Times immortalized Rte. 18’s terminus at Cove Street with the headline, “Highway to Nowhere?” Partially designed to…
Read MoreTradition + Funk: A New Bedford Christmas
Fire engine rides with Santa from Custom House Square Park; the annual Christmas concert at St. Anthony of Padua Church on Acushnet Avenue; Deck The Windows downtown. They’re all nice…
Read MoreScrew your courage to the sticking place…
It’s been awhile since I did a YOUR WEEKEND round-up of select events in New Bedford – which used to be a regular feature of this blog. But since this…
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