Business

To flee or not to flee: Dartmouth gym empowers women through self-defense

For years, Wareham’s Autumn Wood was afraid to travel alone. After she started taking a Brazilian jiu jitsu class at Straight Blast Gym East Coast in Dartmouth that fear disappeared. Jiu-jitsu is a martial art form that teaches the fundamentals of...

Brewing beans and boujee vibes at Dartmouth’s newest coffee shop

When Stephanie Turgeon saw that 743 Dartmouth Street was for sale an idea popped into her head that she couldn’t dismiss: she would purchase what used to be Two Sisters Catering and turn it into a coffee shop. “I live right around the corner and saw...
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Dartmouth Pokémoto offers new Faunce Corner Mall Road dining option

Robert Kuliga, his son, Taylor Kuliga and partner Kyle Richard knew they wanted to go into business together but were not sure what was right for them until Kuliga, who lived in California for two years and was familiar with the business, suggested...

Knot what they expected: Paige’s Paracord opens a storefront

What started as physical therapy now sits as a store front at 92 State Road as Paige’s Paracord enters its next chapter as a business. It all started 20 years ago when Bob and Marianne Santos moved to Dartmouth for a one-floor home to accommodate...

Apotho Therapeutics opens its door, Select Board approves agreement

Over the last few weeks, the Select Board has stood firm in opposition of any Host Community Agreements with town cannabis businesses due to changes by the state that have affected the tax revenue received by municipalities. That was until its...

Halloween frights to become Christmas delights at Spirit Christmas

Every fall, Spirit Halloween stores pop up across the country, often in abandoned businesses or buildings, to sell costumes, accessories, lawn decorations and more. The stores disappear as quickly as they appeared once the holiday is over — the...