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Here’s the third installment of index entries from my forthcoming book, Legendary Locals of Lowell, which will be published on March 11, 2013. Dutton Street Boarding House, 20 Early, Edward, 99 Edson, Theodore, 102 Eno Printing, 42 Eno, Arthur, 42 Eno, Arthur, 99 Eno, Camille, 42, 54, 107 Eno, Francis,…
Read More »The pre-publication rollout of Legendary Locals of Lowell continues. There are a number of readings/book signings scheduled already. Here’s the list: Monday, March 18 at 7 pm at the Pollard Memorial Library in Lowell Monday, March 25 at 7 pm at the Tewksbury Public Library Saturday, April 6 at 11…
Read More »Yesterday I wrote about the upcoming March 11, 2013 publication of my book, Legendary Locals of Lowell, which is a history of the city told through pictures of its people. More information about the book including how to pre-order, where it will be sold locally, and dates of readings/signings are…
Read More »March 11, 2013 is the publication date of my first book, Legendary Locals of Lowell. The book is part of a new series from Arcadia Publishing called “Legendary Locals” which is described on the Arcadia website as follows: “Each book in Arcadia Publishing’s Legendary Locals imprint delves into the history…
Read More »Years from now I hope when I read the headline of this post I don’t have to ask, “Which one?” As I write at 7am on Friday, February 8, 2013, it’s 24 degrees outside and scattered snowflakes have been falling since 5am. Yesterday, cancellations started rolling in: almost every school…
Read More »The new UMass Lowell parking garage on Broadway by night. Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Harvard economist Edward Glaeser, one of the foremost urban thinkers in America today, has a provocative op-ed in the Globe. In “Best deal in town: on-street parking“, Glaeser examines the economics of urban parking. He contends that the because real estate is so valuable, the true cost of a parking…
Read More »Ironic that on the 35th anniversary of the Blizzard of ’78, we’re preparing for another big snowstorm. I stopped at Market Basket on the way home from work and bought all the essentials needed to make French Toast which, as all of you who are recent arrivals should know, is…
Read More »In 1978 I was a sophomore at Providence College and on February 6th of that year I trudged to morning class oblivious to the historic weather event that was about to unfold. Back then in our dorm room we had a portable TV with a rabbit ear antenna that pulled…
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