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Signs of Lowell: The Club Diner
Tony Sampas serves up some close-ups of the Club Diner
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Maya Angelou Papers Acquired; Remembering Her in Lowell
Today’s NYTimes includes this article about the Harlem-based Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of the NY Public Library acquiring a massive archive of papers from author and performer Maya Angelou. The story prompted me to recall Maya Angelou’s visit to Lowell in 1989 as a guest of Middlesex Community College. Following is…
Read More »The North Common by Night
Tony Sampas and his camera venture out into the North Common in the evening.
Read More »President Obama at Work
October 27, 2010
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PaulM
Posted in Lowell, Politics, Current Events, Election 2010, History
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“All the President’s Men” is one of my favorite movies, and I believe the dynamic duo of “Woodstein” should be remembered with a statue on the mall in Washington, DC, some day, but I’m not a fan of the Washington insider books that Bob Woodward has been churning out for…
Read More »Signs of Lowell
More Lowell signage by Tony Sampas. Above, 142 Middle Street alongside Owl Stamp Company. Below? Any guesses?
Read More »Nominees for ‘Worst Public Art In New England’?
October 25, 2010
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Marie
Posted in History, Lowell, Culture, Current Events, Greater Lowell
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Locally, we know how touchy the subject of public art can be. Over the years various public art installations in Lowell and environs while generally praised have sometimes raised eyebrows and caused comments. When a certain 1980s City Councilor saw a model for a bronze sculpture proposed for downtown, he said it…
Read More »David Macaulay’s Lessons @ UMass Lowell
Renowned author and illustrator David Macaulay may be a distinguished winner of a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” Fellowship and the Caldecott Medal for children’s literature, but today he came across more like an inspiring junior high-school teacher (he did that for one year) rather than some artist-god who came down…
Read More »Signs of Lowell – from the past
Tony Sampas shares some photos of old signs in Lowell. Above is the Thorndike Factory Outlet building just across from the train station; below is the Fairburn Building.
Read More »Globe Congressional Endorsements Summarize Case for Dems
October 24, 2010
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PaulM
Posted in Current Events, Election 2010, Greater Lowell, History, Lowell, Politics
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The Boston Globe not surprisingly endorsed all the Democrats running for re-election for the state’s Congressionals seats along with the one Democrat seeking an open seat. The editors’ reasoning is a good summary case for keeping the Democrats in the majority in Washington, DC. Read the endorsements here, and get…
Read More »Lowell-based “The Fighter” Deemed a Surprise Hit
In today’s USAWeekend distributed with local Sunday newspapers including the Lowell SUN, film critic Claudia Puig and her colleagues rate movies as “the best of the season.” Puig has an interesting take on her pick for “surprise hit” of the season. In choosing “The Fighter” she writes: The Fighter (12/10)…
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