Posts by Steven Froias
YOUR WEEKEND includes free chocolate…
Ready for its close-up SATURDAY, JULY 8 – The Strand Theatre at 1157 Acushnet Avenue, NB is both historic and infamous. Historic as one the city’s fabled theaters of old…
Read MoreDigital age food delivery in New Bedford
Last autumn, Ryan Caton, William Gilmour and Justin Baker shared an idea at an Entrepreneurship for All Southcoast Pitch Contest that brought down the house. That idea was GotChew –…
Read MoreThe Big Bang weekend and week
London Calling FRIDAY, JUNE 30 – The United Kingdom descends on New Bedford tonight from 7:30 – 10:00pm when The Choir of King’s College performs at St. Lawrence Martyr Church…
Read MoreA Splash of Color by the Cove
More and more while tooling around New Bedford these days, you see small things that add up to something far larger. More home improvement projects; expanding small businesses; a sense…
Read MoreArt, Reggae, Yoga and more…YOUR WEEKEND
Judith Klein Art by the Cove SATURDAY, JUNE 24 – Judith Klein Art Gallery occupies a sweet perch in Kilburn Mills Studio overlooking Clarks Cove – and the new Cove…
Read MoreHow would you spend $5.5 million in New Bedford?
Okay, the headline is clickbait. But the funds are real. With a few caveats. On Tuesday, June 20, the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) held the first of three public meetings…
Read MoreYOUR WEEKEND and the week ahead
Ride ‘em cowboy SATURDAY, JUNE 17 – Ashley Ford, a New Bedford institution, holds their 13th annual SVT Cobra, Mustang and all Ford car show today from 9:00am – 3:00pm.…
Read MoreCheers to New Bedford’s Hardware Stores
Many of us in New Bedford bemoan the lack of commercial investment in our neighborhoods. Too many hole-in-the-wall restaurants, markets and taverns are gone and each new closing – like…
Read MoreYOUR WEEKEND and the week ahead in New Bedford
Day of Portugal BEGINNING FRI, JUNE 9 – New Bedford’s Day of Portugal celebration takes over Acushnet Avenue this weekend with food, music, vendors and lots of old country culture.…
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Beginning Fri. June 2 – Purchase Street Records (767 Purchase Street) celebrates six months of being open for business in downtown New Bedford with a 10% OFF all record purchases…
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