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All the writers, book-sellers, readers, and listeners at the Pollard Memorial Library’s Author Round-Up at Mill No. 5 had a top-notch time yesterday. I dare one city of Lowell’s size to come up with the writers line-up that Sean Thibodeau of the Pollard put together for readings from 12 noon…
Read More »The second planning workshop for Lowell’s Next Initiative/Canalway Vitality is set for Thursday, March 10, 5.30 pm, at the UMass Lowell Innovation Hub, 110 Canal St., in the Hamilton Canal District. Parking will be available in the adjacent lot as well as in the Early Garage on Jackson St. A…
Read More »Ammiel Alcalay Queens College and The Graduate Center, CUNY “‘Follow the Person’ / Out of the Schools & Into the Archives” Tuesday, March 8th at 3:30pm in Allen House UMass Lowell South Campus Please join the UMass Lowell Kerouac Center and Ammiel Alcalay as he discusses Lost & Found: The CUNY…
Read More »Next Initiative for Lowell/Canalway Vitality Community Planning Meeting #1 Thursday, Feb. 11, 5.30 to 7 pm UMass Lowell Innovation Hub 110 Canal Street, 3rd floor Lowell (near Appleton Mills and Mill No. 5) Parking at meters nearby or at Early Garage on Jackson St., two blocks away The purpose of…
Read More »Thank you to City Manager Kevin Murphy, the City Councilors, and City planning staff for moving forward with improvements to the historic South Common. The first phase of the big park’s upgrade will involve a pathway from Thorndike Street to South Street to enhance walking and biking, especially people moving…
Read More »The media commentariat and political insiders seem astounded that Bernie Sanders is attracting vast support among young voters on the Democratic side. Setting aside Bernie’s views on government policies and social values, remember that people in their 20s grew up watching movies that featured a wise old man with special…
Read More »On the eve of the Iowa caucuses and with political ads in heavy rotation on Boston TV stations in advance of the New Hampshire primary, here’s a poem with a bit of politics in it from the vault that goes back to 1988. I rarely use rhyme in compositions, but this one…
Read More »Okay, here’s another one of those Lowell connections. There’s a scene in the brilliant new film “The Martian” in which astronaut Mark Watney (actor Matt Damon of Massachusetts) travels to a remote location to uncover a craft sent to Mars long before his space mission. According to sources, it’s actually…
Read More »There’s always a Lowell connection, right? Farewell, David Bowie, rock star, pop star, culture star, endlessly inventive artist. When I heard the news today, I was reminded of a story told to me by Lowell singer-songwriter extraordinaire Bob Martin. He was breaking into the music business in the early 1970s,…
Read More »Around 1996, there was a lot of activity flowing from an idea about transforming Lowell into “The Flowering City,” with a new effort to enhance the parks, forest, waterways, gardens. The thinking was that the community was ready to shift its attention from 20 years of bricks-and-mortar rehab and redevelopment…
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