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The Lowell Community Health Center (LCHC) is in the process of purchasing 200,000 square feet of space in the Hamilton Mill on Jackson Street, and has firm plans to develop half of that space in the near term to consolidate their operations into a central location, and expand as they…
Read More »Carved out of a Norway Maple at 145 Luce Street, Lowell MA. Made Possible by the Lowell and Massachusetts Cultural Councils, the Lowell Department of Public Works, and patron of the arts Martha Mayo. by Tony Sampas
Read More »Political analyst Ron Brownstein has a new essay in National Journal about the “upside down” employment situation in the US, with more older people staying in their jobs out of necessity or choice and fewer younger people able to get started on the job ladder. I picked this up from…
Read More »Yesterday’s NYTimes included an article by Elisabetta Povoletto about a painting made by Jack Kerouac and Italian artist Franco Angeli in 1966 when Kerouac was visiting Italy. Titled “The Deposition,” the subject of the artwork is the removal of Jesus from the cross upon which he was crucified. Kerouac was…
Read More »[youtube]P9fIWB3ILyg[/youtube] More than twenty people made it to Gary’s Ice Cream tonight for our third Greater Lowell Blogger Meetup. The turnout was excellent when the violent thunderstorm that lingered in the vicinity is taken into account. Thanks to Gary for hosting us and thanks to all who attended: It’s always…
Read More »The tropical air and jungle rain this morning reminded me of mornings on the island of St. Lucia in the Caribbean, when the sky would open and drench the warm air and lush countryside. These prose poems were first published in “The Offering,” a literary magazine at UMass Lowell.—PM . Hibiscus…
Read More »It’s been a long time since I dragged NYTimes opinion columnist Tom Friedman over to rh.com, but today’s essay in the paper bears reading because of the big-picture commentary. Without panicky hyperventilating, Friedman makes a case that we have met the Earth’s enemy, and it is us. The solution is…
Read More »When I came across the story of the swearing-in today of the new President of Quincy College, I sensed a familiarity with the name and the person. Sure enough the Quincy College Voice notes that Peter Tsaffaras was born in Lowell – and moved to Quincy in 1986. Also, he…
Read More »This coming Thursday night, from 6 to 8 pm, all bloggers, blog readers, and everyone else is invited to Gary’s Ice Cream at 131 Gorham Street in East Chelmsford to enjoy ice cream and each other’s company. There’s no agenda, no sign-in table; just show up and chat. A bonus…
Read More »“Oh, Freedom” by Tony Sampas
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