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‘Boott Cotton Storage’
“Venice of the North: Boott Cotton Storage” by Richard Marion (c) 2012 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
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Kerouac Book Discussion @UMass Lowell: Open to Public
The UMass Lowell Libraries will host a free five-part reading and discussion series focusing on three of Jack Kerouac’s Lowell-centric novels: “The Town and the City,” “Visions of Gerard” and “Maggie Cassidy.” The series, which begins Jan. 29, will feature UMass Lowell English Prof. Todd Tietchen leading discussions of each…
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Read More »‘The Bridge Review’: Bread and Roses Centennial Special Issue
“The Bridge Review: Merrimack Valley Culture” is an online bio-regional magazine that was launched in the late 1990s. After publishing several issues, the original editors rested. The beauty of the web, of course, is that the previous issues remained available to interested readers. With the coming of the 2012 Bread…
Read More »“Visit from St Nick” replay
Here’s a replay of my “Lowell recites a Visit from Saint Nicholas” video [youtube]Ioxqgafd0yY[/youtube]
Read More »Vigil in Lowell for victims of Newtown massacre
More than 50 people gathered this evening at a snow-dusted Tyler Park for a candlelight vigil for the victims of Friday’s mass shooting in Connecticut. With sleet lightly falling, most huddled under the three small canopy tents someone had brought and shared a flame from candle to candle. A couple…
Read More »Lowell and the Battle of Galveston
The Lowell Historical Society forwarded an email that was addressed to me from some folks who have made a great video from a Civil War era photo album depicting many Lowell residents. The pictures are amazing and, as a bonus, we learn something about the Battle of Galveston which I…
Read More »St Patrick’s School needs a new roof
Dave McKean, keeper of the Lowell Irish blog and a graduate of St Patrick’s School in Lowell, recently paid a visit and learned that besides all the other things needed by this inner-city school that does great work, the facility is in need of a new roof. The sisters who…
Read More »Weekend mornings in downtown Lowell
On Facebook I just noticed a post by Kathleen Marcin of the Downtown (Lowell) Neighborhood Association in which she copies an email she sent to the city manager’s office this morning about the residue of nighttime violence in downtown. While the publicity about it has faded, the late night weekend…
Read More »Look for the ATHM Exhibit on Wednesday’s “Chronicle”
Thanks to the Pawtucketville Citizens Council Facebook page for this heads-up on the “Chronicle” coverage of the American Textile History Museum’s lastest exhibit. The American Textile History Museum in Lowell, Mass., will be featured on “Chronicle” on Channel 5 (WCVB-TV) next WEDNESDAY, December 19, at 7:30 p.m. The segment will include…
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