The weekend outlook, will be a steamy, hot one! We’ll be in the 90s all weekend long and it will be humid. Make sure to pack that sunscreen for the many activities and events. You don’t want to look like a human lobster! Most of the events were pulled from …
Read More »New Bedford Guide’s Job Search Subscription Service
Unemployment in New Bedford always seems to be twice the state average. As of April, 2013, the Massachusetts unemployment rate was at 6.4% and New Bedford’s sat at 12.5%. It’s a sad fact that we live in a state with a low unemployment rate compared to the national average, but …
Read More »NBG Exclusive: Brook Williams Interview; 19 Albums and Counting
The New Bedford Folk Festival will feature a number of artists whose reputations proceed them. Few, however, can match the pedigree of festival regular Brooks Williams. The Statesboro, Georgia native has a long list of critical accolades to his name (including raves from Rolling Stone and Guitar Player Magazine) in …
Read More »12 Things To Do This Weekend (June 28-30)
BOOOOOOOO! The weekend outlook, will start off as a wet one AGAIN. It will rain periodically throughout the day and evening. Saturday will be partly cloudy with only a 20% chance of rain. Sunday, though, has a 60% of rain with scattered thunderstorms. It will be in the 80s all …
Read More »5 Divine Dive Bars
In comedian Eugene Mirman’s bizarre and hilarious novel “The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life” he offers a very apt description of what a dive bar is. Allow me to start this article by borrowing his definition: “Dive bars are the classic American bar full of all kinds …
Read More »16 Things To Do This Weekend (June 21-23)
The weekend outlook is a FANTASTIC one! It will be as high as 81 degrees, and as cool as 55 degrees at night. Only Sunday has the tiniest chance of rain, with a 20% chance. Most of the events were pulled from our event calendar where you can find hundreds …
Read More »Southcoast Health Van announces July schedule for community screenings and vaccinations
The Southcoast™ Health Van announces the July schedule for community screenings and vaccinations. Free mobile health services available by the Southcoast Health Van staff include: Cancer screenings & education. Blood pressure screening. Cholesterol screening Teen resource information Glucose (diabetes) screenings. Nutritional information and education. Health education services. Medical physician referral. …
Read More »13 Things To Do This Weekend (June 14-16)
The weekend outlook,will start off as a wet one. It will rain throughout the day today, but the rest of the weekend will be better weather. Partly cloudy is better than swamped! As we’ve mentioned in the past, we are hardy New Englanders and that is what raincoats and umbrellas …
Read More »Art Tebbetts: New Bedford’s Troubadour Emcee
No one personifies New Bedford’s music scene like Art Tebbetts. He is the city’s troubadour. Where there’s music, you can find him playing, emceeing, or both. He has been the master of ceremonies at New Bedford Folk Festival (formerly Summerfest) for 18 years. He has been hosting Thursday night open …
Read More »The South Coast Hot Jobs List – 13 June 2013
The Greater New Bedford unemployment rate is much higher than the rest of Massachusetts, but believe it or not there really are a lot of jobs available for qualified applicants. Sometimes the barrier to a new job can be the lack of information on available job openings. To solve this, …
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