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Paul Richardson is a writer and photographer who has been doing creative work in the city since the 1970s. His show is in the John Greenwald Gallery of the Arts League of Lowell center at 307 Market Street. Gallery hours are Wed-Sat, 12 to 6 pm, and Sun, 12 to…
Read More »Big doings this Thursday downtown with the season finale of First Thursdays including arts events and shopping and eating throughout the downtown. The galleries, Hypertext bookstore, restaurants, and shops will have their doors open for the evening. In connection with these activities is a special one-night lighting display at the…
Read More »Last week, my wife, Rosemary, and I diverted to Hyde Park, New York, on the way back home from Syracuse University to see the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. The experience was well worth the hour-and-a-half drive south from Albany along the Hudson River and surprisingly relevant. Once…
Read More »Back to School Edition School starts on Tuesday Add some extra time to your morning commute on Tuesday. Students at Lowell Public Schools start the 2016-17 academic year that day. Besides the dozens of yellow school buses that navigate the city’s roads, the start of school also brings thousands of…
Read More »I was the “talker” at stop #2 on today’s final tour in the 2016 Lowell Walks/Summer Series. This “History of the Lowell National Historical Park” walk was led by LNHP Superintendent Celeste Bernardo. With “The Community Wants a National Park” as the theme, I was asked about organizations that I…
Read More »More than one hundred people gathered in front of Lowell City Hall this morning to witness the raising of the National Park Service flag as part of the centennial celebration of the service which was officially founded one hundred years ago today. Speakers included Mayor Edward Kennedy, former Mayor Armand…
Read More »Dan Rourke shared some photos of the ongoing renovations by Middlesex Community College to Lowell’s historic Boston & Maine building at 240 Central Street. MCC is constructing an academics art center within the façade of the building. When completed, the $19mil renovation will yield a 177-seat performance theater on the…
Read More »Responses from City Manager Re Multimodal Transportation Report, Councilor Belanger congratulates and thanks DPD for such an extensive report. He moves to refer the report to the council’s Transportation Subcommittee. Motion passes. Re Vehicles registered out of state which appear to be operated by Lowell residents. Chief Taylor says most…
Read More »Mimi Parseghian, a veteran of the Lowell blogosphere, shares the first of what we hope are many story and photos on our site. The following is from Mimi: Every day I drive from the southwest section of Lowell to the northeast area. This route gives a good view of city…
Read More »Judicial Center Groundbreaking The long-awaited ground-breaking for the new Lowell Judicial Center will happen next month, according to a report by Chris Scott on his Column Blog. Governor Charlie Baker will come to Lowell on Thursday, September 22, 2016 to lead the ceremony. The Judicial Center will house Superior Court,…
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