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Read SUN reporter Rita Savard’s appreciation of Eleanor McGarry of Tyngsboro, who, among many other dimensions of her life, was a Kerouac admirer who started the annual Kerouac 5K road race in Lowell.
Read More »In today’s NYTimes, Paul Osterman writes about what lack of work and poorly paying jobs do to individuals and families. He describes a reality check in Texas, where there is talk of plenty of jobs. Read the essay here, and get the NYT if you want more.
Read More »“Canal Bridge, East Merrimack Street” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »On September 7, 1992, Labor Day that year, the lead editorial was about Lowell and Lowell National Historical Park. It was tremendous exposure for the city and our history. Read the editorial here from the NYT archives, and get the paper if you want more. Here’s how it begins: Youngsters…
Read More »The City of Lowell and UMass Lowell have events planned to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11. On Thursday, Sept. 8, at 11 am, the public and university community are invited to join Chancellor Marty Meehan and guest speakers for the rededication of the UMass Lowell 9/11 Memorial. Members of…
Read More »Liz Longley (photo by caesar photography) On her third visit to the Lowell Summer Music Series, Liz Longley appeared to be very comfortable in front of a Lowell crowd. She’s probably at ease on any stage after doing 150 gigs a year while in college. She recently graduated from Berklee…
Read More »Opinion writer Timothy Egan of the NYT has an eye-opening column online today that makes a connection between Prohibition and some of today’s extreme social behavior regulators. Read his essay here, and get the NYT if you want more. And watch for the upcoming Ken Burns documentary on Prohibition.
Read More »Folksinger and songwriter Richard Thompson is featured tonight in the Lowell Summer Music Series. There was a long line of people waiting for the opening bell to ring at 7 a.m. so they could get their chairs and blankets in place. The forecast is for mixed sun and clouds, so…
Read More »“Tomatoes Box” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 To see more artwork, please visit www.richardmarion.net
Read More »A surprise showed up yesterday on Facebook when a Friend posted a link to a blog entry from Huffington Post/AOL that was by a writer who works in Lowell, maybe lives in Lowell, and was writing about the remarkable pluralism in the city. Read Nataly Kelly’s post here. About the…
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