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Some observations after five hours of festivaling today: the weather, crowd, talent, food and visitors were all great. I especially enjoyed the amazing Red Trouser Show, the street acrobats who performed in the middle of Merrimack Street (at intersection with John). They did a lot of juggling, backflips and other…
Read More »The following real estate sales occurred during this past week. Information about the previous sale of the property follows each entry in parenthesis. July 22, 2013 (Monday) 1070 Middlesex St for $215,000 (prior in 2013 for $160,000) 607 Chelmsford St for $182,000 (prior in 2013 – foreclosure deed – for…
Read More »I know it’s unlikely, but just in case any of our readers didn’t realize it, the Lowell Folk Festival begins tomorrow night and lasts through the weekend. We’ll have photos, video and text reports posted throughout and welcome contributions from everyone. So if you have reviews, observations, pictures, whatever, just…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog…check it out. Yesterday may have been National Hot Dog Day, but Anthony Weiner has nothing to celebrate. Anthony Weiner is a …..Good taste prevents me from playing with the punning headlines of the New York Post and Daily…
Read More »Here’s a press release from the Van Pech for City Council Campaign: VAN PECH OFFICIALLY KICKS OFF 2013 COUNCIL CAMPAIGN Candidate shares priorities to capacity crowd of Lowell voters Lowell, MA – Although he’s already knocked on over 2,000 doors and been meeting with voters for several months now, Van…
Read More »Illustration by Lara O’Dell, from The Rumpus I had taken off on a steep backside break and popped up to my feet on my little yellow-and-blue four-finned fish. It was about eight o’clock on a New Hampshire evening. The sun was low, throwing a harsh and bright orange light that…
Read More »Here’s Derek Mitchell’s new radio ad that’s running on WCAP. (He’s a candidate for Lowell City Council). [youtube]uV0IihO3IRc[/youtube]
Read More »With the Lowell Folk Festival coming this weekend, here is some background on the event. As some of our readers are aware, for the past two years I’ve been writing a book about the origin and impact of Lowell National Historical Park. What follows is an excerpt from a chapter…
Read More »The following is a poem from the early 1980s, which appears in my book “Strong Place” (1984). This poem was also one of four featured in Yankee magazine in 2009. Merrimack Street is the same and different today, with preserved buildings and a new array of businesses for the most part.…
Read More »The following essay by Tooch Van explores his journey from a young child in Cambodia to an adult and father in Lowell today. Guest essays are always welcome here. Send yours to DickHoweJr@gmail.com. From Phnom Penh to Lowell: A Journey of the international student from Cambodia: This I believe I…
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