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I began my Folk Festival Day at the St John’s Baptist Church soul food stand at the Dutton Street Dance Pavilion with a plate of barbecued ribs, rice and beans, green beans and corn bread which was excellent. The rest of the afternoon was spent wandering around, visiting the various…
Read More »“Flashback Friday” is back after a brief vacation. For those who missed my previous explanation, each Friday, I will post a picture, video or article from Lowell’s political past. There won’t be any chronological connection between the item posted and the date of posting – it will be completely random.…
Read More »We haven’t written much about the race for the 3rd Middlesex Senate seat currently held by Democrat Susan Fargo, but a fascinating episode involving Republican challenger (and Chelmsford Selectman) Eric Dahlberg, the Tea Party, and a group called MassResistance has prompted me to pay more attention. This coming Sunday, the…
Read More »The latest trend in sneaker sales is toning shoes – athletic footwear that has an other than flat sole. The Globe reports today that the sky rocketing sales of these shoes has revived the sagging sneaker industry. The theory is that the oddly shaped bottom – some are curved like…
Read More »If you’re interested in historic election results, please visit our “Elections” page which contains a vast amount of data but is still a work in progress. Thus far, it contains the results of every Lowell City Council election from 1965 to 2009 and today I’ve added our first state election…
Read More »While visiting Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry (an amazing place that’s entitled to a future post all its own) I saw a 3D Printer in operation. I’d previously read about the amazing things these printers can do and how they will radically change our lives in the not-to-distant future,…
Read More »As the trustees of the University of Massachusetts commence a nationwide search for a new president to replace the retiring Jack Wilson, the Springfield Republican on Sunday weighed in with its candidate: Former U.S. Rep. Martin M. Meehan, now chancellor of UMass-Lowell, has worked diligently to transform his alma mater…
Read More »The 2010 Lowell Folk Festival is just a few days away. Driving home from work this afternoon, I heard Ted Panos on WCAP interviewing Kathleen Pierce who is producing much of the social network content on the festival’s official Facebook and Twitter pages. If you are active on either of…
Read More »One reason history is my favorite subject is that it is composed of stories that, though true, often defy belief. Such is the case with the first controlled nuclear reaction which occurred on December 2, 1942 on a squash court under the bleachers at the University of Chicago football stadium…
Read More »Several weeks ago I wrote of my rediscovery of TV sportscaster Len Berman who did sports on WBZ-TV in Boston during the 1970s and who now has launched an internet career after many decades doing TV sports in New York City. Berman’s website invites you to sign up for his…
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