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We’re in the midst of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. The 100th anniversary of World War One is not far away. While that war began in 1914, America did not enter it until 1917 and US ground forces saw…
Read More »Jim Peters sent along the following essay: I have some major health issues that sometimes I can forget about; to be dredged up at another time. One of those recently caused me to reconsider running for State Committee. I was mentally ready for a run, but physically I had to…
Read More »This coming Saturday, March 3 from 10 am to noon, there will be a Tweet-Up at Lowell Telecommunications Corp, 246 Market Street, right next to the Lowell National Park Visitors Center. The event is informal and unstructured and will benefit everyone ranging from the person who has no idea what…
Read More »“Delightful” is not a word that gets much use in my vocabulary, but it’s the one I’ll use to describe “Daddy Long Legs” which I saw Thursday night at the Merrimack Repertory Theatre. Set in the first decade of the twentieth century, it’s the story of Jerusha Abbott who, when…
Read More »I just noticed the following video appear on the Howl in Lowell YouTube page. Here’s the explanation from there: [The below] was playing on screen at last night’s (Fri. 2/24/12) alternative party in the Zorba Room at the Olympia Restaurant. We think it’s a great HOWL out! See the full…
Read More »It’s still a ways off, but mark your calendars: Food Trucks are coming to Lowell. The Lowell Food Truck Festival will take place on the grounds of UMass Lowell’s Tsongas Center on Saturday, September 8, 2012 from noon to 4 pm. Trucks serving food from grilled cheese sandwiches (above) to…
Read More »Photo by Tony Sampas
Read More »This is truly BIG NEWS. Rita Savard and Caroline Gallagher are about to launch Howl in Lowell, an online arts and entertainment magazine celebrating the music, art and culture of Lowell. Howl in Lowell will debut next week on March 1, but its creators have given us a taste of…
Read More »Irish Cultural Week will soon be upon us. Here is the schedule so you can save the dates. We’ll be sharing more information about these activities once March arrives. Sunday, March 4 10:00 AM – 29th Annual Irish Cultural Week Opening Mass at St. Patrick’s Church 11:15 AM – Parade…
Read More »Thirty-two years ago today a bunch of American college kids defeated a team of professional hockey players from the Soviet Union by a score of 4 to 3 during the 1980 Olympics at Lake Placid, New York. The Americans went on to defeat Finland and win the gold medal. The…
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