Posts by Steven Froias
New Bedford on “Chronicle”
This Thursday, September 7, the Channel 5 WCVB Boston station’s “Chronicle” program will air a segment about our funky city that may finally start to change the negative stereotype of…
Read MoreTake the Blue Lane to YOUR WEEKEND
A holiday weekend always means a dearth of “official” events. So here’s some things to do that are slightly off-grid but fun…. First Friday FRIDAY, SEPT. 1 – The first…
Read More#tags and the City of New Bedford II
Awhile back, I wrote the first edition of this column, #tags and the City of New Bedford, which encouraged readers to follow some unique local Instagram accounts. An amazing, event-filled…
Read MoreYOUR WEEKEND: Biorhythms, Roll & Bowl, Sinatra and more…
The Hollihock Writers Conference FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 – You’ll find out lots more about HOLLIHOCK in this previous blog post, but it doesn’t hurt to remind readers that this fabulous…
Read MoreThe Hollihock Writers Conference returns to New Bedford this weekend
For the past few years, late August has meant more than back to the classroom for just students. Since the Hollihock Writers Conference launched in downtown New Bedford in 2015,…
Read More3rd EyE Open: A Shining Moment for the City
It’s sometimes impossible not to separate a moment in the life of any city from the larger national context in which it takes place. Viewed in this respect, Saturday, August…
Read MoreYOUR WEEKEND: 3rd Eye Open; E.T., pancakes and more…
Phone Home FRIDAY, AUGUST 18 – The Friends of Buttonwood Park bring that lovable little alien, “E.T.” to the lawn tonight. Let’s hope Trump’s ICE officers are looking the other…
Read MoreAnd. Here. We. Go…
If you’ve been anywhere near downtown New Bedford during the past few weeks, you know that the apocalypse is upon Union Street. Not really – I’m being facetious and echoing…
Read More#newbedfordseafood – off to a good start
Alaskan Salmon, Maine Lobster, and…New Bedford Seafood. Removing the ellipse is the job of a new branding campaign launched recently with some impressive tools at its disposal to get the…
Read MoreYOUR WEEKEND: From Funny Please to Finest Kind…
IPO in blubber FRIDAY, AUG. 11 – Before Silicon Valley there was…New Bedford, Massachusetts! A one-day symposium, “Economics of Whaling: The Whaling Industry as the First Venture Capital Business Model…
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