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Read SUN reporter Rita Savard’s appreciation of Eleanor McGarry of Tyngsboro, who, among many other dimensions of her life, was a Kerouac admirer who started the annual Kerouac 5K road race in Lowell.
Read More »In the spring and the fall each year, I lead free public tours of historic Lowell Cemetery. This month, tours will occur on Friday, September 9 at 1 pm and Saturday, September 10 at 10 am. Another set will occur on Friday, September 23 at 1 pm and Saturday, September…
Read More »In today’s NYTimes, Paul Osterman writes about what lack of work and poorly paying jobs do to individuals and families. He describes a reality check in Texas, where there is talk of plenty of jobs. Read the essay here, and get the NYT if you want more.
Read More »A current editor of the Providence Journal who once worked for the “Lawrence Eagle-Tribune” wrote a column yesterday urging Rhode Islanders to look to Lowell’s experience in obtaining a National Park as the Ocean State attempts to secure the same for its Blackstone Valley corridor. Here’s how the author, John…
Read More »[youtube]KD2B4_RJonA[/youtube] A commercial for Wendy’s spicy chicken sandwich filmed at the Branch Street Firehouse. Even Wendy’s knows there’s a lot to like about Lowell. (Thanks to Corey Sciuto for posting the link on Facebook which is where I first saw it).
Read More »In the spring and the fall each year, I lead free public tours of historic Lowell Cemetery. This month, tours will occur on Friday, September 9 at 1 pm and Saturday, September 10 at 10 am. Another set will occur on Friday, September 30 at 1 pm and Saturday, October…
Read More »History.com reminds us that on this day September 5, 1957, New York Times writer Gilbert Millstein wrote a rave review about “On the Road” the second novel by Lowell-born writer Jack Kerouac. He quotes: “Jack went to bed obscure,” Kerouac’s girlfriend told a reporter, “and woke up famous.” “On the…
Read More »“Canal Bridge, East Merrimack Street” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »On September 7, 1992, Labor Day that year, the lead editorial was about Lowell and Lowell National Historical Park. It was tremendous exposure for the city and our history. Read the editorial here from the NYT archives, and get the paper if you want more. Here’s how it begins: Youngsters…
Read More »When Scott Brown held a fundraiser at a Lowell Spinners baseball game where he handed out bobble heads of himself, MASSUNITING activists decided to head to Lowell to cheer on the Spinners and remind Brown of his bobble-head voting record. Check out this video to see what happened when Brown…
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