A proposed condo development would help address the city’s critical need for housing, but neighbors say it would threaten their community.
Author Archives: Crystal Yormick
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Circa: A vintage shop to help you dress to the nines
Chris Duval, whose New Bedford shop recently made NYT’s list of “50 best clothing stores in the U.S.,” knows that clothes make the man — or the woman.
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Small landlords push back against rent control ballot proposal
Advocates for landlords describe the rent control proposal likely headed for next fall’s ballot as the most “restrictive and aggressive” the state has seen.
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Amilcar Lopes: Let’s return New Bedford arts hub to its ‘glory days’
The new executive director of the city’s Cape Verdean Association envisions arts, theater and music programming at a revitalized North End building.
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Why more cranberry farmers are selling to conservationists, not developers
A “green exit strategy” allows farmers to help the environment.
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Bethel A.M.E.C. celebrates 200-plus years of community, worship
Although the church has experienced fires, a relocation, and 80 pastors, it continues to be a place of worship and community two centuries after its founding.
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Capitol Theater building, under renovation, gets green roof
The roof will make the Community Economic Development Center’s future home more sustainable and provide residents with a visual landscape.
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Underground Railroad Café is making a comeback
The café is set to reopen in May 2026 as a community kitchen and will host events in the meantime.
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Our Lady of the Assumption Church a beacon of hope for Cabo Verdeans
The church, established on Water Street in 1905 and moved to S. Sixth Street in 1957, is the oldest Cabo Verdean Catholic church in the U.S.
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Cabo Verdean leaders preserve shared history, culture
No matter what they do or where they make their mark, these local Cabo Verdeans have one thing in common: a passionate drive to keep their culture alive.