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This is the third in a series of columns by John Edward, who teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell, on economic issues related to the upcoming presidential election. The first column, “The 100 Percent,” appeared on May 16, 2016; the second, “Voodoo Two,” on May 23, 2016. In 1987,…
Read More »Marie Sweeney was thinking about Catherine Goodwin today and shares the following . . . This photo of Catherine Goodwin in St. Patrick’s Cemetery popped-up in my Facebook feed this morning. With all the Lowell Walks Tours starting and my Saturday morning visit to the Lowell Cemetery for the Art…
Read More »I missed a couple of weeks of real estate postings. Here they are, all at once. May 30, 2016 – Monday Memorial Day – no sales May 31, 2016 – Tuesday 125 Billings St for $240,000. Prior sale in 2002 for $211,150 515 East Merrimack St for $169,900. Prior sale…
Read More »Perkins Place If you wanted to create a training film on how to best advocate your case before the city council, the remarks by residents of Perkins Place at last Tuesday’s council meeting would be a good starting point. Councilor Dan Rourke perhaps best illustrated how the residents’ oratory had…
Read More »Marie Sweeney attended the Lowell Cemetery Art Show today and composed the following post: On this gorgeous day what better place to be but in a garden! This morning I attended an Art Show arrayed below the spectacular canopy of a thick-trunked, leafy-branched, golden brown European Beech tree in the…
Read More »I recently came across this 1969 press release about the Smith Baker Center: Dedication of Acre community center planned for Sunday The Smith Baker Community Center of the Acre Model Neighborhood Organization (AMNO) will be dedicated Sunday, December 14, 1969 at 5 p.m. in the former First Congregational Church, located…
Read More »You have two walking tours to choose from this Saturday: At 10 am from the National Park Visitor Center at 246 Market Street, Craig Thomas of the Lowell Department of Planning and Development, will lead a walking tour of the Hamilton Canal District. At 1 pm, I will lead a…
Read More »TIF for Kronos. Expected to relocate to Cross Point with 1300 employees by next summer. TIF requires an additional 400 employees over next five years. Kronos coming here is evidence that we are an innovation hub. Representatives of Kronos appear before council to give overview of Kronos. Kronos has been…
Read More »Does Lowell really want to be a college town? Some history: Back in 1986, Emerson College, a school with an international reputation for excellence in communications and the arts, decided to move from its long-time Back Bay home in Boston to the banks of the Merrimack River in Lawrence. The…
Read More »Thanks to Fred Faust who organized and led the inaugural Lowell Walks of 2016, “Preservation Success Stories.” Kindly lending their assistance to Fred were two key players in the early days of Lowell National Historical Park, Sarah Peskin and Nancy Woods. Thanks also to Winn Development and Larry Curtis who…
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