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New owner picked for Regency conversion
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BEDFORD — A new owner of the Regency Tower was chosen Wednesday
with a pledge to overhaul the 15-story landmark and convert it
from apartments into condominiums that will support downtown
revitalization.
The condominiums will be offered at market-rate prices, with 25
percent of the units set aside as affordable housing.
City officials praised the move and said the Regency — which has
been problem-plagued and was taken from its owner in foreclosure
— could be transformed
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City applauds comeback cafe
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BEDFORD — The city Wednesday officially welcomed back
one of its premier eateries — the M&C Cafe at 436
Belleville Ave. — almost a year after a serious fire
shuttered the popular Portuguese family restaurant and
meeting spot in the North End.
With much fanfare and a host of public officials and
representatives from the city's emerging "creative
economy," the M&C formally returned to business with a
ribbon-cutting and speeches.
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City Active in North-End, South-End and Downtown Business
Development Planning
 Mayor
Scott W. Lang today highlighted the progress his
administration has made on several strategic planning
efforts designed to unlock new business development
opportunities in three of the city’s commercial areas;
the Acushnet Avenue corridor/Upper Harbor, the south
end/Route 18 gateway, and the historic downtown. These
community-based planning and business development
efforts are the result of a strong collaboration between
the New Bedford Economic Development Council,
MassDevelopment, and a wide variety of city departments
and agencies including the City Planning Office, the
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The LOOP - UMass students experience downtown New Bedford
 A
growing number of University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
students are visiting New Bedford's downtown shops,
restaurants, museums and night spots thanks to the LOOP,
a free bus service.
The LOOP not only helps UMass students travel between
the Dartmouth campus and the Star Store campus, but it
gives them a chance to enjoy the businesses of downtown
New Bedford. The New Bedford Economic Development
Council is spearheading a marketing campaign to attract
more students to ride the LOOP downtown [read
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Holiday Stroll marks new era for Downtown New Bedford
 Santa
and Mrs. Claus will greet their young admirers.
Musicians will perform. The aroma of holiday treats will
fill the air. The city’s giant tree will sparkle on the
library steps. All this and more is planned for visitors
to New Bedford to experience on December 6th from noon
to 9:00pm at the Downtown Holiday Stroll. For downtown
business people there’s something that makes this year’s
holiday event even more special. In a very real sense it
marks a new era – Downtown New Bedford has been reborn.
The idea for the Holiday Stroll originated
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NBEDC moves forward with Creative Economy Task Force
recommendations
 The
New Bedford Economic Development Council is pleased to
announce that Meg Albert has joined the organization as
a consultant for the next three months to begin
implementing the recommendations of the Creative Economy
Task Force. Meg brings to the project a long history of
working with creative non-profits, cultural
institutions, corporations and in the area of event
management. The NBEDC is particularly excited about
Meg's ten years with Bank of America managing its New
England Community Relations and Cultural Portfolio. [read
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City tackles first master plan in 44 years
 NEW
BEDFORD — In 1964, the city created the forward-looking
"Master Plan for 1980." But since 1980, the city has
taken at least a half-dozen incomplete or unsuccessful
stabs at a new comprehensive master plan.
Sometimes it was called a strategic plan, plan of
development, development summary and vision of the "New
Bedford of tomorrow." Call it what you like, but for 44
years, the city spent hundreds of thousands of dollars
on consultants and municipal staff efforts, yet no
comprehensive, citywide master plan made [read
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