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New Bedford Celebrates Art and Culture in ‘ArtWeek SouthCoast’
NEW BEDFORD (WBSM) — Get ready for ArtWeek SouthCoast, returning this May to showcase the creativity and artistry of the community. The statewide creative festival runs from Thursday, May 9 through Sunday, May 19. ArtWeek SouthCoast is presented by Fall River and New Bedford cities and the towns of...
Starbucks Thinks You’re Too Loud and Is Ready to Do Something About It
C'mon, people. It's a coffee shop, not a bar. Starbucks is set to make some big changes in order for things to not be so noisy when people are picking up their coffee. You could choose from a number of probable sources when determining what's making all that noise inside a Starbucks. Some of it really might even depending on the store location and the time of the day you're grabbing coffee.
Hug It Out: Giraffe Snuggles With Chiropractor After Most Adorable Adjustment Ever
Let's address the elephant in the room, or should I say, the giraffe. Everyone is all "unicorns this" and "dragons that" and here we have these towering, real-life children's drawings roaming about, totally overlooked. No need to go looking in dark caves within magic forests because the most magical creatures are right here in our own backyard (figuratively speaking). Thank you for coming to my giraffe rant.
Westport’s College Whisperer Has a Way to Make the Application Process Easy
Going through the college application process can be daunting, even for the very best of students. The student likely has absolutely zero experience with the application process. If their parents applied to colleges as teens, that was likely decades ago, and the process has changed immensely since then. Since the...
Every Place Predicted to Get Multiple Rounds of Severe Weather Impacting Millions Across U.S.
The Spring storm season could ramp up in a big way this week when severe weather sweeps across the U.S., potentially affected as many as 15 million people. The unpleasant weather will begin on Thursday. The Weather Channel predicts a round of severe conditions will sweep across the Plains and the Midwest.
Dartmouth Mall Express Store to Close as Company Files for Bankruptcy Protection
NORTH DARTMOUTH (WBSM) — The Dartmouth Mall Express store is set to close as the company has filed for bankruptcy protection and is seeking to sell its remaining stores. The Dartmouth Mall store is one of 95 Express stores set to close as the company has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection “to facilitate the sale process” to a consortium that includes WHP Global, Simon Property Group and Brookfield Properties.
Westport Restaurant’s Surprise Celebrity Guest: Chef Emeril Lagasse
A renowned Portuguese restaurant in Westport got the surprise of a lifetime. Cameron Olivier, owner of Portas Da Cidade, had no idea he had seated a legend in his State Road dining room on April 21 until a customer pointed out the famous face. Only then did Olivier realize the...
Rhode Island ‘Superfan’ Recalls Surprise Meeting With Justin Bieber
Portsmouth, Rhode Island's Katelyn Turano remembers her surprise meeting with pop star Justin Bieber as though it just happened. "I can't believe it's been nine years," Turano said. "I still remember the moment like it was nine days ago." So how did it come to be that a 19-year-old Middletown...
Massachusetts Blueberry Picking Season Is Almost Upon Us
Most fruits and veggies are available here in the Northeast even when they are not in season, thanks to the ability to ship them in from elsewhere in the world where they are grown, like South America. I love blueberries and buy them all year long. However, supermarket blueberries during...
Lakeville Crash Sends Three to the Hospital
LAKEVILLE (WBSM) — Fire and EMS crews from multiple towns responded to a crash in Lakeville Sunday afternoon that sent three people to the hospital. According to a Lakeville Fire Department Facebook post, the crash occurred near the intersection of County Street and Freetown Street. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene just before 1:30 p.m. on April 21.
New Bedford’s Upcoming Free Community Recycling Event
Is there a lot of excess paper or electronic devices in your home that you don't know how to get rid of? First Citizens' Federal Credit Union is coming to your aid. The credit union is holding a free Community Recycling Event on Saturday, May 18 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the parking lot across the street from its North End branch at 570 North Front Street in New Bedford.
5 Fisher-Price Playsets That Every Kid Wanted
As Barbie fever took over the world, I thought it was interesting how nostalgic people get when talking about the Barbie Dreamhouse Playsets. For me personally, I was all about the Fisher-Price Little People Playsets. Where is the Fisher-Price Little People movie?!. Not unlike Barbie, Little People Playsets and accessories...
Things You’d Find in Every ’90s Home Back in the Day (Photos)
The '90s were an incredible era. You know, the days of house phones with cords and dial-up internet? What a time to be alive. There are very distinct things you think of when you picture a home in the '90s. We're going to take you through some of those memories with a scroll back in time.
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