In 10 years, Jeff Glassman has transformed Hatch Street to a thriving arts center where artists create paintings, pottery, 3D printing – and even clown around.
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Posted inArts and Culture
Volunteer cast to reenact New Bedford’s Textile Strike of 1928
A community play at Gallery X on Sept. 11 will shine a spotlight on the trials and tribulations of an industry that favored some workers over others.
Posted inAsk The Light
New Bedford thrift stores offer more than just clothes
The Light visited five local thrift stores to find quality threads for affordable prices — and to understand how their owners and volunteers help stitch the community together.
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Postcards from the South Coast
Five summer scenes on the South Coast, from a Portuguese bakery in New Bedford to the commonwealth’s oldest operating general store in South Dartmouth.
Posted inCommunity
LGBTQ+ advocate Traci Welch: ‘Make it easier for someone else’
Traci Welch, a founding member of The South Coast LGBTQ+ Network, makes it her mission to “break the cycle” and support the next generation.
Posted inArts and Culture
Kim Goddard leads AHA! into its next chapter
The woman heading the downtown cultural nonprofit learned to love New Bedford, and is helping the city and its artists connect and evolve.
Posted inFishing industry
New Bedford pantries get a ton of tuna — literally
What began as a research trip to study the reproductive conditions of tuna ended with a large contribution to the New Bedford community — 2,000 pounds of bluefin loins.
Posted inStatehouse
How much committee work gets done by the city’s legislative delegation?
The Massachusetts Legislature has over 50 committees, and legislators are paid to run them. What have New Bedford’s committee members done so far?
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Bem-Vindo! How to navigate the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament
More than 100,000 people will descend on the city this weekend to enjoy Portuguese food, drink and music at the 109th edition of the Feast.
Posted inHealth
Child & Family Services launches mobile crisis vans
The vans will make it easier for the organization to aid those struggling with mental health and substance abuse, or who require crisis stabilization.