May is a lovely month. Just on the cusp of summer, it’s an exciting time of year. Here are some things to pass the time away while we anticipate the best season of the year. 1. Pass the Popcorn: Fairhaven Short Film Festival Whoops! This has been postponed and future dates will be announced in the […]
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For our 2016 issue, we set out to find a half dozen cool overnight adventures on the South Coast. We’re rolling out our results over the next couple of weeks. First up: a lovely Fall River lighthouse. To the Lighthouse Borden Flats Light sits perched in the Taunton River, not far at all from the bustling
School vacation is upon us — if you’re staying around town, we’ve got some good daytrip ideas for you. We took a tip from Leslie Poulin over at First Citizens’ in Fairhaven and lost ourselves in the Cape Cod Museum Trail website. Finding out everything that’s going on at various museums and when they’re happening
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“April comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.” – Edna St. Vincent Millay Dear Edna, We love those kinds of idiots! And we’ve put together a list of things to make the most of this charming month. Field of Dreams This month’s Can’t Miss Event is the magnificent ode to spring that the Dartmouth
Valentine’s Day is coming up and we asked Rebecca of the Almanac team to give us some suggestions for celebrating. We’re not surprised she came up with a great list! Read on…. Chocolate and Wine. What Else Do You Need? Stop by Portugalia Marketplace for its Annual Chocolate Festival this Saturday from 11 – 2
Last year, we blogged about a few local polar plunges (see last year’s post here). At the time, it seemed like something to put on the bucket list and we hoped that at least one of our South Coast Almanac team would do it next year. Guess what? It’s next year. We’re all feeling cozy inside right now, with no real
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The shortest day of the year is coming up. You know what that means? We need lights! Lots and lots of lights!! On our To Do List is a trip to Lakeville to see the “Crazy Tech Christmas Animated Light Show” on Furlong Circle. Its website proclaims that it is “tacky gone wild.” How can
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I’ve got a friend from high school who enters an ugly sweater competition every year. I watch the gusto he puts into making his sweater so ugly and I am jealous. I soooo want to be invited to an ugly sweater party. Last year, I even bought an ugly sweater after Christmas at the Vanity Fair
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We are so grateful to live in a place where we know where our food comes from, where we can put a face and name to our farmers (and vintners) and where we can actually visit the farms. Check out some of the places that can help make your Thanksgiving plate shine with South Coast goodness. Copicut
I remember going blueberry picking in Wareham and Carver with my grandmother and cousins when I was a kid. We’d come home with buckets filled with blueberries. My grandmother would wash and then freeze most of them. Then she’d make at least one pie for us to eat that night. I sat at the kitchen