Growing Together: The Groundwork! Blog
Last week, I wrote about the growing, informal urban agriculture network springing to life in New Bedford. This week, we’re looking at one piece of it – the terrific, weekly Saturday morning Farmers Market at Clasky Common Park. The Coastal Foodshed Farmers Market at Clasky Common is just a few blocks down Pleasant Street from…
New Bedford Now: Connecting to Grow
Last Thursday, June 7, GROW Education held its annual Community Garden planting at Carlos Pacheco Elementary School. It was one of many the program has done in recent weeks all around New Bedford. Last week, too, the New Bedford outdoor Farmers Markets opened for the season. You’ll find them on Mondays at Brooklawn Park from…
Member Spotlight: Kevin Maillet
A true New Bedford native, Kevin worked his way from selling swordfish in restaurant kitchens to crunching data at national banks. Kevin’s story is inspiring, and he is on a mission to empower others to embark on a career in data science.
On the Menu in New Bedford Now
This week’s New Bedford Now briefing hits close to home – because I’m happy to share the news that myself and Sarah Athanas, working together as Twin Fish, and in partnership with the New Bedford Economic Development Council, are launching the city’s first RESTAURANT WEEK this September, 2018. The Love The Ave & North End…
What a difference a year makes…
Last year at this time, I wrote a blog post entitled, “New Bedford gets its PRIDE back.” It was about the return of the city’s LGBTQ Pride Festival after taking a few years hiatus. I wrote then, “While New Bedford is certainly home to a wonderful LGBTQ community, it hasn’t been a particularly visible or…
New Bedford Now: All Eyes on Hicks-Logan
For some, it’s a convenient means of egress and exit to and from the north end. Some still call it home. In fact, the pioneering The Lofts at Wamsutta are part of a generous interpretation of the area. For others, it’s a place to do business. Service industries, the city’s only LGBTQ bar, two destination…
Why collaboration is really really hard (and you should still do it)
True collaboration requires us to spend time listening– both to ideas we love, and to a bunch of annoying, useless, disagreeable, and otherwise unappealing garbage. And yet the results will make it all worthwhile.
Seizing New Bedford’s Moment
In the 19th century, it was whaling. In the 20th, textiles and manufacturing sustained New Bedford. And perhaps now, in the 21st century, the city has found another industry to propel it into the future. The news this week that Vineyard Wind, based in New Bedford, had been selected for the state’s first offshore wind…
New Bedford Now: City designated an “Opportunity Zone”
NEW BEDFORD NOW Weekly Briefing A dive into news from the Groundwork! city desk featuring items of interest, select happenings, coworking member updates, substantiated rumors and good gossip in New Bedford, Massachusetts by Groundworker-At-Large, Steven Froias. New Bedford is an Opportunity Zone Looking for a place to escape paying capital gains taxes? Forget the Cayman…
How to travel the world and keep your job: Jenna Winn on working a Remote Year
“A lot of people who find Remote Year are also going through a transition in life and looking for a change, whether it is a break up, a new job, wanting to make new friends etc., they are looking for something new and I think that in itself makes people more open to each other…