Star Store

Repairs are underway at New Bedford’s Star Store as plans move forward to reopen the landmark as a hub for local artists and creative events.

Community input will guide a $5M–$8M restoration of New Bedford’s historic Star Store into an arts and retail destination.

New Bedford’s Star Store is getting new life as an arts hub, thanks to a nonprofit-led effort to restore the downtown landmark for artists and community use.

New Bedford’s historic Star Store will soon get new life while remaining an integral part of the city’s arts scene.

Governor Maura Healey has signed Senator Mark Montigny’s legislation that will make significant investments into New Bedford, including State Pier and beyond.

The City of New Bedford is taking the owner of the former Star Store building to land court over unpaid property taxes totaling over $1.5 million.

A scathing report was issued today regarding UMass Dartmouth's abandonment of the Star Store building that formerly served as a its New Bedford arts campus.

Sen. Mark Montigny is pushing for the unspent budget for UMass Dartmouth’s operation of the Star Store in New Bedford to go to students impacted by its closure.

The New Bedford Dry Goods Company opened Star Store at 715 Purchase Street at the corner of Union Street in 1844. As New Bedford grew, so grew the Star Store.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell is proposing that the city take ownership of the Star Store building to keep the UMass Dartmouth art school campus downtown.