Fixing First Baptist’s Steeple
Thank you, Representative Cabral and Secretary of State Galvin! $75,000 in emergency funds awarded to restore and protect First Baptist Church’s aging steeple. Read the latest in “South Coast Today” here.
Check out the Signs at WHALE’s Co-Creative Center!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4343″][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Next time you walk around downtown New Bedford, take a moment to admire the brand-new signs installed at the Co-Creative Center, 137 Union Street! If you have a minute, why not stop inside and see what the CO+ is up to? Creative professionals can consider a membership to take advantage of the CO+ shared […]
First Baptist Church Groundbreaking
In the blaze of a VERY warm July afternoon sun, New Bedford’s historic First Baptist Church enjoyed its ceremonial groundbreaking yesterday. Work on the steeple has been underway for several weeks, and downtown visitors will be able to watch the reconstruction unfold as the summer goes by. Walk down William Street to see for yourself, […]
2018 Annual Meeting & Preservation Awards
Tuesday, June 5th. 2018- 5:30 PM Greasy Luck Brewery, 791 Purchase Street, New Bedford Join your fellow WHALE members and friends for our annual gathering. Learn about WHALE’s current preservation projects from Executive Director Teri Bernert. Cheer on our distinguished group of award winners. Do a little WHALE networking and enjoy some light refreshments and […]
Story about First Baptist Church Restoration
Want to find our more about New Bedford’s historic First Baptist Church and our efforts to restore it? Click here to read the latest news from the Cape’s NPR station, WCAI. You can also keep up to date by checking in here.
WHALE Donors Benefit From Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC)
WHALE is excited to announce that our donors can benefit from a credit of $150,000 for the Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC), from the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).. The award was announced by State Rep Antonio Cabral on Wednesday, April 4th, and will be used to help raise private support for our […]
A New Generation of Preservationists
WHALE is pleased to welcome Historic Preservation students from Roger Williams University’s graduate level Interdisciplinary Planning Workshop to New Bedford to assess the condition of several vacant downtown buildings. As part of their coursework, each student must study the building in question and prepare a condition assessment that can be used by future developers to […]
The Co-Creative Center is Open!
Thank you to everyone who helped to make last night’s ribbon cutting and Urban Soiree such a success! We couldn’t have asked for a better group of people with whom to celebrate the grand opening of our latest historical restoration. If you weren’t able to make it to last night’s festivities, check out our pictures […]
The Co-Creative Center Opens March 15, 2018!
The grand opening of our long-anticipated Co-Creative Center is right around the corner! Want to see this formerly vacant piece of New Bedford history come back to life? There’s no better time than now to purchase your ticket for our Thursday, March 15th Urban Soiree. Located in the heart of downtown in two formerly vacant […]
WHALE and Community Economic Development Center Partner With Eyes for Acushnet Ave
After a competitive round, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation of Boston (LISC) has awarded WHALE and the Community Economic Development Corporation $50,000 of Section 4 funding to increase operational capacity of the two community development corporations based in New Bedford. For the Near North End Restoration Partnership, WHALE and CEDC will combine resources to engage […]
