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Writer and editor Nick DiGiovanni is a new Lowell resident, based at the renovated Appleton Mills. He sent me a note today about a book event that he has coming up at the Pollard Library. His book is titled “Rip”: I’ll be doing a reading and book-signing at the beautiful old…
Read More »Watch this video that celebrates one day in San Francisco and think about what a Lowell version would look like. A Day in the Life: San Francisco UPDATE: Here’s the video [youtube]KCpeKanDXHU[/youtube]
Read More »Jerry Cimino of the Beat Museum in San Francisco has an intriguing segment in his latest newsletter, which I’m reproducing in full because the effect would be lost in paraphrasing. So, courtesy of www.kerouac.com, here’s news about the now-completed “On the Road” film that is expected to premiere in France this…
Read More »Over at www.leftinlowell.com there’s a gathering discussion about the condition of the quality of life after dark in downtown Lowell. A comment by a reader named Jane stands out. She reported that she changed her mind about moving into the downtown after reading/hearing about recent disturbances on the streets and…
Read More »“Concord and Merrimack Confluence” by Richard Marion (c) 2012 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »boston.com reports that the Museum of Science in Boston received a $5 million state grant to develop “a spectacular exhibit” on the theme of life sciences, specifically, human biology. This is good news for the state and our region. Read the Globe’s Colin Young’s article here. On top of the recently expanded Isabella…
Read More »Looking forward to the President’s State of the Union address tonight. Remembering January 2009 and the massive gathering on the National Mall for the Inauguration of President Barack Obama. Here’s a look at the scene by Susan Walsh, a photographer from the Associated Press (web photo courtesy of boston.com) Here’s…
Read More »What about that Gingrich win? Read this from the Red State blog, courtesy of realclearpolitics.com. And don’t you think it’s strange that the national GOP got tagged with the “red” label, given all the anti-socialist talk coming from those megaphones? Which art director at which national TV network first decided to color code…
Read More »With the currrent talk about city charter change in the air, I am copying and sharing here my comment on Gerry Nutter’s blog from a few days ago for the rh.com readers who are following the developing community conversation around this topic: Lowell is the envy of many cities of its size.…
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