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Late yesterday morning I walked down to the UML Inn & Conference Center to visit the exhibitors at “Made in Lowell”, a celebration of immigrant entrepreneurs and their businesses in the city. Although I didn’t stay for the luncheon and the speeches, I roamed the exhibit space and spoke with…
Read More »Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Views from within the Boott Mill. Photos by Tony Sampas.
Read More »This afternoon was the Grand Opening of the new UTEC facility on Hurd Street. The facility is an architectural marvel, both inside and out, joining the historic St. Paul’s United Methodist Church (1839) with a brand new 7500 square foot, three story addition. The first floor of the addition features…
Read More »Sorry to be a bit late with this reminder, but trash pick-up in the city of Lowell this week will be on the normal schedule and not delayed one day despite Monday being the observance of Veterans Day. So put your trash out on the normal schedule if you haven’t…
Read More »Taking advantage of the adhesive-weakening sunlight this weekend, I switched my car’s party affiliation from Democrat to unenrolled. Removing bumper stickers is also easier when the candidates won.
Read More »Join us for a celebration of the life and contributions of one of the great humanitarians of modern Lowell: Peter Stamas. Thursday, Nov 15, 7 pm, Parker Gallery, Whistler House Museum of Art, Worthen St, Lowell. The illustration below is by Janet Lambert-Moore, created as a tribute for Peter’s retirement.
Read More »Veterans Day is a time for remembering. In our families there are so many men and women who served the country – in wartime, in the eras of war and in peacetime. In our own extended family the service ranges from the Civil War, the Spanish American War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Viet Nam, Viet…
Read More »Last evening, Lowell Catholic High School held its third Athletic Hall of Fame Induction ceremony. The eight new members of the Hall of Fame are pictured above. Seated from left, John J. Miller – Keith Academy ’51; Richard P. Howe Sr. – Keith Academy ’51; Katelyn Gys – Lowell Catholic,…
Read More »Frank Rich, illustration by Gary Bedard (web image courtesy of garybedard.blogspot.com) Read this New York magazine analysis of the election and national political culture by Frank Rich, former columnist at the NYTimes. His acute observations are refreshing compared to the misleading neutrality of so many mainstream media types. To give my Facebook friends…
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