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I just noticed the following video appear on the Howl in Lowell YouTube page. Here’s the explanation from there: [The below] was playing on screen at last night’s (Fri. 2/24/12) alternative party in the Zorba Room at the Olympia Restaurant. We think it’s a great HOWL out! See the full…
Read More »It’s still a ways off, but mark your calendars: Food Trucks are coming to Lowell. The Lowell Food Truck Festival will take place on the grounds of UMass Lowell’s Tsongas Center on Saturday, September 8, 2012 from noon to 4 pm. Trucks serving food from grilled cheese sandwiches (above) to…
Read More »What do I think of “Howl in Lowell”…? Just what the doctor ordered. A huge push-back from the culture-makers and -consumers in the city who believe that more attention should be paid. Logical next step, given the vast supply of cultural product in the city, and broad recognition that we have…
Read More »This is truly BIG NEWS. Rita Savard and Caroline Gallagher are about to launch Howl in Lowell, an online arts and entertainment magazine celebrating the music, art and culture of Lowell. Howl in Lowell will debut next week on March 1, but its creators have given us a taste of…
Read More »Irish Cultural Week will soon be upon us. Here is the schedule so you can save the dates. We’ll be sharing more information about these activities once March arrives. Sunday, March 4 10:00 AM – 29th Annual Irish Cultural Week Opening Mass at St. Patrick’s Church 11:15 AM – Parade…
Read More »Paul Marion and Rosemary Noon at Boardinghouse Park (from Lowell Sun) “Paul Marion, a Lowell native who grew up in Dracut, has worked to revitalize the city since the 1970s. Sun/Bob Whitaker Don’t miss Nancye Tuttle’s article and sidebar about Kiwanis Club Community Spirit honoree (and our blog colleague) Paul…
Read More »John B, a regular reader and sometimes contributor, happens to be visiting Cambodia at the same time as a delegation led by Congresswoman Niki Tsongas is also in that country. Coincidentally, Chath pierSath, a Lowell-based poet and artist is also in Cambodia now. Last night, John emailed images of newspaper…
Read More »Bobby Tugbiyele (too-bee-yell-e) has been the President of Center City Committee, Inc since October 2011. Center City Committee is an organization comprised of a group of community builders with deep roots and experience in promoting the downtown as well as advocating for issues affecting it. Bobby and his wife are…
Read More »The Kiwanis Club of Greater Lowell is honoring Paul Marion with its Thomas G. Kelakos Community Spirit Award. Paul is a wisely chosen honoree – next to his family – community is Paul’s life, his focus, his passion. A true son of Lowell, Paul is a voice for the community expressing visions for…
Read More »Thursday afternoon at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Lowell Telecommunications Corporation (LTC) executive board – I’m a member of the LTC board of directors – I learned that Comcast had unilaterally decreed that on March 20, 2012, it would move the content of Lowell Cable channel 10, our government…
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