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I can’t remember the last time I rode a bicycle, at least one on wheels as opposed to the stationary type at the gym. But that doesn’t mean I’m not a fan of bikes and bicycling. I am. It seems to me that Lowell would have everything to gain and…
Read More »119 Gallery, located at 119 Chelmsford Street in Lowell, will host a city council candidates night on September 20, 2013. The event will begin at 6:30 pm with a reception to meet the candidates in an informal setting along with a pot luck dinner. At 7:30 pm, there will be…
Read More »One of the regular stops on my walking tours of Lowell Cemetery is the receiving tomb. Located in the middle of the cemetery, the door of this large mausoleum bears the following inscription: Erected to memory of Eli Hoyt Shedd, son of Freeman B and Amy F Shedd. Died Jan…
Read More »Tooch Van, a Cambodian-American resident of Lowell, shared the following story about his son, Winston: After more than seven straight hours of driving on our way back from a quick road trip to Manchester VT and Montreal, Quebec au Canada, I was exhausted, everybody in my family was tired. We…
Read More »From Susan B. Anthony: Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on…
Read More »One of my hobbies in life is finding connections to Lowell wherever I can. I found one during today’s visit to the photographic exhibit “Visual Dispatches from the Vietnam War” at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester. The above photo, one of only 35 in the exhibit, carries the…
Read More »Earlier in August, a Boston Globe review of a photographic exhibit at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire. “Visual dispatches from the Vietnam War” consists of 35 iconic photographs from that war with explanatory captions and other material to provide context. Many of the images are hauntingly…
Read More »We headed to Manchester, New Hampshire today to see an exhibition of photography from the Vietnam War (which I’ll cover in another post). Entirely by coincidence, our trip involved a lot of things that began with the letter “C”. The photo exhibit was at the Currier Museum of Art. We…
Read More »Even accepting without question the conclusion that chemical weapons were used by the Syrian government against civilian targets within that country, I don’t think we should attack Syria. Yes, chemical weapons are inhumane and violate every civilized convention of behavior especially when used against those incapable of protecting themselves, but…
Read More »August 26, 2013 – Monday 21-23 Otis St for $219,500. Prior sale in 2011 for $150,000 135 Beacon St for $315,000. Prior sale in 2010 for $240,000 31-33 Murray Ln for $284,900 (Residents First Development) 63 Third Ave for $259,900. Prior sale in 2008 for $209,000 33-37 Washington St for…
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