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City Council Meeting, March 18, 2014
Suspension of Rules HR Director Mary Callery reports to council on interview arrangements. She’s still waiting to hear from two candidates who are trying to fit their schedules. Four candidates are scheduled. She does say that Robert Bruner, the candidate from Michigan, is scheduled for 6pm on March 25. She’s…
Read More »Economic Development Subcommittee meeting, March 18, 2014
Review of Tanner Street Urban Renewal Plan by DPD. Extends from Plain Street to Gorham Street. Includes modifications to the Lowell Connector to calm traffic, especially near its end at Gorham Street. Most of the development along Tanner Street would be industrial with some retail. One physical change would be…
Read More »Femnoire: The Women’s Playwriting Festival
Lowell’s Image Theater will be producing its 4th annual festival this year to celebrate women writers for the stage. Jerry Bisantz sent the following information about this year’s event: Femnoire: The Women’s Playwriting Festival March 28, 29th at 8PM The Whistler House Museum 243 Worthen Street, Lowell, MA Tix $19…
Read More »“Culture meets Creativity with Flying Orb Productions” By James Ostis
The following article by James Ostis appeared in this week’s edition of Khmer Post USA Culture meets Creativity with Flying Orb Productions By James Ostis It started with book covers. Around 2005, Lowell photographer Jim Higgins needed models to appear in cover images he was shooting for various publications. A…
Read More »Week in Review: March 16, 2014
City Manager Selection Process At noontime on Monday Bernie Lynch walked out of Lowell City Hall and ended his seven plus year tenure as Lowell City Manager. At 12:01 the Michael Geary administration began. The will be short-lived because Geary did not apply for the position on a permanent basis…
Read More »Lowell real estate, week of March 10, 2014
Here are real estate sales in Lowell for the past week: March 10, 2014 – Monday 70 Fourth Ave for $50,000. Title acquired from tax taking 42 Wellesley Ave for $290,000. Prior sale in 2007 for $289,000 March 11, 2014 – Tuesday 1021 Middlesex St Unit 2 for $155,000. Prior…
Read More »Red or Gray?
Back on March 16, 2009, I did a blog post entitled “Red or Gray?” It got quite a few comments. Here’s the original post plus some of the comments. Hopefully more comments (and recipes) will be added in 2014: By Dick on March 16, 2009 Even though corned beef is…
Read More »Civil War Talk this Sunday at 10am
This coming Sunday, March 16, 2014, at 10 a.m., I’ll be giving a talk about Lowell in the Civil War at UnchARTed Gallery at 66 Merrimack Street in Lowell (right next to Edible Arrangements at the corner of Merrimack and Central). The event is in conjunction of an exhibition of…
Read More »Special City Council Meeting: March 12, 2014
The council held a special meeting tonight to set the procedure and dates for interviewing candidates for city manager and auditor. Mayor Elliott opens the meeting by saying that the purpose of the public hearing is to discuss traits and characteristics of next city manager Deb Chause, Executive Director of…
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