The Groundwork Blog
In the New Bedford Now edition of Ground Control, Steven Froias examines what– and who– makes New Bedford thrive as the unique urban hub of the SouthCoast, past, present and…
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In the Pushy Women edition of Ground Control, Sarah Athanas focuses on the female experience by interviewing women doing great things in our community and beyond. In this episode she speaks with Shelley Cardoos, executive director of Entrepreneurship for All and owner of Hippo, a new gift shop in downtown New Bedford, and Tracy Barbosa, architectural glass artist and co-founder of Duende Glass.
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We all try to keep the winter blues at bay and beat cabin fever this time of the year. There are many ways to do accomplish that, but perhaps the…
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As I walked into the auditorium of the Charlton College of Business at UMass Dartmouth, I felt a wave of excitement and motivation. The seats were filled with such a…
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I called it the “devastating loss” and I still think Bill Belichick should reimburse me for the Amtrak ticket. It was 2008 and I was living on the Jersey Shore.…
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“I have to say that my biggest inspiration comes from nature. Corny, I know, but our world is such a beautiful place, it motivates me everyday.”
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Yoga + A Movie FRIDAY, JAN. 27 – Yoga on Union (1 Johnny Cake Hill, NB) turns the downward dog undead tonight with an hour of Yoga followed by a…
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Sarah Athanas threw down the gauntlet earlier this week when she posted her favorite podcasts – and challenged myself and Dena Haden to do the same. Hey – that’s how…
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Steven, Dena, and myself are hard at work recording and editing a batch of episodes for the premiere of Ground Control, Groundwork’s very own podcast. We all get inspiration, motivation, and ideas from listening to an array of podcasts on our own, and Steven had a brilliant idea to highlight our favorites here. So without further ado, here’s what I’m listening to:
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Let’s be honest, today’s presidential inauguration was one of the biggest moments of social awkwardness in recent history. Some of us are dragging around like it’s the dawn of the apocalypse while others are celebrating a new era of radical change. Trying to navigate between these seemingly alien viewpoints generates inhibition, uncertainty, and mistrust. I watched many folks at Groundwork! tune into the inauguration live stream, earbuds in place, lost in thought. What happens next?
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