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Some of our readers may remember that Michael Millner, a professor in the UMass Lowell Dept. of English, and I are working on a new Kerouac project for Lowell. Last year, we received a $35,000 Creative Economy Initiatives grant from the UMass President’s Office to create (1) a small permanent…
Read More »The history of technology is a subject that fascinates me. Although individuals have long invented things, much technological advancement comes from corporations. As part of that interest, I keep a list of company names and their meanings. This topic came to mind earlier today when I wrote a short post…
Read More »Glamour shot “ad” promoting Melissa Leo for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Alice Ward in The Fighter In today’s Boston Globe, Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein write about Dicky Ekland’s attempt get more “spotlight” time though an interview and story in a “huge spread” in the new…
Read More »Today’s Globe carries the obituary of Ken Olsen, the founder of Digital. I never met Olsen and never worked at DEC, but the story reminded me of the glory days of the computer industry in Massachusetts in the 1980s with Digital and Wang serving as the global leaders in that…
Read More »Artist Anne Ruthmann on her Facebook page shares her vision for redevelopment of the Smith Baker Center, which is in harmony with preliminary plans laid out by the Lowell Plan, Inc., in its recent creative economy development plan for Lowell, and in the Smith Baker re-use report issued in 2008 by…
Read More »Today MassMoments reminds us that on February 7, 1978 snow was falling in Massachusetts at an inch a minute. This three day record-breaking Nor’easter – known as the Blizzard of ’78 paralyzed the Commonweath and the region. The recent snows and storms might have reminded us – as well – of our Blizzard…
Read More »The Eagle-Tribune today on Page 1, above the fold, previewed Andre Dubus III’s new memoir: “Townie.” The Merrimack Valley author and UMass Lowell professor is earning high praise in advance reviews for his searingly honest story about growing up in Haverhill and environs during the ’70s, when mill cities in…
Read More »The Needham “Your Town” page of boston.com reports that author Chaim M. Rosenberg will be speaking at the Needham Free Public Library on February 15, at 8 p.m. (the library says 7:30 pm) to discuss his latest book The Life and Times of Francis Cabot Lowell, 1775-1817. Francis Cabot Lowell…
Read More »Vintage ad – 1908 – for New England Confectionary Company of Boston, Massachusetts chocolates and other sweets. Whether it’s – Godiva, Hershey, Mrs. Nelson’s, Lindt, Nestles’s, Ghiradelli, Ferrero Rocher, Priscilla’s, Harbor Sweets, Whitman, Russell Stover or Dove – whatever your favorite confectionery brand – February is National Chocolate Month – time…
Read More »Regarding Marie’s post about tax credits to lure film productions to Massachusetts, I don’t see how one can argue with the pay-off if you consider direct spending and indirect value in the form of marketing the distinctive character of Massachusetts as a place to live, work, or visit. If you take…
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