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Last night was a busy one for the politically inclined in Lowell with State Senator Eileen Donoghue hosting an event at Cobblestones, City Councilor Bill Martin hosting another at Long Meadow, and Council candidate Derek Mitchell having a campaign kick-off at the Club Passe-Temps on Moody Street. Those trying to…
Read More »There were a couple of notable events in the Lowell real estate world yesterday. First, the apartment building complex known as Cabot Crossing on Bowden Street in Swede Village/South Lowell sold for $20,250,000. Second, the city of Lowell recorded 227 tax takings for unpaid FY2012 property taxes. In the past,…
Read More »This coming Saturday (June 15, 2013) is the 13th annual Lowell African Festival. Events begin at 11 a.m. at the Sampas Pavilion on the banks of the Merrimack River and continues until 7 p.m. Those eight hours will feature food, culture and entertainment. The world’s second largest and second most…
Read More »The Bruins open the Stanley Cup finals against the Chicago Blackhawks tonight and the Red Sox linger precariously in first place in the American League East, yet when you view Boston media sports coverage over the past 48 hours, the dominant story is of the Patriots signing a third string…
Read More »Frequent contributor Jim Peters sends shares some observations: There is a lot of news on the local front right now, although you would not know it by getting the local newspaper. Since it dropped Lowell from its title, it has not had much to do with the city. Even the…
Read More »There will be a free tour of St Patrick’s Cemetery this Saturday (June 8, 2013) at 10am beginning from the cemetery office on Gorham Street. Here’s what Dave McKean, on the “Lowell Irish” blog, writes about the tour: In the not too distant past Gorham Street was lined with monument…
Read More »Some Lowell photos from Tony Sampas. Canal Street (above) and the Pollard Memorial Library colonade (below)
Read More »I always try to remember major events in American history with a blog post. Today is the 69th anniversary of D-Day, the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. Below is a repeat of a post I did last year. Above and below are photos from a family visit to…
Read More »Anyone wondering why the real estate market is taking so long to recover from the bursting of the bubble in 2007 should consider the price swings over the past decade. This information is from the LowellDeeds blog which shows the median sales price of deeds recorded during a given year. …
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