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, …
Read More »Buying Local is More Important Than You May Think
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 …
Read More »New Bedford Guide’s Best Portuguese Restaurants
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 …
Read More »New New Bedford Resident: Musings of a Southern Transplant
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, …
Read More »New Bedford Guide Seeks TV Show Hosts
New Bedford Guide will be producing several internet-based TV shows in 2014. We reach over 300,000 people a week on the internet and want to start producing popular travel-themed TV shows for our audience. We are casting for male and female TV show hosts. The TV show hosts will perform …
Read More »12 Date Ideas for Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, men around New Bedford will be squirming to satisfy their lady’s need to be loved on 14 February. There is a good chance that some men will forget Valentine’s Day and suffer the consequence of sleeping on the couch. Most men will make …
Read More »The Best Bars for Watching the 2014 Super Bowl
This is a big weekend for NFL fans! The Denver Broncos will face off against the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl today at 6:30 p.m. EST. Finding the best place to watch the Super Bowl can really make a difference. Most bars provide food specials, but some really go …
Read More »Carabiner’s 2.0 – New Bedford’s Indoor Rock Climbing and Fitness Center
Carabiner’s indoor rock climbing facility was always on my list of things to check out, but I never found time to experience the joy of climbing until about 2 years ago. I’ve been addicted to climbing ever since. I moved back to New Bedford about five years ago and drove …
Read More »The Best Bars for Watching the 2014 NFL Playoffs
This is a big weekend for NFL fans, especially if you live in New England. The New England Patriots will be playing the Broncos in Denver today at 3 p.m. EST on CBS. Finding the best place to watch the Patriots game can really make a difference. Most bars provide …
Read More »18th Annual Moby-Dick Marathon (2014) (Updated due to Snowstorm Hercules)
The 18th annual Moby-Dick Marathon, January 4-5 celebrates education during a weekend of activities surrounding the non-stop reading of Herman Melville’s literary masterpiece at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Pia Durkin, Superintendent of New Bedford Public Schools will lead the marathon on Saturday at noon. “We are pleased to welcome …
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