What s inside the shop
The store opened on Black Friday, this past Thanksgiving, and features products from candles, clothing, glassware to chocolates. The shop prides itself on New Bedford being the “city that lit the world” and is located only a block and a half away from the historic Rodman Candleworks Building.
In response, the store offers candles made in Massachusetts all hand-dipped, poured and dripless. “When I went to the Cape as a kid, and we got saltwater taffy on Cape Cod, I just feel the same connection between the New Bedford Candle Company and coming to New Bedford,” Lanagan said.
It s a day that Mattapoisett knew would eventually come. An iconic part of this quaint seaside town will be no longer in a matter of days.
Bowlmor opened up as World War II was coming to an end in 1945. Since that day, it has played a cultural role in a town that didn t have much to do in the way of entertainment. Year-round and summer residents alike enjoyed the simple pleasure of bowling after a day at the beach.
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For as long as most people in town can remember, the bowling alley went hand in hand with a Chinese restaurant. The vast majority of those years, the building was shared by the legendary Cathay Temple. In recent years, townies are still able to get their pork fried rice and teriyaki strips when the Ying Dynasty restaurant took over the Cathay Temple s space.