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Bryan Marquard of the Boston Globe remembers playwright Jon Lipsky, a longtime activist in the Boston theater community. Lowell area people may recall that he wrote “Maggie’s Riff” for Merrimack Repertory Theatre, an adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s novel “Maggie Cassidy,” which is set mostly in the city and at Lowell High School.…
Read More »Composer, musician, and writer Bob Martin is one of the great living artists of Lowell. He’s been touring in Europe for many weeks now, playing for crowds of people who love his Americana music. Thanks to him and Dave Robinson on Facebook for this link to an interview with Bob conducted by…
Read More »Please reserve your space now for the timely lecture about the importance of diversity in health care professions by UMass Lowell Prof. of Nursing Margaret Knight on Monday, March 28, at 12 noon, at the UML Inn & Conference Center. “As the U.S. demographics continue to shift, providing culturally competent…
Read More »I’m a regular at Boston Chowda, so I was especially attracted to a post on Lowell City Manager Lynch’s blog today. Lately, there’s been an expansion of the daily offerings way beyond my favorites – clam chowdah, beef stew, chicken vegetable soup and the ultra-delicious Boston garden vegetable soup. Check out…
Read More »From the CBS Boston.com (WBZ TV) website State Senator Eileen Donoghue was seated prominently yesterday – to see and be seen – at the Annual St. Patrick’s Day Breafast in South Boston – hosted by her colleague State Senator Jack Hart. This is quite a coup for a freshman senator. While…
Read More »Shortly after 11 am on April 19, 1861 as the Lowell-based Sixth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment marched through Baltimore on its way to reinforce the nearly undefended Washington DC, a pro-Southern mob attacked the soldiers from Lowell. Within an hour, Luther Ladd, Addison Whitney, Sumner Needham and Charles Taylor were…
Read More »Tony Sampas captures the point at which the Merrimack Canal and the Eastern Canal meet
Read More »This is interesting. Follow the “Room for Debate” topic of the day on career counseling from Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Read the feature here, and buy the NYT if you want more.
Read More »A group of talented Lowell High students taking an after school photography class conducted by noted area photographer John Boutselis have posted their photos online. From time to time I’ll be posting some of their work here. Below is “Church Street Bridge, Winter”
Read More »Poet Marie Louise St. Onge, who has deep roots in Lowell’s French Canadian-American community, sent this poem from Maine.—PM . Thaw . The Merrimack loosed from the jaws of late March speeds by high. And dark smooth currents run fast not like a steed whose head is high mane and tail…
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