This announcement is from www.moveon.org: “On October 2nd, exactly one month before Election Day, hundreds of thousands of people are gathering in Washington, D.C. for “One Nation,” a huge march for jobs, equality, and progress. Can you join us? At the historic Lincoln Memorial, progressives from coast to coast will…
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Antje Duvekot (web photo courtesy of overtheline.com) Poet and folksinger Antje Duvekot, winner of the Boston Music Award for Outstanding Folk Act of the Year, will perform in the Urban Village Artist Series (UVAS) at the Jack Kerouac Literary Festival on Friday, Oct. 1, at 8.30 pm at the Old…
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I’ve become a big fan of WCAP’s Friday night high school football program called the “Pigskin Press Pass.” Ted Panos and Mike Flynn quarterback the coverage from the downtown Lowell studios and field calls through the night from correspondents – students, interns, parents, fans – who call in from games…
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Tony Sampas brings our unofficial Lowell City Hall week to an end with two evening shots of the face of the clock that’s embedded high up in the tower of city hall.
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Tom Perrotta Notable fiction writers Ann Hood (“The Red Thread”), Tom Perrotta (“Little Children”), Anita Shreve (“A Change of Altitude”), and Andre Dubus III (“The Garden of Last Days”) will talk about “Art and Commerce” at the Jack Kerouac Literary Festival…
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News Release from Preservation Massachusetts, Old City Hall, 45 School Street, Boston, MA 02108, 617-723-3383, www.preservationmass.org Contact: Jim Igoe or Erin Kelly, 617-723-3383 PAWTUCKET DAM LISTED AMONGST MASSACHUSETTS’ MOST ENDANGERED HISTORIC RESOURCES: Landmark 19th Century Dam Facing Irreversible Damage in Proposed Hydroelectric Project “The Pawtucket Dam in Lowell has been…
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Nancye Tuttle writes about this weekend’s Lowell Open Studios art extravaganza. Besides checking out Open Studios, be sure to visit Nancye’s blog, as well: Arts abound This is the weekend for artists and art lovers in Lowell with the 10th annual Lowell Open Studios taking place both Saturday and Sunday,…
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Save the Date as the commemoration of the Civil War Sesquicentennial begins in Lowell. The Lowell Historical Society & The Moses Greeley Parker Lecture Series Present Sunday October 3rd at 12 noon Lowell Memorial Auditorium-Hall of Flags 50 Merrimack St. Lowell MA 01852 Prelude to Civil War Join author and…
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From AOL News, here’s a summary of six items related to the new health care reform legislation that are set to take effect in about a week. Read the news item here.
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Last month Lowell attorney Matt Donahue wrote about his plan to “shed his car.” Thirty days into the experiment he files this report: 30 Day Report: Lowell Environmental Attorney Tries to Declare Car Independence! Part 2 Well, the first reaction is of course the caliber of the Richard Howe Blog.…
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