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Along Paige Street
Along Paige Street in Lowell, by Tony Sampas
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“Factory Girls” review
Two weekends ago, the musical “Factory Girls” played at Lowell High School to rave reviews, but I missed those performances and so this past weekend I saw the show at the Boston Conservatory. It was outstanding, both from entertainment and historical perspectives. Set in 19th Century Lowell and directed by…
Read More »Bruins fans are everywhere
Paul Revere suits up in his black and gold sweater in advance of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals, which the Bruins won, 5-2.
Read More »Merrimack Canal
Reflections of fence slats and the spaces between them on the Merrimack Canal, by Tony Sampas
Read More »Public Hearing on Redistricting
The Joint Legislative Committee on Redistricting came to Lawrence High School tonight for a public hearing. Present were Senators Stanley Rosenberg (co-chair), Barry Finegold, Daniel Wolf, Sonia Chang-Diaz, and Bruce Tarr; and Representatives Michael Moran (co-chair), Sean Garballey, Bradford Hill, Alice Hanlon Peisch, Marcos Devers, John Keenan, Byron Rushing and…
Read More »Community PlanIt comes to Lowell
Back in 2003, the Lowell City Council endorsed the city’s first Master Plan in 30 years. Since then, the Hamilton Canal project has become a reality, the housing bubble burst, and “sustainability” – of natural resources, history, culture, and people – has become more important. The process of updating the…
Read More »“Winners Stay” by John Edward
John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and who teaches economics at Bentley University and UMass Lowell, contributes the following column. When I used to play pickup basketball there was a rule called “winners stay.” Our economy works a lot like that and…
Read More »Lowell Community Health Center and the Hamilton Mills
The Lowell Community Health Center (LCHC) is in the process of purchasing 200,000 square feet of space in the Hamilton Mill on Jackson Street, and has firm plans to develop half of that space in the near term to consolidate their operations into a central location, and expand as they…
Read More »“Spirit of a Tree Stump” by Tony Sampas
Carved out of a Norway Maple at 145 Luce Street, Lowell MA. Made Possible by the Lowell and Massachusetts Cultural Councils, the Lowell Department of Public Works, and patron of the arts Martha Mayo. by Tony Sampas
Read More »Blogger Meetup at Gary’s Ice Cream
[youtube]P9fIWB3ILyg[/youtube] More than twenty people made it to Gary’s Ice Cream tonight for our third Greater Lowell Blogger Meetup. The turnout was excellent when the violent thunderstorm that lingered in the vicinity is taken into account. Thanks to Gary for hosting us and thanks to all who attended: It’s always…
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