▶︎ Star Store
Boston nonprofit sees in Star Store what UMass Dartmouth did not
The Arts and Business Council of Greater Boston could teach local academic administrators a lesson on how to think outside the box.
Star Store will become a downtown arts hub once again
A Boston nonprofit has purchased the former university arts center for $1, ending a long dispute over the building.
City moves to foreclose on Star Store for unpaid taxes
The property’s owner owes hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid property taxes, the city says. But some city records show discrepancies.
Inspector general blames everyone, but UMass killed the Star Store
The bottom line is that if UMass Dartmouth had really wanted to stay in New Bedford, it could have.
Inspector General slams ‘sham’ and ‘failure’ at Star Store
“The state-funded lease of the Star Store on behalf of [UMass Dartmouth] was flawed from its inception and resulted in a waste of public funds,” wrote Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro.
What’s next for UMass Dartmouth arts? School isn’t saying
Administrators have not provided any answers about what shape the arts program will take next semester, including where students might expect classes to happen.
CVPA students bemoan loss of school they thought they attended
“You have baited my colleagues and I into moving across the country (and in many cases, across the world) under promise of certain educational and professional opportunities. By then freely electing to break this promise, you actively handicapped our educational and professional development.” — Student Matthew Napoli
Local officials admit CVPA not coming back to New Bedford
Everyone, it seems, except Mayor Jon Mitchell, is now publicly conceding that the College of Visual and Performing Arts will never come back to its longtime home in the Star Store in downtown New Bedford.
Fallon Navarro a fierce advocate … and an imaginative artist
UMass Dartmouth MFA candidate may be best known for her role as leader in the Star Store fight, but the very reason she came to the program was to make art and to display it publicly.
Loss of Star Store almost invisible at inauguration
Inaugurations in New Bedford are a homespun thing. The high school band plays “America the Beautiful” and the police and veterans march in with rifles, the firefighters with axes. The mayor, City Council, School Committee, etc., behind them. I love it, and it’s important. It sets the tone for the very vital area of our…
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