New Bedford Guide

Here are the winners of the 2015 Taste of South Coast hosted by Downtown New Bedford Inc. People’s Choice Food Awards 1. Lindsey’s Restaurant 2. Brew Fish Bar and Eatery 3. E.J.’s Restaurant and Deli Best Table Presentation Award 1. Fay’s Restaurant and Catering 2. Ying Dynasty 3. Dorothy Cox …

One minute I’m wearing the badge of full-time employment and a snazzy job title with the reassurance that those direct deposit checks will show up in my bank account every other Friday. Next, the dreaded news comes. For me, it happened midway through writing an article. Then I realized I …

How does the sound of a trip to one of the world’s most beautiful, sun-shine filled port cities sound? What if that city was deemed by wine connoisseurs, travel experts, and casual travelers alike as the most beautiful wine regions on the planet? Not, “one of,” but “the” most beautiful? …

by Emily Neal It has been a long, cold winter, and I have been really looking forward to getting back outside. As a dog owner, mom, and nature enthusiast, I am always searching for new places in the SouthCoast area to get out and go for a walk. Recently I …

by Emily Neal A familiar weed has recently made its first appearance in my yard: the dandelion. Although they can be a nuisance, dandelions aren’t all bad- they are edible and may have medicinal value as well. Dandelions are highly nutritious, delicious, and easy to find. Eating dandelion salad in …

Puppies, kittens and cute dogs and cats are very adoptable. Older dogs/cats, those with behavioral or medical issues, are not. In many ways these animals are “unadoptable” and languish for long periods of times, sometimes over a year, in pet shelters. There are plenty of humans willing to offer a loving …

New Bedford Guide visited the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts and attached two GoPro cameras to Cody the Coyote. Here’s the video of Cody exploring the zoo. The video was made possible by the amazing staff at the Buttonwood Park Zoo and with he support of Ashley Ford. …

Highlights from Mayor Mitchell’s 2015 State of the City Address Mayor reports steady progress across a wide range of municipal issues 1. Continued progress on crime, overall crime rate down 2% 2. New Bedford High School graduation rate highest in fifteen years 3. New Bedford economy firing on all cylinders, …

Know someone looking for work or a new career? The area’s largest job fair will be at the Tripp Athletic Center UMass Dartmouth (285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA) on Wednesday, April 8th from 10am – 3pm. There will be nearly 100 employers on site to conduct interviews. List …

Influenza, or the flu, is a contagious respiratory infection caused by a variety of flu viruses. Each year thousands are hospitalized or die from the virus and vaccination is the attempt to lessen the symptoms or prevent catching the virus in the first place. The particulars of the three types …