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Sparked by news of Dharma Buns sandwich shop’s expected closing this week, there’s a lively, thoughtful discussion about downtown life (business and otherwise) going on at www.leftinlowell.com. Here’s the link to the comments (20-plus and increasing). UPDATE from Dick (who is sorry to intrude on Paul’s post) Besides the lively…
Read More »The New York Times has been blogging live all day on its website with updates and various information related to the shootings in Tucson, AZ. Keep up with the blog posts here.
Read More »Bob Herbert of the NYTimes today uses his column inches in the nation’s newspaper of record to pound the President, Democrats, and Republicans for neglecting their responsibility to help Americans who are most needy. The late Peter Stamas of Lowell (Lowell High Headmaster, President of Human Services Corp. of Lowell,…
Read More »I picked up this message from the Lowell Highlands Neighborhood Group at Gerry Nutter’s place: “Urging you to attend – City Council Public Safety Subcommitte – Tuesday 1/11/11 – 5:00 – 6:30PM “Lower Highlands Friends, “We continue to mourn the loss of Corinna Ouer, a young woman who called the…
Read More »Former Clark University President Richard P. Traina was honored recently with a leadership award in recognition of the bold, creative initiatives he championed at Clark that led to significant improvements on campus and in the community. Read the Worcester Telegram & Gazette article from Dec. 31, 2010, about Mr Traina…
Read More »If they could come back to visit, what would Jack Kerouac, Bette Davis, James Whistler, and other distinguished creative artists linked to our city think of the giant sign on the side of the Appleton Mills building that is “Calling All Artists” to Lowell. What an amazing statement, invitation, and declaration…
Read More »In the context of recent troubles in the city, Greg at The New Englander shares his insights about the destructive power of racism as well as its limits in our immediate society. Read his thoughts here.
Read More »See this boston.com report on Gov. Deval Patrick’s remarks at the swearing-in ceremony for his second term as governor. I recall meeting him one day at UMass Lowell when he was campaigning in the Democratic primary election his first time around. He was by himself, being introduced to people by…
Read More »With all “The Fighter” buzz, this is a good time re-run Tom Sexton’s poem about the local boxing legend. One of the best things about a good poem is how it stands up to repeated readings or listenings. Maybe Tom should do an audio recording of his Lowell poems. People…
Read More »This is a wild story. Listen to the voice. Stay with the clip to the end or push the progress bar to the last ten seconds.
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