Spotlighting Gnome Create

Photo by: Kelsey Garcia

There are many local businesses in the city, all doing great things, but we love one so much that we really wanted to highlight everything they do. Gnome Create is a very creative store located at 9 North Main Street. They always have something going on, and their events can be found on their Facebook Page. 

Christopher Antao opened Gnome Create in September of this year, and he's always doing great things for the city. "Gnome Create is also a place for social awareness events. We encourage any non profit to team up with us. Any "gnome apparel" sold 50% of profits will go directly to your NP. 10% of any local artist painting sold will go to your NP. You decide how it goes down, tickets or free of charge just let us, help you! Contact us, we are about creating change and love! Let's all support each other, everyone wins especially the lives of those we are touching!" (Quoted from Gnome Create's Facebook). Chris Antao also said, "on a daily basis 100% of my profits always go to Gnome Surfs Project Happy Camp."

We just love this from Gnome Create.

Stop Speaking Poorly of the South Coast

Photo by: Kelsey Garcia

I don't think I can go a single day without someone trash-talking Fall River or New Bedford, and both cities have so much going for them: the beautiful views, the great people that live there trying to push them forward, the amazing food, and the local businesses doing what they can because they love where they live. Still, others don't see this they just see everything bad. Every city and town has its downfalls, but they're not highlighted as they often are in these two cities. If you really want the South Coast to change it's on you to do something about it.
To make a difference it really doesn't take much, just changing your attitude can do a lot. Speaking poorly about your city makes it okay for others to speak poorly about your city.
To make a difference start by not speaking poorly of it.
I also hear people saying they want change but not doing anything about it; hoping a politician makes a difference is not how things get fixed, it takes so much more than that. Just a neighborhood can make a difference, by fundraising and fixing a park, or even something smaller like a clean up day.
Stop speaking poorly of where you're from and do something to fix it.