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This is the third post in what I expect will be irregular updates on the progress of cultivated and wild things on my family’s property in the South Common Historic District.–PM The past two weeks have been hectic at home because my wife, Rosemary, broke her right wrist, and our…
Read More »Urban Renewal Symposium Yesterday the Lawrence History Center presented a symposium on Urban Renewal at the Everett Mill in Lawrence. The program title was “Reclaiming Urban Renewal: Community Efforts and Impacts in Lawrence, Massachusetts and other Industrial Cities.” UMass Lowell history professor Bob Forrant, who is on the board of…
Read More »For Lowell residents, the city has long been defined by its neighborhoods. Where did you grow up? Where do you live? Those are questions answered not with street names, but with neighborhood names. But the names of the city’s respective neighborhoods, the location of their boundaries, and even how many…
Read More »Urban planner Jeff Speck is a friend of Lowell’s. He likes the city. He has praised the renaissance of the city. His advice is worth considering. His knowledge, based on working around the country and the world, is valuable. It’s a mistake for anyone to paint him as some kind…
Read More »Lowell Community Charter Public School The Sun reported this week that Kathy Egmont, the Head of School of Lowell Community Charter Public School (located at 206 Jackson St in Lowell), resigned her position effective June 30, 2016. The school’s board of trustees reportedly accepted her resignation, issuing a statement that…
Read More »More than 100 years ago Clemente Park was the site of one of the most modern baseball stadiums in America. Built in 1906 and named Washington Park, the baseball stadium had 3500 seats and was home to the Lowell Tigers of the professional New England Baseball League. The Tigers had…
Read More »This is the second in a series of posts about what’s happening with cultivated and wild things on my property in the South Common Historic District.— PM The birds. The birds. As a kid, one of my favorite movies was Alfred Hitchcock’s ominous 1963 movie “The Birds” with Tippi Hedren…
Read More »City Manager introduces Kerran Vigroux, the city’s new Health and Human Services Director, to the city council. He also thanks Jo-Ann Keegan for filling the position during the vacancy. Public Hearings – Order of taking and acceptance of Dowling Drive and Cresta Drive (two existing streets that had not yet…
Read More »A family trip took me to Washington, DC last Sunday so I did not post a Week in Review. Since I returned, I’ve played catch up on the news but it doesn’t seem like I missed too much locally. Still, there are a few items deserving of mention: Jeff Speck…
Read More »We had the Earth Day Festival & Urban Growers Gathering today in downtown Lowell. Hundreds of people marched in a funky Green parade, learned gardening techniques in workshops, swapped seeds and local planting tips, and enjoyed live dance and music. The sky cleared just as the parade stepped off from…
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