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An Idea for a Lowell Video
Watch this video that celebrates one day in San Francisco and think about what a Lowell version would look like. A Day in the Life: San Francisco UPDATE: Here’s the video [youtube]KCpeKanDXHU[/youtube]
Read More »Postcard video of Lowell
This is a great video of Lowell put together by Buddy 212002 using postcards. There are some amazing old scenes of the the downtown area. This video is titled “Greetings From Lowell”.
Read More »‘Variety’ Writer Tweets About ‘On the Road’ Film
Jerry Cimino of the Beat Museum in San Francisco has an intriguing segment in his latest newsletter, which I’m reproducing in full because the effect would be lost in paraphrasing. So, courtesy of www.kerouac.com, here’s news about the now-completed “On the Road” film that is expected to premiere in France this…
Read More »National Catholic Schools Week 2012 ~ “Catholic Schools: Faith. Academics. Service.”
It is National Catholic Schools Week! The theme for Catholic Schools Week 2012 is “Catholic Schools: Faith. Academics. Service.” The annual observance officially started yesterday – the last Sunday in January and will run all week to February 5. Schools typically celebrate Catholic Schools Week with Mass, open houses and activities…
Read More »Lowell Cemetery
Images from Lowell Cemetery, by Tony Sampas
Read More »The Future of Books
Books were very much on my mind this weekend. I’m nearing the end of “Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil War” by Tony Horwitz. The book is about the abolitionist John Brown’s attack on the armory at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) that hardened…
Read More »Peace and Tranquility
Over at www.leftinlowell.com there’s a gathering discussion about the condition of the quality of life after dark in downtown Lowell. A comment by a reader named Jane stands out. She reported that she changed her mind about moving into the downtown after reading/hearing about recent disturbances on the streets and…
Read More »‘Concord and Merrimack Confluence’ by Richard Marion
“Concord and Merrimack Confluence” by Richard Marion (c) 2012 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »“Basic Banking in Massachusetts” by John Edward
John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and who teaches economics at Bentley University and UMass Lowell, contributes the following column. The story has been around so long it is hard to know if it is a myth. A little old lady walks…
Read More »Lowell area book publishers round-up
Today I attended the Lowell area small press book publishers round-up at the Old Court. Authors and publishers had tables around the perimeter of the large second floor of the pub, displaying their books, chatting with the many readers in attendance and with each other, and autographing copies for buyers.…
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