Interesting People

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 …

Fort Taber~Fort Rodman Historical Association, Inc., (FTFRHA) invites veterans, their families and the public to attend the dedication of the new Meditation Garden in memory of Felix S. Witkowicz on Sunday, May 26, at 2 p.m. (1400 hours), in front of the at the Fort Taber-Fort Rodman Military Museum. Witkowicz …

Lewis Temple Memorial in front of the New Bedford Public Library. Welcome to the fourth installment of the series “Historical Personages of New Bedford.” The first being pharmacist Robert H. Carter III, the second being photographer James E. Reed and the third was businessman and contractor Dudley Davenport. My intention …

Though Rhode Island architect Russell Warren (1783-1860) lived in Tiverton, he didn’t limit his designs to Rhode Island. He designed a fair amount of buildings throughout New Bedford. His majestic, and grand designs gave New Bedford a certain character that made her unique. Whether commercial buildings, grand church or stately …

Welcome to the second installment of a the series “Historical Personages of New Bedford”, the first one being Historical Personages of New Bedford: Robert H. Carter III. My intention with this series is to shine some light on the lesser known names and figures of New Bedford’s past. I won’t …

It’s hard to imagine that if you live in Greater New Bedford you haven’t heard of Rebecca Correia.  An incredibly talented singer, songwriter, and musician Rebecca is a featured artist at many of top music spots not just in this area, but nationally.  If you’re already a Rebecca Correia fan, here’s …

Kevin Nunes has a lot to say.  He especially has a lot to say about New Bedford. The heavily tattooed 29-year-old bassist is in a band called Weld Square. The band is named after the infamous neighborhood where Interstate 195 and Route 18 cross that is infamous for being the …

“American Ninja Warrior” is an obstacle course competition based on “Sasuke”, the original Japanese version known as “Ninja Warrior” in the U.S. and other countries.  For the past three years “American Ninja Warrior” has culminated with a mere ten Americans competing in Japan. This year a new format was introduced keeping the …

The New Bedford Crawler Series: New Bedford as seen by the people who live and work there. By this time some of us have reservations about the New Years resolutions we made. About this time we start to realize that we might fall a little short on our promise to …

The New Bedford Crawler Series: New Bedford as seen by the people who live and work there. If you step up to the entrance to the Mercy Meals and More free community breakfast between 6:50 – 7:30am, it is likely that Reverend Russ Chamberlain will ask you, “Are you here …