Posts by Steven Froias
The Mayor finds “Civic Vitality” at Groundwork!
When you need a cultural fix you may head to the New Bedford Whaling Museum or an art gallery. When you need some recreation you may head to Carabiner’s Fitness…
Read MoreA Stitch in Time
Because of the amazing skill-set of Groundwork’s co-founders, Sarah Athanas and Dena Haden, this space is a co-working facility and much more – an all-around, multi-discipline creative hub in the City…
Read MorePoaching Kale @ Pacheco School & Peasant Spaghetti
I didn’t really think it was okay to take kale from the community gardens at Carlos Pacheco Elementary School on Mt. Pleasant Street until Averyl Andrade from Healthy Futures Farm…
Read More“Don’t I know you…?”
The connections you make in life can sometimes be as profound as they are unexpected. On the first day I ever walked into Groundwork! – over a year ago when…
Read MorePortugal v. France!
New Bedford is a great place to watch soccer – or football, if you prefer. Especially when Portugal is involved in a big match due to the fact that so…
Read MoreAcushnet Ave meets Groundwork!
“I’m going to Groundwork!. Does anyone know how to get there?” asked Anabelle Rondon of the Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance’s Great Neighborhoods program last week after a Working Group meeting…
Read MoreFell’s Point, New Bedford?
Yesterday brought some more good news for the ongoing revitalization of downtown New Bedford. A consortium of business leaders are teaming up to build a brewpub at the corner of…
Read MoreSo, how was YOUR weekend? Vol. 1
DATELINE: Groundwork!, NEW BEDFORD, MA – Getting back to work on a Monday morning at a place like Groundwork!, with its eclectic membership, is like watching Facebook and Instagram…
Read MoreMad Men & Women of New Bedford
DATELINE: Groundwork!, NEW BEDFORD, MA – Welcome to my first official column as resident Groundwork! blogger. Or, as I prefer, resident Groundwork! Mad Man. I write official because I’ve actually…
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