New Bedford Former Strip Club to Become a Strip Mall?
For the past couple of years or so, I ve passed the site of the old Deja Vu lounge that was once operational on Pope s Island in New Bedford but is now nothing more than an empty space.
However, recently it appears to have some new life and construction stirring about the property. The question is though, what could possibly be going up in that location?
On Facebook, the rumor mill is pointing towards a strip mall (no pun intended) that would host multiple retail stores, but it s still too early to know at this point. I reached out to my good friends over at Couto Construction who are behind the construction project and they weren t clear as to what it may or may not be.
Like the song says, Should Old Acquaintance be forgot, and never thought upon. While 2020 might be the year that no one wants to think upon ever again, the Standard-Times asked community leaders to reflect on the unrelenting year asking what they took away from it and what they are looking forward to in 2021.
“This past year has illustrated the best of the human spirit and worst. The lessons learned are numerous. We need to appreciate priceless memories and exhibit patience, tolerance, and an open mind to the perspective of others. We must recognize that life is fleeting and precious. We need to continue respecting each other and reinvigorating the basic tenets of humanity: honesty, individual responsibility, and integrity. These must all rest on a solid foundation of love and kindness. The best of us is in our hearts and we need the courage to love strangers. We are all interconnected dependent on each other. Life is a gift and it is short.” Chief Joseph Cordeiro, New Be
The seafood industry is the biggest winner in the latest round of state tax credits
Four seafood processors won tax credits on Thursday totaling more than $800K
By Jon Chesto Globe Staff,Updated December 11, 2020, 7:23 p.m.
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The New Bedford fishing fleet, seen in this 2011 photo.Jonathan Wiggs
Move over, Amazon. Hang on, Wayfair. This year, the most successful industry in a state tax credit program meant to incentivize job growth certainly wasnât high-tech, at least not in the traditional sense.
The big winner turned out to be an industry as old as the Commonwealth: the seafood sector.