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A major event in a proposed 11 house subdivision by David Daley at the end of Westview Road will occur this coming Tuesday when Mr. Daley presents his petition to have the zoning of the land changed from its current Industrial to Residential. Here’s how it’s listed on the Council…
Read More »Photos by Tony Sampas
Read More »City Manager Bernie Lynch gives a report on his blog of the removal yesterday of the temporary bridge over the Hamilton Canal on Jackson Street. Marianne Gries, Sopheak Sam and Lisa DeMeo were all taking photos. A couple are posted here.
Read More »A page from the 1956 Edition of “The Pickout” – the Yearbook for the Lowell Technological Institute. Please note the late Professor John A. Goodwin seated to the far left in the first row of the Textile Manufacturing faculty group photo. John died last month at the age of 95…
Read More »Yesterday I wrote a short post and linked to a Globe story about the worker-inspired migration of businesses from the suburbs to the city and questioned where did Lowell fit into this story. Adam Baacke, the city’s Director of Planning and Development, gave a thorough response which was followed by…
Read More »Dave McKean on the Lowell Irish blog provides updates on the ongoing excavation at the grounds of St Patrick’s Church by the team of archaeologists from Queen’s University in Belfast and their assistants from UMass Lowell: Here’s an update from Wednesday. Here’s one from Thursday.
Read More »“The Great Gatsby” often tops the list of the best American novels. It’s a strange choice, really, but then maybe not. You would think the best novel would play out on the western frontier or take place during the Civil War or involve the Mississippi River or Plymouth Rock somehow.…
Read More »Yes, that’s Ziggy Burns signing the Lowell Song at the Athenian Corner. Thanks to Lowell Bank for posting this video.
Read More »John Boutselis shared this photo of the clouds of yesterday’s storm as seen from the Reservoir atop Christian Hill.
Read More »Today’s Globe has a story about businesses abandoning suburbia and flocking to the city, overlooking significantly higher rents to accommodate the strong desire of employees to live, work and relax in an urban environment. To those who believe in the path Lowell embarked upon years ago of downtown revival and…
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