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You have two walking tours to choose from this Saturday: At 10 am from the National Park Visitor Center at 246 Market Street, Craig Thomas of the Lowell Department of Planning and Development, will lead a walking tour of the Hamilton Canal District. At 1 pm, I will lead a…
Read More »TIF for Kronos. Expected to relocate to Cross Point with 1300 employees by next summer. TIF requires an additional 400 employees over next five years. Kronos coming here is evidence that we are an innovation hub. Representatives of Kronos appear before council to give overview of Kronos. Kronos has been…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Tom Menino, the self-styled urban mechanic, held the office of Boston Mayor an historic 21 years by making the city work for people, at least for most people. Charlie Baker, whose favorability ratings as governor of Massachusetts reach…
Read More »Does Lowell really want to be a college town? Some history: Back in 1986, Emerson College, a school with an international reputation for excellence in communications and the arts, decided to move from its long-time Back Bay home in Boston to the banks of the Merrimack River in Lawrence. The…
Read More »Thanks to Fred Faust who organized and led the inaugural Lowell Walks of 2016, “Preservation Success Stories.” Kindly lending their assistance to Fred were two key players in the early days of Lowell National Historical Park, Sarah Peskin and Nancy Woods. Thanks also to Winn Development and Larry Curtis who…
Read More »The Lowell Historic Board has installed green signs, 9 inches square, on the sides of several buildings in downtown Lowell. Each sign explains the historic significance of the building. Nine signs have been erected thus far. Up to 75 of them are planned by the end of the year. Recently…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. It took more than two centuries for the United States to have its first woman representing a major party as its presumptive presidential nominee. Last night, when it happened, when history was made, it was deeply affecting. To…
Read More »‘Lowell Walks” photo exhibit going up today at Patrick Mogan Cultural Center (National Park Service) at 40 French Street. Official opening of the show on Saturday at 11.30, synching up with the first Walk of the season (Preservation Success Stories) that will conclude at the Mogan Center. Images include the…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Jim Braude and Barbara Anderson Supporters and opponents of the late anti-tax advocate Barbara Anderson gathered Sunday in Randolph to remember her good natured individualism, civic activism, political savvy, professionalism and not insignificant success in lowering the tax burden…
Read More »Lowell Walks begins this Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 10 am at Lowell National Park Visitor Center at 246 Market Street with “Preservation Success Stories” led by Fred Faust. The walk is free, requires no advance registration, and lasts about 90 minutes. Fred has written a description of what he…
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