The deadline for nominations for the 2010 Community Teamwork, Inc. Local Heroes Award is Aug. 31.
In a frozen economy, Monkeys Ice Cream has become downtown's latest business casualty.
A story in the Boston Globe on August 3, 2010 reported that Boston officials are set to approve the city’s first business improvement district in Downtown Crossing This story was first noted here in 2003, showing that it takes a long time to make these things happen.
Soon, there will be a starting point on the journey for those who flock to Lowell in search of what the city holds of native son Jack Kerouac.
The 2010 Lowell Folk Festival left folks cheering
The recent Innovative Cities conference gave City leaders ideas to grow
Downtown retailers organize a sidewalk sale, say downtown needs a buzz.
Caffe Paradiso to close after a
deal was struck to drop suit, eviction notice
The previous story:
Landlord presses downtown Lowell cafe to close over debt
The 71 year -old business George's Textile has been sold to Linda Gilbride who plans to maintain the flavor of George's while gradually updating the business. .
The Concord River Greenway that starts at the Davidson Street lot in downtown has officially opened.
Greenway project in Lowell celebrates art and nature
UMass Lowell launches construction of $80M tech center
The Registry of Motor Vehicles branch on Chelmsford Street closed for the final time on June 4th as the agency prepares to move into its new downtown headquarters over the weekend.
Crime in Lowell dropped more than 2% in 2009 despite an economic recession and low police staffing.
CCC Member and MCC Dean Molly Sheehy is among the 'unsung heroines' who received an award from the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women.
The Boston Globe daily magazine section "G" features a story on Lowell as a home to a world of restaurants
Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam reports on the Jeff Speck plan for Downtown Lowell
City Planner Jeff Speck conducted a vision session for downtown residents on Saturday, April 10th
The third annual Lowell Film Festival runs from April 8 through 10 (www.lowellfilms.org). Since this year’s festival showcases films popular during the Great Depression, several downtown restaurants will be serving 1930s cocktails at reduced prices, and six Lowell diners that were open during the ’30s will offer breakfast specials on Saturday morning.
Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School buys The Pollard Exchange Building at 55-67 Middle Street.
Lowell hopes to put ‘Little Cambodia’ on the map with a
campaign that would promote the ethnic quarter in the Lower Highlands as a tourist destination
UMass Lowell takes over Tsongas Arena. Chancellor Meehan says it is a plus for the University. The Arena also has a new name, the Tsongas Center
Middlesex Community College takes another step to fulfill its vision of an Arts Center at the site of the former Rialto Theater
Brown University historian Patrick M. Malone, who wrote a book about Lowell's 19th-century boom in hydropower was the keynote speaker at a recent Moses Greeley Parker Lecture about the history of Waterpower in Lowell
Small businesses look toward improved 2010
MIT students offer bold ideas to upgrade diverse Lower Highlands neighborhood
In downtown Lowell, where the annual City of Lights Parade and Holiday Art Stroll took place last Saturday, some residents and business owners are asking, "Where are the lights?"
In the 1950s, a historic bell sat upside-down in a Lowell yard sprouting flowers, and no one could remember why it was there or where it came from. But when the land was put up for sale in 2004, the bell was rescued and, with help from the Lowell Heritage Partnership, has become part of a Lowell city memorial.
The restored bell went from being upside down in a Centralville yard to prominent spot downtown.
In a city long known for its support of the arts, things seem to be kicking up a notch in Lowell’s cultural scene.
Saints Medical Center office latest in series of new Lowell police substations
Council approves terms of Tsongas Arena transfer
file under "you can't keep everybody happy": the long awaited repairs of the cobblestone streets still finds someone who complains that Lowell cobblestone work a bumpy ride for some
the second annual "Made in Lowell" event shows that the 'Creative economy' is alive and well in Lowell
Lowell gets its own taste of Edible Arrangements as a new business opens up in the downtown.
Restored bell will find new home in downtown Lowell
Urban planner Jeff Speck shares brainstorm for a vibrant downtown at recent Lowell Plan breakfast celebrating 30 years.
Concord River Greenway receives a $250G boost from the state's "Gateway City Parks" program
Lowell National park shares top billing in new report from the National Parks and Second Century Commission
Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union opens its new Lowell Headquarters on the site of the former Tremont Mills Power House on Fr. Morrisette Blvd.
The purchase of the former Doubletree Hotel by UMass Lowell has created new rooms at the Inn for returning students.
Nearly 100 developers, brokers, architects, planners and business representatives visited Lowell where the development opportunities were seen as 'enormous'
The Young Professionals of Greater Lowell hosted a talk by Jeff Taylor, founder of Monster.com. on Thusday, September 16th at the Auditorium.
Tyngsboro man and son-in-law open high-end recording studio at Western Ave.
Lowell park superintendent Michael Creasey has been named a Loeb Fellow in Harvard's graduate School of Design.
Big Belly, a 35-gallon, solar-powered trash compactor that can hold up to 200 gallons of trash has been installed on Market Street
Children's series at Boarding House Park is no-cost entertainment
CTI's YouthBuild Program helps students study for their GED while building skills in the construction industry
Downtown Business owner Franky Descoteaux has announced her candidacy for the Lowell City Council
Former Lowell City Manager Jim Sullivan has proposed a way to reduce the reliance on Property Taxes for Cities and towns through the imposition of a 1% payroll tax that could raise $1.4B His plan would not increase revenues, only shift them from the property tax, thus giving relief to homeowners and businesses.
City goes live with new marketing campaign
New Lowell parking machines cause a few speed bumps
UMass hotel plan wins over some businesses
Explore hidden homes and the latest in green design at Doors Open Lowell '09
The Lowell Small Business Assistance Center celebrated it tenth anniversary.
Lowell's UTEC planning a $6.3M stimulus project for facility
Image Theatre finds a welcome in Lowell
As Mother's Day approaches, local merchants hope the giveaways, coupled with extended operating hours during the first two Fridays in May, will help spur sales and persuade consumers to loosen their purse strings amid the economic slowdown.
COOL event highlights the organization's accomplishments
UMass Lowell senior opens baby clothing store at 122 merrimack Street
University students tackle city issues
UMass Lowell's plan to buy the Doubletree Hotel has some city officials concerned
UMass Lowell dorm-hotel seen as boost to downtown
The Brown Bag Cafe serves Paninis on the cheap
Chamber of Commerce President Jeanne Osborn wins SBA women's award
Penalties for parking illegally differ from town to town
Whitsett Guitar Works in downtown Lowell, has been named one of Fender's 32 Custom Care Service Centers
Globe Northwest Dining Out reviews the Old Court in Lowell and says it provides an Authentic taste of Ireland
The second annual Lowell Film Festival will be held on April 3-5, 2009 with a theme of
Food, Fair Trade & the Global Economy
Kathleen Marcin, newly re-elected President of the Lowell Downtown Neighborhood Association (LDNA), talked to the Lowell Sun about working toward a
peaceful co-existence between the neighborhood and bars
The vision:
a much larger, year-round Lowell trolley system
Bob Forrant's latest take on the economic situation in Greater Lowell:
Seeing tomorrow
By looking to the past, we can create a better future
Breakthrough on 'broken windows'
In Lowell experiment,
crime linked to conditions
In Lowell, it's never too cold for Winterfest
New Lowell market has a name picked: The Market Street Market. Janette and Robert Nason are planning a March opening of their downtown grocery store at 95 Market St., Lowell. The couple plan to specialize in fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as Armenian culinary selections.
The Athenian Corner Restaurant looks on lighter side of Greek cuisine while the Bombay Mahal shuts its doors
On Main Street, Massachusetts, small business owners, and small business experts, say they have managed -- so far -- to sidestep the ravages of recession.
Jonah Lehrer, author of the books "How We Decide" and "Proust Was a Neuroscientist" is a regular contributor to the Ideas Section of the Boston Globe. His recent article How the city hurts your brain...And what you can do about it,
talks about the pros and cons of city living and good urban design.
Downtown retailers experienced an increase in sales of between 25 percent and 45 percent over the same weekend last year courtesy of the city's Nov. 29 City of Lights festivities, with foot traffic increasing by 30 percent to 35 percent.
In tune with recent articles by Bob Forrant and John Wooding related to bringing UMass Lowell into the downtown, Linda Silka, a professor in the UML Department of Regional Economic and Social Development weighs in on the discussion by saying Universities around the world are making a difference in their communities and asking: Can this happen in Lowell?
Thousands cheer as Lowell plugs in for the holidays while
Lowell restaurants pour it on for hot-chocolate glory
Wopo Holup's river-inspired art designed for the Concord River Greenway project is on display in the Boott Gallery of the Boott Cotton Mills on Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 14, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Lowell downtown coordinator Chris Samaras takes on new tasks.
The New York Times recently published a story about Lowell entitled City on the Mend, With Kerouac’s Help
The rehab of the Tremont Yards Building represents 'a symbol of Lowell for the 21st century'.
City welcomes the Village Smokehouse, a Texas-style eatery.
Downtown deli Quick Pickins has been sold. It will be renamed Groovy Grub in January.
Tied to the question of who will own the Tsongas Arena in the future is the three-acre parcel of land that sits adjacent to it and the Ayotte Parking Garage. After the city moved to build on the land adjacent to the arena, Chancellor Marty Meehan suspended talks with the City about UML taking over the Arena. UMass Lowell does not want to take over control of the Tsongas Arena, nor the abutting property, Chancellor Marty Meehan told a joint meeting of the City Council's economic development and arena subcommittees last night. A joint meeting of the City Council Economic Development and Arena subcommittees will focus on the site called key to Tsongas Arena's future.
A national development company and UMass Lowell both are interested in the river-front, city-owned real estate in the heart of the downtown.
The Lowell Festival Foundation will launch an appeal to the public this fall for funds to help support the Lowell Folk Festival.
Former CCC President Mehmed Ali is working to create a cultural institution in Iraq.
Renewed interest in trolleys could lead to growth of Lowell rail .
Community Teamwork, Inc. cites local heroes in the community.
UML Professors Bob Forrant and John Wooding discuss ways to Bring a younger crowd to downtown in a recent article in the Lowell Sun.
See, smell, touch, smile: Accessible Garden in Lowell offers sensory experience for disabled
Downtown's new push: Shop locally
River Day celebrates history, potential of Greater Lowell's waterways
Lowell developers, real estate pros cautiously optimistic about condo market
A vibrant downtown filled with students and professors, bustling restaurants and shops, connecting UMass Lowell's existing North and South campuses to the rest of the city.
Such is the vision shared by UMass Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan and City Manager Bernie Lynch.
The recent Made in Lowell event put on by DPD showcased products manufactured in Lowell and sold around the world.
The city's police department has made history, appointing Deborah Friedl as a deputy chief.
Capt. Arthur Ryan Jr. also appointed an acting deputy.
CHIEF JUSTICE: Lowell Police Chief Ken Lavallee first on scene of Lowell burglary, gives chase.
The Northern Middlesex Council of Governments held their annual dinner with special guest Willie Taylor, Director of the federal Economic Development Administration's Philadelphia office.
Lowell teens run thriving food business in UTEC's Fresh Roots program
Downtown Lowell pizza shop closes abruptly
City Manager Bernie Lynch announces that Lowell's bond rating has improved
The Young Professionals of Greater Lowell hosted a talk with former Motorola CEO Ed Zander who eminded the audience that You're in charge of your own career
Cheers as Lowell ZBA approves artists' live-work units. Previously, the Lowell Board of Appeals had stalled the Western Ave. plan for artist live/work space.
Cars and trucks were backed up, but on the first day of the expected 90-day closure of the Textile Memorial Bridge, officials said things went according to plan. Traffic woes on tap as city bridge undergoes repairs
On Kirk Street in downtown Lowell, overhead, inspiration blooms: Rooftop garden a sanctuary at home for priests in Lowell
Council mulling raise for Lynch
* After two years on the job, City Manager Bernie Lynch might be on the way to his first salary increase
* Previous article on the raise: City councilors to discuss pay increase for city manager
Downtown Dancewear to move next door
When downtown business owners met with members of the Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce and city officials recently, some familiar concerns were aired: parking, crime and jaywalking. A recent article in the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine talks about ways to make crossing streets safer.
C'est Fromage! The new gormet shop C'est keeps local in mind
Middlesex Community College turns downtown Lowell park into a flowering gem
The Lowell National Historical Park has begun work on the first phase of a walkway construction project designed to improve pedestrian access to Lowell's historic canals.
Ellie Pye is The new executive director of the Lowell Telecommunications Corp
Local artists show right stuff at Folk Fest.
Lush Beads plans move to Western Ave. Studios
One less perk for city coffee lovers as Cafe Aiello closes.
The Lowell Board of Appeals is finding new issues to snag Western Ave. plan for artist live/work space.
UML Professor Bob Forrant and graduate student Cathleen Coyne talk about the Artistic engine: How the creative economy drives the region in an article in the Lowell Sun.
