Review of Tanner Street Urban Renewal Plan by DPD. Extends from Plain Street to Gorham Street. Includes modifications to the Lowell Connector to calm traffic, especially near its end at Gorham Street. Most of the development along Tanner Street would be industrial with some retail. One physical change would be…
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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Southie’s traditional St. Patrick’s Day breakfast was anything but traditional yesterday. A testament to the new Boston, a majority-minority city, the breakfast was hosted for the first time ever by a woman, a person of color, a Haitian-American,…
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Some baseball names are easy to remember.
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The entry below is being cross posted from from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. South Beach is lovely this time of year, especially in that special residential anti-glitz, non-tourist world South of Fifth. Thank goodness for the generosity of friends. Cloudless blue skies, sunny days in the low 80s with low…
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Screen and Twitter pics from the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast ~ US Senator Elizabeth Warren greets hundreds at the breakfast ~ Head Table with State Senator/ candidate for Treasurer Barry Finegold at the far left, Senate President Therese Murray left of podium, Congressman Stephen Lynch seated to the…
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Lowell’s Image Theater will be producing its 4th annual festival this year to celebrate women writers for the stage. Jerry Bisantz sent the following information about this year’s event: Femnoire: The Women’s Playwriting Festival March 28, 29th at 8PM The Whistler House Museum 243 Worthen Street, Lowell, MA Tix $19…
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The following article by James Ostis appeared in this week’s edition of Khmer Post USA Culture meets Creativity with Flying Orb Productions By James Ostis It started with book covers. Around 2005, Lowell photographer Jim Higgins needed models to appear in cover images he was shooting for various publications. A…
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It was Irish Cultural Week 2014 in Lowell. As the family prepared for his wake and funeral Paul Sheehy’s voice was heard at The Acre Forum as he recalled growing up in his beloved Acre. As St. Patrick’s Church filled with hundreds of family, friends, colleagues and admirers to mourn, celebrate and…
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City Manager Selection Process At noontime on Monday Bernie Lynch walked out of Lowell City Hall and ended his seven plus year tenure as Lowell City Manager. At 12:01 the Michael Geary administration began. The will be short-lived because Geary did not apply for the position on a permanent basis…
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