Best of the South Coast

Several events are planned in New Bedford throughout Memorial Day weekend to honor the courageous men and women who lost their lives serving the United States of America. Saturday, May 24th 9:00 AM at Rural Cemetery The Greater New Bedford Civil War Round Table will conduct a memorial exercise at …

The City of New Bedford released a new music video titled, “Being in New Bedford.” Local singer/song writer, Cedric Josey shows off New Bedford. The video was produced, filmed and edited by Ben Gilbarg.

Ladies, let me introduce you to some pretty cool facts about…well, your ladies! Listen up, because you might just be among the 80% of women who are wearing the wrong size bra.  Guys, feel free to read along.  Go ahead.  There’s no doubt your lady love will appreciate a little …

Enrichment toys were given to Emily and Ruth, two Asian Elephants at the Buttonwood Zoo in New Bedford, MA on Friday, May 9, 2014. The Windy Wind-Chime. Materials: Nylon webbing, recycled propane tank, steel pipe/tube, steel sheet metal. Elephants can wrap trunk around the bottom clapper and make noise and …

Here is some great footage around the U.S. to include New Bedford and Fairhaven by West Tenth Media (http://westtenthmedia.com/). Post a reply with all the locations that you recognize! Official Aerial Reel West Tenth Media from West Tenth Media on Vimeo.

On Saturday, May 10th, the Black Bear Express was officially open for train rides at New Bedford’s Buttonwood Park Zoo. The new train also has a working smokestack that kids will love. The train runs daily from 9:00am-5:00pm. Train rides are $2 per ride (1 ticket) and all proceeds from the …

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the selection of Owen Leary of Tiverton, Rhode Island who attends Bishop Stang High School in North Dartmouth, as a 2014 U.S. Presidential Scholar. Leary is one of 141 outstanding American high school seniors that have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, leadership, citizenship, service, …

From time-to-time you hear the cliche “buy local.” You’re told it is important to buy local, but rarely hear about the real impact of choosing a local independent business over nationwide corporate chains. For example, eating at No Problemo in downtown New Bedford or La Raza Taqueria on Acushnet Avenue as …

On March 1st, 2014, we asked our readers where the best Portuguese restaurant was in the area. Here are the results: 1. Antonio’s Restaurant – 267 Coggeshall St, New Bedford, MA (59 votes) 2. Churrascaria Novo Mundo – 98 County St, New Bedford, MA (31 votes) 3. Portas Da Cidade …

by Jennifer Hollie Bowles In January of 2013, my husband and I moved from Knoxville, TN to Taunton, MA for employment reasons. Roughly one year later, we moved into our first home on Shawmut Avenue in New Bedford. I had lived most of my life in Knoxville area, attending college, …