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In July 1964, The Beatles released “Something New,” their fifth album in the U.S. Today’s NYTimes includes an article about Paul McCartney composing music for the New York City Ballet. The man is 68 and still giving us “something new” — a wonderful example of an artist pushing the boundaries…
Read More »150 years ago today, President-elect Abraham Lincoln, at the end of an otherwise triumphant twelve-day train trip from Illinois, slipped into Washington, DC in the pre-dawn hours, trying to evade a supposed plot to assassinate him as he passed through Baltimore. While Lincoln arrived safely at his destination, many saw…
Read More »Tony Sampas draws our attention to the Power House at the corner of School and Rock Streets in Lowell
Read More »You won’t see a video like this on network TV. It is a candid view of Gov Patrick’s speech yesterday at the solidarity rally on the steps of the Massachusetts State House.
Read More »This video contains some great images of Lowell. It was taken by a UMasss Lowell student for one of his classes. Originally posted by happyskateboarding
Read More »“Townie” is a better, harder book than anything the younger Mr. Dubus has yet written; it pays off on every bet that’s been placed on him. Today’s www.nytimes.com on the home page has a photo, headline, and lead-in to a review of Andre Dubus III’s new memoir “Townie,” in which he…
Read More »After reading much about the recently-opened Art of the Americas wing of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, I finally paid a visit and was quite impressed. I’m not a frequent visitor to the MFA and in the past, I spent more time keeping track of the students I…
Read More »Today’s NYTimes includes an article by Felicia R. Lee about filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris and his Digital Diaspora Family Reunion project. It’s History by another name. Read the article here, and get the NYT if you want more of this kind of reporting.
Read More »Lowell Women’s Week – February 27-March 8, 2011 The theme: “Women’s Strength: Achievement, Power and Vision” As the annual celebration – Lowell Women’s Week nears, it’s hard not to reflect on the place of women. Lowell has historically been an important place for women – their rights, working conditions, their…
Read More »The Globe has a front-page story today about MoJo, a start-up apparel manufacturer based in Lowell that pays above the minimum wage and provides quality benefits to its employees, including free day care (the company’s name is a combination of “Moms” and “Jobs”). Because of that last item, most of…
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