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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino this morning delivered one of the best speeches of his political career, and it brought the crowd of several hundred at the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce breakfast to their feet in an enthusiastic…
Read More »This video was originally posted by Kenkinna. It is extremely well made, integrating candid clips of the actors with great music and real footage of Micky ward in the ring. This is excellent. Here is the video description by the poster… B-Roll Films, Boston: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale and David…
Read More »Steve O’Connor contemplates the furry gray creatures who provide us with constant companionship – at a safe distance. Anyone who has ever lived in Lowell must at some point have stopped to observe and to consider that wily and well-adapted creature which could well be the city’s mascot: the gray…
Read More »Tony Sampas captures Kearney Square by night
Read More »To call The Climate War “a riveting tale,” as the cover quotes Bill Clinton as saying, would be an understatement. There have been many books written about current events in the past few years that deserve a large amount of praise, but Eric Pooley’s is the first to talk about…
Read More »I found myself in front of the TV at 6:30 pm and decided to watch the city council meeting. Here’s what I witnessed: Councilor Caulfield moved to suspend the rules to discuss the city’s response to Sunday’s ice storm. It was a civil discussion with a lot of detail about…
Read More »Tony Sampas photographs the Immaculate Conception Church in Lowell by night
Read More »Actresses Amy Adams and Melissa Leo attend the Cinema Society & Men’s Health screening of “The Fighter” To Benefit The Cinema School at SVA Theater. Made-in Lowell movie “The Fighter” garnered six Golden Globe nominations as announced this morning. The awards to be presented on January 17 are often the…
Read More »Scene from “Desk Set” – Spencer Tracy/ Katherine Hepburn movie from 1957. As an almost daily viewer of the iconic game show “Jeopardy” – I have mixed feelings about the lastest announcement of upcoming contestants. According to an Associated Press story, two of the best and most successful past champions –…
Read More »Marl Walhberg and Christian Bale on Sports Illustrated Cover From People Magazine about “actors as fighters” from Lowell-made movie “The Fighter” on the cover of Sports Illustrated : Mark Wahlberg not only received glowing reviews for his undertstated performance as the real-life junior welterweight Mickey Ward in The Fighter, but he…
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