The Groundwork Blog
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…
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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 –…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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As a coworking space owner/operator, I spend a TON of time thinking about how create an environment that lends itself to the formation of friendships and real connection. These days,…
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Whalers who prepared for their voyages in the mid 19th century (the height of yankee fleet whaling), must have had high advantageous hopes for returning packed to the gunwales with oil. Now…
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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…
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