Preamble or Pre”ramble”? Batholomew Gosnold isn’t exactly the first name that comes to mind when people discuss Europeans that came to the New World, but with Gosnold we may not have the America we know today. While it’s all the rage and quite in vogue to hate on any European …
Read More »Foodie’s Guide to Regional Gastronomy: Caçoila, caçoula or caçarola
Series Introduction (Move down if you’re familiar with the thread or don’t care) In this series, we hope to highlight and showcase in as interesting a way as possible, the stories behind our favorite, mouth-watering local dishes. While we’ll focus on greater New Bedford and the South Coast, we will …
Read More »Who Remembers… Magazine World?
Here is another installment in our Who Remembers? series. You can browse previous articles by using the search bar on the right or by clicking here. These articles are strolls down memory lane. In some cases, the buildings, but new businesses have replaced them. In other instances, the buildings or …
Read More »The Origins, Reasons, and Practice of the Inverted Christmas Tree; From Saturnalia and human sacrifice to Socks the cat
About 6-7 years ago I noticed a house that I drove by on my morning commute had an upside-down Christmas tree hung on the ceiling of its front porch. I chalked it up as simply being a one-off – a unique or incredibly uncommon occurrence. Having not grown up within …
Read More »When was America ever great?
When was America ever great is a question that has been posed many times over the past few years and I see it often. The answer, of course, depends on who you ask and that answer depends on how they view life and the world. Our opinions influence our perceptions …
Read More »New Bedford cultural perspectives: What is the story with those Tire Gardens?
For anyone who grew up on the South Coast, there are many things we simply take for granted when it comes to certain familiar cultures. When it comes to the Portuguese history and communities on the South Coast, it is just something everyone knows, but if you travel beyond this …
Read More »Started In, Established In, Incorporated In; Why are some towns and cities unincorporated?
Being a monumental nerd, I like to observe things that that “disappear” from view. The brain has the necessary habit of glossing over things it feels are unimportant so we can better process the perpetual assault on the senses. By narrowing down the input we can better attend to what …
Read More »New Bedford’s Unofficial City Dumps: Not built by “evil” corporations, but narcissistic city residents
Humanity has a long history when it comes to abusing the environment. The SouthCoast in general, and greater New Bedford specifically, are no exceptions. The most infamous being the 572 toxic plots of land, including our harbor and Acushnet River, polluted with heavily contaminated with PCBs – the legacy of …
Read More »New Bedford Historical Perspectives: When a fee was required to cross “The Bridge”
Would you use the New Bedford/Fairhaven bridge if you had to pay a toll or fee to cross it today? In the 19th century, one had to purchase a ticket to go back and forth between New Bedford and Fairhaven. Bringing your “horse” or car? That will be extra: triple …
Read More »Historic Lessons from America’s first illegal immigrants, the Pilgrims
Isn’t it an ironic contradiction that the same group of people quick to rally to the side of immigrants – illegal to boot – are the same ones also quick to condemn America’s first immigrants and label them as perpetrators of rape, pillaging, plunder and genocide? Whether you see the …
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