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Some abstract art from Tony Sampas. This photo shows the spire of the First Congregational Church/Smith Baker Center, as seen through the granite columns of the Pollard Memorial Library.
Read More »“A Yankee Curse” by Steve O’Connor
With warm weather forecast for the next few days and spring training underway in Florida, Steve O’Connor shares a baseball story: I have a cousin several years my junior named Michael Stirk who moved to Chicago after college. I rarely see him, since Chicago is way past Worcester, and since…
Read More »Westminster Dog Show and I Disagree
After two consecutive nights of watching the Westminster Dog Show I kind of fancy myself an expert in dog breeding. Well, I guess there is only one way to put this… the judges at the Westminster Dog Show and I totally disagree. They awarded “Best in Show” to the Scottish…
Read More »Early Word on the Oct. 2011 Kerouac Festival
This note is from Steve Edington, president of Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! Inc., from the group’s website at www.lowellcelebrateskerouac.org “Plans are already shaping up for the 2011 October LCK Festival which, this year, will run from October 6-9. We’re building this year’s theme around the anticipated release in August, 2011, of…
Read More »Mt Vernon near Broadway
Tony Sampas shares these street scenes of Lowell
Read More »The Life & Times of Francis Cabot Lowell
Last night I traveled to the Needham Public Library to hear Chaim “Mike” Rosenberg talk about his new book, “The Life and Times of Francis Cabot Lowell, 1775-1817.” Lowell is the man for whom our city is named, although he died (at age 42) before the city was even founded.…
Read More »Cobblestone Cup: a north of Boston Beanpot?
Monday night I watched the very exciting 2011 Beanpot final on TV. Boston College defeated Northeastern in overtime by a score of 7-6. While the consolation game earlier that evening wasn’t televised, someone who was there told me that was a fantastic game as well, with Harvard beating Boston University…
Read More »Planning & Development Forum Tomorrow Night
Move Lowell Forward, a city-based political action committee, hosts a planning and development forum tomorrow night (Thursday, February 17, 2011) at 7 pm at the Market Mill/Lowell Art and Design Center at 256 Market Street (just across the Market Mills Courtyard from the National Park Visitor Center). The guest speaker…
Read More »Wilmington Fire Video
On February 9 a two alarm fire raged through the Contrast Glass Service building on Andover Street in Wilmington. North Reading and Tewksbury Fire Departments assisted the Wilmington in containing the blaze. Citizen Journalist tonytwister18 captured the event on video and posted it on YouTube.
Read More »Kerouac’s 89th Birthday: A Celebration in March
Here’s the link for all the happenings for the annual Kerouac birthday celebration in March. For more details see www.lowellcelebrateskerouac.org
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