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Picking up on Tony’s post about Hemingway, I want to add a Kerouac thread to the discussion. Hemingway’s stories influenced Kerouac’s early work. In early 1942, 19-year-old Jack Kerouac was writing sports articles for the Lowell Sun and at the same time conceiving what he pictured as a trilogy of…
Read More »Locavore Alert! The Annual Lowell Farmers’ Market sponsored by Community Teamwork opens today July 9th at JFK Plaza next to the City Hall with operating hours from 2:00 to 6:00pm. The market will be open on Fridays from today though October 22nd. Check my Farmer’s Market post from last month…
Read More »Each Friday, I post an artifact from Lowell politics past. This week, it’s this photo of the 1970-71 Lowell School Committee From left: Bill Collins, Ernest Hermann, Paul Robinson, George Kouloheras, Clement McDonough, Victor Forsley, Seated, Mayor Richard Howe
Read More »In today’s NYTimes, David Brooks weighs the relative merits of informing ourselves and improving our minds through new and traditional means (web v. book). He offers recent study results and wise pronouncements from thoughtful sources. I’m sure he knows we aren’t in an either-or world. It’s an “and-plus” world for those…
Read More »Folk-soul singer-songwriter Amos Lee and Jamaican reggae grandaddy Jimmy Cliff will play at Boarding House Park tonight and tomorrow night, respectively. For details and tickets, visit www.lowellsummermusic.org Next weekend, it’s ’90s alt-rockers Cake and singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading.
Read More »I marked this boston.com article about Virtual Desktop Infrastructure for sharing a few weeks ago, but didn’t get around to posting it. In a time when it is easy to be discouraged about the economic situation, I think it’s important to note the bright spots. Companies in Chelmsford and Westford are…
Read More »There are five openings left in this Revolving Museum Mural Project! “Seeking youth ages 12-22 to design and paint a 120-foot mural to be installed on Merrimack Street in downtown Lowell this summer. Class meets Tue., Wed. and Thur. Noon-4pm through July 22. Free.” Call ASAP for more information about…
Read More »This bird or a close cousin and others like it contribute to the morning music in and around the South Common. With its many trees and bushes, the Common is an aviary of sorts, especially at this time of year. I don’t know the bird types well enough to list…
Read More »Timothy Egan is based in the western U.S. and writes for the NYTimes. His recent column offers a prespective on the current national situation (military and economic). He says President Obama is facing “a Lincoln moment” and has to come up with a response that can pull the nation together…
Read More »From the city of Lowell’s website (see diagram at link): MARKET/CENTRAL/PRESCOTT IMPROVEMENTS The Contractor will need to implement Stage 1 and Stage 2 Detours at Central/Market/Prescott Intersection beginning on Wednesday July 7th at 7:00AM through Thursday July 8th at 9:00AM. This detour is necessary to finish paving the roadway surface…
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