The Feast of the Blessed Sacrament just off The Ave in New Bedford’s North End isn’t just the largest Portuguese festival in the world – it’s also an intensely neighborhood event. Love The Ave’s Community Media Manager, Steven Froias also writes for the daily Standard-Times newspaper, and in 2018 he […]
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The Feast of the Blessed Sacrament Day 1
The Feast of the Blessed Sacrament is a signature North End event. The annual, four day feast – or festa, as it’s known locally – is the largest Portuguese feast in the world. It takes places the first weekend of August every year, running from Thursday to Sunday. It was […]
Lorenzo’s Bakery
The LOVE THE AVE & NORTH END RESTAURANT WEEK happens from Saturday, Sept. 15 through Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. It’s an opportunity to patronize the delicious small businesses north of Coggeshall Street that lend flavor to the city. No reservations are required. Simply pick your restaurant(s), pull up a chair, […]
Restaurant Week: OFF THE AVE
The LOVE THE AVE & NORTH END RESTAURANT WEEK happens from Saturday, Sept. 15 through Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. It’s an opportunity to patronize the delicious small businesses that lend flavor to the city for breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert. No reservations are required. Simply pick your restaurant(s), pull up […]
Restaurant Week: ON THE AVE
The LOVE THE AVE & NORTH END RESTAURANT WEEK happens from Saturday, Sept. 15 through Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. It’s an opportunity to patronize the delicious small businesses that lend flavor to the city for breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert. No reservations are required. Simply pick your restaurant(s), pull up […]
Day of Portugal: Saturday, June 16, 2018
Day of Portugal festivities began Friday evening, June 15 along Acushnet Avenue and continued on Saturday, June 16 beginning at 1:00 p.m. and stretching into the evening. The fun continues on Sunday, beginning at 11:00 a.m. and lasting until 9:30 p.m. from Sawyer to Bullard Street along The Ave, as […]
El día de Portugal llega a la Avenida Acushnet
El pronóstico dice cielos soleados y secos para el fin de semana. Incluso puede pensar que está en Lisboa este viernes, sábado y domingo, del 15 de junio al 17 de junio, si está en Acushnet Avenue o The Ave, como se le llama cariñosamente, para el festival anual de […]
Dia de Portugal chega à Acushnet Avenue
A previsão diz céu ensolarado e seco para o fim de semana. Você pode até pensar que está em Lisboa nesta sexta-feira, sábado e domingo, de 15 a 17 de junho – se estiver na Acushnet Avenue – ou na Ave, como é carinhosamente chamado – para o festival anual […]
The International Marketplace celebrates Day of Portugal
The forecast says sunny and dry skies for the weekend. You may even think you’re in Lisbon this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 15 through June 17 – if you’re on Acushnet Avenue – or The Ave, as it is affectionately called – for the annual Day of Portugal […]