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YOUR WEEKEND: Christmas at Clasky Common Park
It’s a bit of a no-brainer to write a YOUR WEEKEND rundown of events this week. Saturday is Christmas Eve and Sunday is Christmas. If you don’t know the drill…
Read MoreFOLLOW-UP: The New Bedford Purchase-Union Innovation District
The first public meeting to discuss the Purchase-Union Innovation District took place this past Monday morning in the Zeiterion Theatre’s Penler Space, as we previously wrote about here. Even though…
Read MoreAnnouncing Groundwork’s very own podcast! (and a sneak preview)
We’re super excited to announce that 2017 will bring a new addition to the Groundwork! media empire: the Ground Control podcast. Dena and I are teaming up with everyone’s favorite blogger, Steven Froias, to bring you supreme audio content about all the things that make our community awesome: New Bedford pride, entrepreneurship, creativity, and kick-ass women. Check out the pilot episode here, in which Steven interviews Dena and I on one year of running a coworking space: lessons learned and ideas for the future.
Read MoreStreet-wise New Bedford
“Grab your coat and get your hat Leave your worry on the doorstep Just direct your feet To the sunny side of the street…” It’s not often that you get…
Read MoreThe New Bedford Bookfest list
When making like Santa and determining who has been naughty and who has been nice this year, we’d be remiss not to bring to your attention the authors of the…
Read MoreGiving away $77,000+ in New Bedford
It’s not often you get to feel like Bill Gates, but once a year members of the New Bedford Local Cultural Council get to feel like a philanthropic member of…
Read MoreThe New Bedford Feminist Reading Group!
It’s obvious that no matter where you stand, since Nov. 8, 2016 there has been almost visceral reaction to this year’s presidential election outcome.That reaction is different depending on where…
Read MoreCoworking field trip: Ideas and Inspiration from Indy Hall
Having recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of Groundwork! Dena and I decided it was time to leave the baby at home and head south to Philadelphia for some urban inspiration, good food, and a visit to the coworking space Indy Hall.
Read MoreThis Woman is Wanted for Murder & Mayhem in New Bedford
Let’s call it the spin-off effect. When one of us or a group or organization does a thing, something else gets triggered, awakens the imagination and another thing happens. One…
Read MoreTechnology, Design, and the future of New Bedford
TEDxNewBedford 2016 was all about VISION. And two talks in particular spoke to a great vision for the future of New Bedford: think artists, designers, and technologists working together in a force field of creativity.
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