The small island nation evened the score twice against the three-time FIFA champions in a contest that kept New Bedford on the edge of its seat for two hours.
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Cooling New Bedford’s hottest spots
The city has immediate answers to summer heat — library cooling centers and splash pads. It’s also building for the future, to cool off hot spots.
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Cabo Verde’s World Cup debut thrills crowd at New Bedford watch party
For the small island nation, a 0-0 draw with Spain was an unexpected victory. It left New Bedford’s Cabo Verdean spectators shocked, ecstatic and prideful.
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New Bedford student, 12, wins global World Cup art contest
Leo Silveira’s design will appear on the side window of the Brazil national team’s bus.
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Y.O.U. teaches kids life skills through experiential learning
At the South End nonprofit, children from 9 to 14 bike, kayak, learn about animals, and explore the beach — all to build confidence, foster adventure, and overcome challenges.
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South Coast collaborative ‘manifests love’ through food
The collaboration between Round the Bend Farm and four community organizations just hit the $1 million mark in food distribution to people who need it most.
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West End dilemma: Keep neighborhood’s character or add needed housing?
A proposed condo development would help address the city’s critical need for housing, but neighbors say it would threaten their community.
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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.