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“Young Angel Midnight,” the very COOL anthology of emerging artists, writers, musicians, dancers, and other creative types in Lowell, has been nominated for a New England Art Award in the “Book” category. Online voting is highly encouraged. Here is the link. Please vote and share the link to get the…
Read More »You can’t read or watch a major news story these days without reference to Twitter, the social networking tool that allows users to broadcast “Tweets” in 140 characters or less. That’s 140 characters – not words – including spaces and punctuation. If nothing else, Twitter teaches economy in writing. But…
Read More »We have just set the dates for this Spring’s tours of Lowell Cemetery. In a major departure from recent practice, I’ve decided to split the cemetery in two for touring purposes, covering the Lawrence Street side in the spring and the Knapp Avenue/Shedd Park side in the fall. There will…
Read More »The sentiments expressed by correspondent Terry Byrne in today’s Boston Globe join that of the audiences that have enjoyed the current production at the Merrimack Repertory Theater. The production of “Daddy Long Legs” – a two person musical based on a 1912 story set somewhere in New England – has brought MRT audiences to…
Read More »The Merrimack River’s Pawtucket Falls at Pawtucket Dam in Lowell (copied from a post on Facebook by Alan S. Manoian)
Read More »This is a cross-post from the Lowell Historical Society blog. The Society is participating in the local celebration of Dickens’ 200th birthday and his 1842 visit tio Lowell in partnership with UMass Lowell, the Lowell National Historical Park and others. There will be a panel discussion on Dickens at the…
Read More »The city of Lowell seal on the Ladd and Whitney Monument. Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »As I drove in Westford Street from Drum Hill earlier today, an orange city of Lowell dump truck rumbled past me. In its wake the street seemed to be strewn with a handful of grayish chunks of snow. Momentarily baffled, I noticed a second truck approaching and saw its bed…
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