Downtown New Bedford

We stopped by The Landing Gift Shop and Chandlery downtown to checkout some of those unique items that would make excellent Christmas gifts for your favorite locals. 95% of their items are made by local artists. Our personal favorite is the "New Bedford" sweater dress that will keep you warm and comfy on those cool summer nights (I bought it in navy)...

Downtown New Bedford's popular "Deck the Windows" returns this holiday season and is expanding to Acushnet Avenue as well.

It was wall-to-wall people Thursday evening in Downtown New Bedford, enjoying the 28th annual Joe Jesus' 50's night.  It featured local bands, singers, Classic Cars and performances by the Show Stoppers (below). Classic Cars are always a big attraction, and there were plenty on hand...

Back to the 50's with classic antique cars, bands, DJ's spinning 45's and thousands of folks filling the streets of downtown New Bedford, Thursday, July 16. It's an annual event that attracts young and old. There's dancing in the streets and lots to eat, too...

Police responded to a report of a stabbing early Sunday at Harborview Towers in Downtown New Bedford. According to Police, shortly after 4am officers found a woman who was suffering from a stab wound to the neck.  A suspect was later taken into custody...

Freezing temperatures couldn't put New Bedford's New Year's Eve celebration on ice.

All of Downtown New Bedford has jumped on board the Deck Your Windows band wagon making it one of the most festive sights on the Southcoast.  The New Bedford Cultural Council  challenged  business, restaurants, shops, galleries, museums, artists and artist groups to adopt a window or door and decorate it with paint or staging to create a whimsical holiday theme...

This is going to be a busy weekend with Holiday Events and Christmas Lightings in a number of places.

The casino industry is spending big money to defeat Question Three in Massachusetts next month. The Vote No on Question Three campaign stopped in Downtown New Bedford on Thursday, offering a series of speakers from New York, Detroit, and Springfield to discuss the impact of casinos in their community...