Reviews

Last Saturday, the 19th of November, pet lovers gathered at The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center for a special event with famous dog trainer Victoria Stilwell, where she demonstrated her positive dog training methods using local rescue dogs. Positive dog training involves rewarding a dog for desired behaviors. “A reward can be …

Overlooking New Bedford Harbor is Fathom’s Bar and Grille.  The location has a heated enclosed patio in the winter and for the warmer months it becomes an open patio with fresh sea breezes.  It is located at 255 Pope’s Island near the bridge offering a 60-foot floating dock for customers …

Marilyn Watts reviews this inspirational book by local woman Lynn Donohue.

Sick of the same old thing at chain restaurants, Amy Knox and her husband Mark pay a visit to Cork Wine & Tapas in search of something different.

One man. One guitar. Generations worth of stories about hard living, heartbreak, love, and life.

Nestled among the cranberry bogs and tilled soil lining the country roads of Rochester lies the Rochester Golf Course. Less than a 20 minute drive from downtown New Bedford, this local gem is one of the best golf deals in the area. The Rochester Golf Course is a reminder of …

Surely I’m not alone in saying that I’ve been looking for a great Chinese Food restaurant for a really long time. Of course, Chinese food is like pizza and sex; even when it’s bad, it’s still pretty good.  With that said, I still hadn’t found that one special Asian dining …

Ella’s Wood Burning Oven is the kind of restaurant about which one may be reluctant to rave. Too much praise may make the place so popular that the wait time for a table may go up…but I’ll take my chances. Last Friday night my wife, Ann, and I had a …

Saturday night at the Blues For The Blue Concert, I witnessed an incredible performance.  Held at The Tifereth Israel Congregation (an incredible venue, by the way), this concert was for the benefit of The Ocean Explorium in downtown New Bedford.  Dozens of merchants donated products and services for the silent …

Ready for this bombshell? I don’t like jazz.  Never have.  Oh, I respect jazz, but I‘ve never liked it.  As a musician for the past 20-plus years, I know it takes a superior ability to play that style of music, and it is complex as all get-out.  It’s just that …