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Over the next few days I’ll provide some historical data from the 2011 city election that shows how individual candidates on the ballot in the 2013 city election performed in the 2011 election. Each candidate gets a separate post in the same order that they finished in 2011. The information…
Read More »“Wannalancit Mills from Post Office Lot” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »I can’t remember the last time I rode a bicycle, at least one on wheels as opposed to the stationary type at the gym. But that doesn’t mean I’m not a fan of bikes and bicycling. I am. It seems to me that Lowell would have everything to gain and…
Read More »The sculpture titled Agapetime stands on the plaza at the Lower Locks complex behind the main building of Middlesex Community College. The title is a combination of Greek words meaning “love” and “honor.” Artist Dimitri Hadzi (1921 – 2006) created the bronze artwork for Paul and Niki Tsongas in the late 1980s.…
Read More »“Roadside Picnic” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net This is for every one of the good vacation days in June, July, and August. Let’s hope we have a wonderful fall season.
Read More »One of the regular stops on my walking tours of Lowell Cemetery is the receiving tomb. Located in the middle of the cemetery, the door of this large mausoleum bears the following inscription: Erected to memory of Eli Hoyt Shedd, son of Freeman B and Amy F Shedd. Died Jan…
Read More »The Mills Weren’t Made of Marble New York Times (September 07, 1992) Youngsters who are made to troop through America’s historic landmarks might reasonably conclude that in the past, rich was typical. Ordinary people are shown mainly as servants, or as slaves, in the sumptuous mansions and town houses that…
Read More »The Facebook page titled “You Know You’re From Lowell If…” has thousands of members, and sometimes the group “does” history in a crowd-sourcing fashion. For example, somebody will pose a question, and people will jump in with facts and recollections. I tried that recently because I knew poet Seamus Heaney…
Read More »One of my hobbies in life is finding connections to Lowell wherever I can. I found one during today’s visit to the photographic exhibit “Visual Dispatches from the Vietnam War” at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester. The above photo, one of only 35 in the exhibit, carries the…
Read More »The Fall 2013 issue of “Arts and Ideas” from UMass Lowell is available online here. Note the upcoming Lunchtime Lectures at the UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center with speakers such as Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and new media guru Nicco Mele. Reservations are required for these events and the…
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