Many know about the Hoover Dam – it’s one of our most famous landmarks and public works projects. Right on the border between Nevada and Arizona, on the Colorado River it sits funneling tons of water through itself, turning the rush of the river through its turbines into power for …
Read More »19 Things to do this Weekend (Nov 28- Nov 30)
While off to a rocky start with a bit of snow on Friday, the weekend will gradually improve in terms of temperature and precipitation. We’ll have a disparity of almost twenty degrees between Saturday and Sunday. With a high of 36 degrees on Saturday and a mixture of clouds and …
Read More »An opinion on Thanksgiving and Black Friday
Here in New England and especially Massachusetts we have a closer relationship to the holiday than most others do. As a kid I didn’t particularly like Thanksgiving. I was a picky eater, so naturally I hated almost everything put in front of me, and the only part of it I …
Read More »The Drone Database and UMass Dartmouth
To us citizens of southeastern Massachusetts, drone strikes couldn’t be farther from our minds and who could really blame us? It’s rare that I see an article on CNN or USAToday or a piece on the nightly news talking about drones. Usually we only see these stories when they involve …
Read More »17 Things to do this Weekend (Nov 21- Nov 23)
After a bitter Friday morning with temperatures as low as 18 degrees, we’ll spend the rest of the weekend warming up. By Sunday afternoon we’ll have reached a balmy 51 degrees! The sun will be out through most of the weekend, and there won’t be any snow or rain. Cool …
Read More »An Interview with UMass Dartmouth Professor and Author Lucas Mann
This past week I sat down with Professor Lucas Mann, author of Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere and an upcoming book that should be out around May 12th of next year called Lord Fear: A Memoir. Professor Mann went to Dasser College in New York, where he …
Read More »UMass Dartmouth’s Pet Project: My Opinion on Transform 2020
Earlier this year I wrote about how I believe that the campus up here at UMass Dartmouth is better looking than most people give it credit for, but my opinion on that didn’t mean that there was no room for improvement. After all the food isn’t the best, and security …
Read More »Community Economic Development Center – helping small business spur on the local economy
CEDC (Community Economic Development Center) is a non-profit, community development corporation. CEDC is affiliated with other community development centers across the state, yet the goals of each center may vary according to the needs around them, as each center works independently. New Bedford’s CEDC office is located at 1285 Acushnet …
Read More »17 Things to do this Weekend (Nov 14- Nov 16)
After a bit of rain and snow on Friday, the sun will pop up for the rest of the weekend. However, it’ll be a bit coll with daytime temperatures in the low to mid 40s. Overnights will be chilly, dropping as low as 26 degrees on Saturday! It’s a great …
Read More »Sugar Bear Sweet Shop – bringing delicious cupcakes and cookies to you
How would it feel to have mouth watering, moist and delicious gourmet cupcakes brought right to your door for a special occasion? You can have a major event like a birthday, anniversary or corporate meeting, even a wedding…or that “major” event can simply be “I want cupcakes, before I hurt …
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