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YOUR WEEKEND and beyond…

By Steven Froias | May 12, 2017

Tryworks weekend FRIDAY, MAY 12 through SUNDAY, MAY 14 – It’s a weekend-long reunion, celebration and revival for the legendary Tryworks coffeehouse, which was New Bedford’s folk music epicenter for…

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Ground Control: The Future is Female with UMD Students Abby Wright and Lisa Schiavone

By Sarah | May 11, 2017
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In this Pushy Women edition of Ground Control, Sarah Athanas talks to Groundwork! intern Lisa Schiavone and Abby Wright, whose BFA show “Vinegar” is currently on display in our gallery. These pushy women are students at UMass Dartmouth and had a lot to say about art, politics, entrepreneurship, and why they’d prefer to take out their own trash.

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New Bedford gets its Pride back

By Steven Froias | May 9, 2017

Anyone with a passing familiarity with Richard Florida’s work probably knows that the guru of urban regeneration considers the concentration and active participation of gay men and women of high…

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YOUR WEEKEND: Picassos in the parking lot, streetfests and more…

By Steven Froias | May 4, 2017

Picassos in the parking lot SATURDAY, MAY 6 – They’re labeling it “epic” – and we can’t disagree. The artist condo community, The Ropeworks at 123 Sawyer Street in New…

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Battle of the Brew Pubs – Part 1. Moby Dick Brewing Co.

By Scruffy McFoodsnob | May 4, 2017
Battle of the Brew Pubs Part 1 Moby Dick Brewing Co.

The smell of steamed mussels played the perfect aromatic welcome for a friend and I as we sought food and shelter from a stormy coastal evening. The newly opened Moby…

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Meet Abby Wright: Photographer behind “Vinegar”

By Lisa Schiavone | May 1, 2017
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Abby Wright is a Senior Photography student in CVPA at UMass Dartmouth and a fellow pushy women. She is the creator of “Vinegar”, a body of work that speaks her…

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YOUR WEEKEND: Carl in concert; Sarah goes to the mat; and more…

By Steven Froias | April 28, 2017

Don’t tie yourself into knots SATURDAY, APRIL 29 – This annual event always piqued my interest – and last year, I finally got to check it out. R & W…

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Member Spotlight: Daniel Calabrese

By Lisa Schiavone | April 21, 2017
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Dan Calabrese wins the prize for most “visually exciting” entrepreneur at Groundwork! If you get to work on a day he’s looking at shoe samples, you can check out some…

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Member Spotlight: Jordan Pouliot

By Lisa Schiavone | April 21, 2017
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Jordan won our hearts when she told us her dissertation was about women restaurant owners. Women, business, and food– what’s not to like about that? Aside from her dissertation topic…

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Purchase Street’s Multi-Media YOUR WEEKEND

By Steven Froias | April 20, 2017

If you need to quantify the distance New Bedford has traveled in just one year, all you need to do is look at the amazing array of events happenings from…

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