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Notes from Western Ave. – Building Me into Us
This post is by Maxine Farkas from Western Avenue Studios: Since June of 2012 the population of artists at Western Ave. has almost doubled, with the construction of Western Avenue Lofts and the build out of the former Classic Elite Yarn space on fourth and fifth floor of the A…
Read More »Lowell week in review: February 16, 2014
The most important event of the week to me was the presentation at last Tuesday’s city council meeting by John Power of Farley White on the status of the former Wang manufacturing facility at 1001 Pawtucket Boulevard that his firm purchased in January for $15.5 million. Power has a long…
Read More »Lowell Real Estate: week of February 10, 2014
February 10, 2014 – Monday 81 Farmland Rd for $182,500. Prior sale in 1999 for $120,000 13 Rockdale Ave for $60,000. Prior sale in 2013 for $80,000 February 11, 2014 – Tuesday 67 Ursula St for $109,000. Prior sale in 2004 for $211,500 February 12, 2014 – Wednesday 977 Westford…
Read More »James Arena-DeRosa, candidate for Lt Governor
James Arena-DeRosa, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor, was in Lowell earlier this week. I met him for the first time during his visit and asked him to tell our reader/viewers a little about himself on camera. The result is below. For more information about Mr. Arena-DeRosa…
Read More »Boston looking west
One of the benefits of having a meeting in Boston (as I did on Monday) is the view from the 17th floor of One Ashburton Place, looking west past the State House and along the Charles River.
Read More »City Council Meeting: Feb 11, 2014
After being AWOL the past two Tuesdays, I resumed note taking just in time for this marathon council meeting. There were important presentations on two new development projects in the city but most of the rest was anti-climatic. Bagshaw Mills – Recycling Site Mark Regan speaks on Bagshaw Mills (128…
Read More »New England Music Awards in Lowell on Feb 21 & 22
The 3rd Annual New Enland Music Awards & Artist Conference will be held in Lowell on Friday Feb 21 & Sat Feb 22, 2014 with most events at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium and at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center. Details about the event are available on the New…
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At UMass Lowell. Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Shotspotter technology and the City Council
After posting my Week in Review column earlier today, a reader named Joe left the following comment: About a decade ago Ed Davis wanted to bring the shot spotter gunshot detection system to Lowell. I forget the reason but it never materialized. This week I watched councilors Belanger and Rourke…
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