Menu
Architect Patrick Tighe is based in Southern California these days, but he has deep Lowell roots. Today’s NYTimes’s Home section features photographs and an article about a house in Los Angeles designed by Patrick. Montee Karp and her husband Dr. Harvey Karp hired Patrick to transform their ocean-facing house. She…
Read More »Judith Durant and Nancy Pitkin sent this story about their recent visit to the American Textile History Museum at 491 Dutton Street in Lowell: A treasure trove of historic literature is preserved and catalogued in the Osborne Library of the American Textile History Museum. On Tuesday, May 20, we attended…
Read More »Little Free Library is an organization that promotes the sharing of books by small neighborhood repositories maintained by individuals in the community. I’d read about the practice and a short time ago spotted the above installation off Mass Ave in Cambridge. I chose to post the photo on Facebook yesterday…
Read More »Bill Nye the Science Guy at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center last night (Image courtesy of Facebook page of Chancellor Marty Meehan). This is Commencement Day at UMass Lowell, and it’s wet out there. The grizzled and frizzed-hair ink-stained scribes of the media world will use all their…
Read More »Frequent contributor Nancy Pitkin shared the following review of the “The Heir Apparent”, a play she saw on a recent trip to New York City: An overnight trip to New York City (or why I shouldn’t read the New York Times; I always find a play I want to see)…
Read More »News from the Doors Open Lowell organizers: Looking forward to a fantastic Doors Open Lowell weekend, so come on out and discover some great historic buildings and architecture as you help celebrate National Preservation Month. Head towww.doorsopenlowell.org for a complete schedule of events. If you missed the program guide in Wednesday’s Lowell Sun,…
Read More »Tonight at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum, the Lowell National Historical Park and the Lowell Heritage Partnership presented the 2014 Cultural Heritage and Historic Preservation Awards. Lowell National Park Superintendent Celeste Bernardo served as the master of ceremonies. She explained that the theme of the National Park in 2014 is…
Read More »Yesterday I attended the very successful Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce Small Business Social Media Summit at the Westford Regency Hotel. The speakers were all informative and entertaining and the event was every well attended. Hopefully it will become an annual event. Over the next few days, I’ll do some…
Read More »Lowell National Historical Park News Release 2014 Excellence Awards Recognition For Community Contributors “During National Preservation Month, Lowell National Historical Park and the Lowell Heritage Partnership celebrate community efforts in the realms of historic preservation, cultural heritage, and volunteerism. Recognition of these accomplishments will occur at the kick-off of Doors Open…
Read More »Maybe Lowell should be doing more with the Mother’s Day celebration, since we have a claim on one of the most familiar mothers of all mothers . . .
Read More »