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Sorry for the misinformation on the Star Party at Fort Hill Park. I drove up there tonight and found the place deserted. I came home and checked my sources, and saw that the Star Party is next Thursday, Oct. 14, from 7 pm to 9 pm. My apologies to anyone…
Read More »Reading the obituary in the Globe today for Phyllis Bianchi Lange of Lexington strikes a note of nostalgia for ladies of a certain age – ladies like me. Phyllis Bianchi co-founded the bridal gown House of Bianchi in Boston with her mother in the late 1940s. From the late…
Read More »After a five-month long review of the planned sale of the Caritas Christi Health Care system to Cerberus Capital Management, Attorney General Martha Coakley has brokered a deal that gets her endorsement. No stakeholders will be completely satisfied with these results. Issues some thought important were left out of the…
Read More »Today’s NYTimes has an article about competition for best film of the year—the Oscar race. Mentioned in the middle of the story is ‘The Fighter’ from, basically, Lowell. Read the story here, and get the NYT if you appreciate the effort. A more serious scramble may occur among a clutch…
Read More »Let’s not say rh.com does not range far and wide with its Lowell threads. In recognition of World Space Week and apropos the Star Party planned at Fort Hill tomorrow evening, here is a stop-you-in-your-tracks story that I picked up in an unusual source (womensday.com) about several retired members of…
Read More »Last week, both Jim Cook of the Lowell Plan and I talked to a Boston Globe business reporter about Jack Kerouac and his impact on our city, particularly from marketing and economic perspectives, and referenced what Liverpool, England, has experienced through the legacy of The Beatles. Skip ahead a week,…
Read More »In today’s edition, the Globe editorial urges Attorney General Martha Coakley to withhold her support for the Caritas Christi Health Care sale to the for-profit private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management unless Cerberus agrees to a continued financial oversight by the Commonwealth after completion of the sale. From the editorial…
Read More »Here are the answers to this week’s Tuesday Trivia questions: 6) What Lowell boxer represented the United States at the 1924 Olympic Games? * Al Mello a.k.a. Al Tavares 7) Which country’s national anthem was written by a person who lived in Lowell? * Canada – the song is “O…
Read More »Today’s SUN includes an eloquently written article by Rita Savard about Jack Kerouac’s roots in Centralville, specifically St. Louis de France parish. She accompanied a group of people on a Sunday morning walking tour that was guided by the orginator of the tours of Kerouac literary sites, Roger Brunelle. He led four tours at this year’s Kerouac…
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