Dartmouth was originally a pastoral community and consisted of farms like this one from 1909 (Spinner Publications) Few could imagine the change North America would go through with arrival of Bartholomew Gosnold at Hap’s Hill or Dumpling Rocks in 1602. Of course, most know it as Round Hill today. In …
Read More »Music Together brings music and movement to kids across the South Coast
Music is one thing that perhaps every human being can agree on. All communities benefit from it. It touches us all at a primal level. We fill our media players, create playlists, and stream. It is multi-faceted in that it unites or divides, relaxes or excites. It compliments the visual, …
Read More »CrossFit New Bedford – Exercise for everyone from the athlete to the family
What the heck is CrossFit? It’s a place where freakish athletes, born with tons of natural ability, drink protein shakes, and ramp up on vast amounts of steroids gather to pick things up and put them down, right? This is what I thought and boy, was I wrong. Wrong, wrong, …
Read More »Crescent Moon Holistic Therapy Shoppe – A Haven of Relaxation and Calm
Hidden away on a side street one almost ne’er travels, is a gem of a shop called Crescent Moon Holistic Therapy Shoppe. Head towards St. Luke’s, go down Allen Street and take a right at the pizza shop, and the shoppe is nestled in on your right. With “Crescent Moon” …
Read More »Boutique Fitness – The area’s preeminent health and fitness facility with a strong, dash of girl power!
One of the most difficult endeavors a person can undertake these days, is to lose weight or take up a fitness program. There is a mass of incoming information -often conflicting- that can be overwhelming. Books, websites, social media, radio, TV all bombard us with the latest trend or fad; …
Read More »The Layperson’s Guide to the Charles W. Morgan
Charles W. Morgan, built at the foot of Maxfield (now Hillman) Street in 1841 (Spinner Pub.) The Charles W. Morgan is scheduled to sail into New Bedford Harbor on Wednesday, June 25, at approximately 3:30pm. Homecoming ceremony is Saturday, June 28 at 10am. The vessel will open to the public …
Read More »All Friends Catering Places Greater New Bedford on the BBQ Map!
Yes. This is an actual picture of Littlenecks made by All Friends Catering! How does a business -in this case, a caterer- go from unknown to have everyone in the greater New Bedford area talking about it in a three year period? How does one get their business to be …
Read More »10 Questions with Ruby Harris of Ruby Red Ink
Are you thinking about getting your first tattoo or piercing? Or are you a collector? There’s a new shop in “town,” Ruby Red Ink on Main Street in Acushnet featuring a full range of cover-ups, black & white, color, portraits & custom work. As a “collector” myself, I’m always on …
Read More »Hidden in Plain Sight: Cravings Cafe & Cakery
Part of me didn’t want to write this article. I wanted to be selfish. This part of me wanted to keep this hidden gem away from the public, so I can have it all to myself. I heard my mom’s voice mention the Italian philosophy of abbondanza or abundance and …
Read More »Who Remembers…Ames Department Stores?
Here is another installment in our Who Remembers? series. You can browse previous articles by using the search bar on the right. These articles are strolls down memory lane. In some cases the buildings, but new businesses have replaced them. In other instances, the buildings or even the properties have …
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