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Artist Anne Ruthmann on her Facebook page shares her vision for redevelopment of the Smith Baker Center, which is in harmony with preliminary plans laid out by the Lowell Plan, Inc., in its recent creative economy development plan for Lowell, and in the Smith Baker re-use report issued in 2008 by…
Read More »Safi Shams grew up in Israel and recently completed his master’s degree research on the 19th century American industrial revolution at UML. He shares his observations on events in Egypt and Tunisia as of two days ago: The recent events at Egypt and Tunisia echo similar themes and emanate from…
Read More »Tony Sampas peered through a snowbank to photograph this sign for the Southeast Asian Market on Cardinal O’Connell Parkway in Lowell
Read More »Save the Date! Saturday March 12, 2011 The Friends of the Tewksbury Patriotic Activities Committee will hold its Annual “St. Patty’s” Day Breakfast and Roast to benefit TPAC’s year-round fun and free activities like the Memorial Day Parade and the 4th of July fireworks. Well-known area comedian, writer and personality Steve…
Read More »Today MassMoments reminds us that on February 7, 1978 snow was falling in Massachusetts at an inch a minute. This three day record-breaking Nor’easter – known as the Blizzard of ’78 paralyzed the Commonweath and the region. The recent snows and storms might have reminded us – as well – of our Blizzard…
Read More »The Eagle-Tribune today on Page 1, above the fold, previewed Andre Dubus III’s new memoir: “Townie.” The Merrimack Valley author and UMass Lowell professor is earning high praise in advance reviews for his searingly honest story about growing up in Haverhill and environs during the ’70s, when mill cities in…
Read More »Of course, you remember this classic Super Bowl commercial starring Mean Joe Green in 1979. It is considered one of the best every made. But… Have you ever seen this one…?
Read More »The Needham “Your Town” page of boston.com reports that author Chaim M. Rosenberg will be speaking at the Needham Free Public Library on February 15, at 8 p.m. (the library says 7:30 pm) to discuss his latest book The Life and Times of Francis Cabot Lowell, 1775-1817. Francis Cabot Lowell…
Read More »Growing up in Lowell in the 1960s and 70s, all of my contemporaries had as a goal to move out of Lowell as quickly as possible. Most did. I felt a similar urge but after four years away at college and another four in the US Army, I realized that…
Read More »I was downtown on Saturday morning and checked out the entries in the snowman making competition on JFK Plaza. Above is the entry from the JG Pyne Arts School; below is the one from the Butler. This walk through was the closest I’ve ever come to attending a Winterfest event…
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