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The Merrimack Street face of the City Hall clock which apparently is under repair. Photo by Tony Sampas
Read More »Greater Lowell Area Democrats to Meet Tomorrow Saturday June 16, 2012
Reminder for next GLAD Meeting TOMORROW! Greater Lowell Area Democrats Regular Breakfast Meeting Saturday June 16, 2012 8:00 AM Independence Grill at the Radisson Hotel Rte. 110 in Chelmsford Please join us at this meeting of area Democrats. Marie Sweeney, GLAD Chair sweeney133@verizon.net The agenda will include: election of officers; a…
Read More »‘Pawtucket Prism’ by Michio Ihara
What Lies Underneath: The Story of Pawtucket Prism By Nicolas White Do not let remissive habits of the public art world fool you; Pawtucket Prism may seem like a godless specimen of plop art, but the story behind its present state of disrepair perfectly mirrors the beleaguered history of Lowell.…
Read More »Congdon’s Presidential Bean Poll
At Congdon’s Restaurant in Wells, Maine you can cast an early vote for President of the United States. But first you need to qualify and to do that you must eat breakfast there (BTW, the food is excellent). Here is how it works…At the end of the meal, each customer…
Read More »Cong. Mike Capuano, a liberal and proud of it by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. Mike Capuano is not apologetic about his belief in government. He doesn’t try to cast himself as a progressive or any other adjective that cloaks his unabashed liberalism as anything other than what it is-…
Read More »It’s June 14th ~ Flag Day
Today – June 14 is Flag Day! On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag. Since 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, Americans have commemorated the adoption of the Stars and Stripes by…
Read More »Lowell SeeClickFix report
There have been several announcements recently that the city of Lowell is now using a web tool called SeeClickFix to better allow residents to communicate non-emergency problems to City Hall. A concise explanation of SeeClickFix can be found in this Wikipedia entry. You can access the site anonymously and either…
Read More »Lowell Tweet-Up Tonight
Anyone interested in social media in Lowell should stop by Ward Eight, the (relatively) new restaurant & pub at 280 Central Street (at the corner of Central and Green in the former JJ Turner’s Pub) at 5:30 tonight. Many of the city’s most active Twitter users will be gathering there…
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Read More »‘agapetime’ by Dimitri Hadzi (commentary)
We Built This City by Alex Duran Placed next to the canals that powered the city, paid for by the leaders who bettered it, and honoring the people who helped create and continue to transform it, agápetimé is a symbolically intricate contribution to the Lowell Public Art Collection. In 1988,…
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