Menu
Rebecca Skloot’s “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” is the fascinating true story of a woman known to scientists around the world as “HeLa.” She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells, taken without her knowledge, became one of…
Read More »The swing in this photo by Tony Sampas appears to be temporarily out of service.
Read More »Last week our “Fighter” location map was featured on the Channel 5 news segment about the Oscar nominations for the filmed-in-Lowell movie, “The Fighter.” This week, Gadling, a national travel blog, includes the map on a post titled “A Travel Guide to the 2011 Oscar Movies”. For those of you…
Read More »I’m going with the Packers on Sunday because they were my favorite team when I was a kid. Quarterback Bart Starr was my favorite player. He was very effective but not flashy, and the steady, determined leader of a team that would find a way to win. The cards shown…
Read More »Mubarak’s supporters gather near a fallen horse and rider (foreground on the right) as others take on anti-government protesters in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Wednesday. (AP)
Read More »Read Corey’s always interesting thoughts about how cities are put together and what that means for urban life in his long post written in response to reading the Jane Jacob’s urban studies classic “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” (1961). He connects her insights and strong opinions to…
Read More »The Cultural Organization of Lowell (COOL) received great news this week, according to LZ Nunn of the City’s Office of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (CASE), who also serves as COOL’s executive director. COOL and its local partners were awarded a $30,000 grant from the Mass Cultural Council Adams Arts Program for the Discover Lowell…
Read More »What’s the equivalent of shell-shock for snow-ver-the-top white stuff? Snow fatigue? On the other hand a lawyer friend of mine is giddy about ski prospects in Vermont for the next many weeks. I’ve always admired the people in seasonal businesses, like fried dough at Hampton Beach, clam shacks on the…
Read More »By 8 pm yesterday, the Lowell public schools and UMass Lowell had been canceled, so part of the typical drama of a snow storm was gone. The Registry of Deeds and courts in Lowell will open at 11 am today in accordance to this notice on the Trial Court’s website:…
Read More »Tony Sampas shares contrasting views of North Common Village in the snow
Read More »