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Stormy Weather
Tony Sampas captured this view of today’s stormy weather as seen from UMass Lowell’s South Campus.
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The City Seal – another variant
Tony Sampas found another version of the city’s official seal, this one on the Lowell Emergency Management bus.
Read More »The excavation in the Acre
I’ve not yet been to Ireland but my understanding is the country does not often – or ever – see warm and humid weather of the type we are experiencing here this week. Our visiting Irish archaeologists are showing no signs of curtailing their effort on the front lawn of…
Read More »‘Commute’ by Richard Marion
This will be a good day to stay above it all and catch a breeze if you can find one. “Commute” by Richard Marion (c) 2012 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Heat Wave
When you’re an early riser, nature often misleads you when making weather observations. At 5 am in mid-summer the sun has yet to rise and except on the most tropically humid days, the air seems fresh and invigorating. Once the sun peeks over the horizon, however, things change rapidly. The…
Read More »‘Re-urbanization’ and City Parklands
Frank Bruni’s column for tomorrow’s NYTimes covers the encouraging trend of city greening, from New York City to places around the country. Read his thoughts here, and get the NYT at home or online if you want more of this kind of writing. This is “Flowering City” stuff in the…
Read More »‘For Boston’
My wife and I enjoyed a sunny day in Boston this week and left the city convinced that it is looking as good as it ever has. Our destination was the waterfront, Fan Pier, where we expected to go to the Institute for Contemporary Art—but the weather was simply too…
Read More »New subdivision proposed for Westview Road
Tonight I attended an informational meeting hosted by David Daly of Daly General Contracting for the benefit of the residents of Westview Road (which runs off of Pine Street and along the first fairway of Mount Pleasant Golf Course). Mr. Daly proposes building 11 new houses at the end of…
Read More »The Irish are coming – and need your support
History is not a set story inscribed on stone tablets that last forever. Instead, history is a series of inferences that are based on evidence. As new evidence is discovered, those inferences change and so history is constantly evolving. An amazing example of that process has been taking place right…
Read More »Property Taxes
In my weekly appearance on WCAP yesterday morning, Ted Panos asked me about the recent flap about tax bills in Lowell. After making a concerted, and largely successful, effort to keep the city’s budget for FY13 from rising, some were surprised to receive their quarterly tax bills last week and…
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