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The Lowell Connection: Reclaiming the Center of the Midsize City

In today’s edition – the Boston Globe continues its series on the reviatlization of mid-sized cities in the Commonwealth. The focus of today’s article is  “reclaiming the center –  midsize cities rediscover the allure of downtowns, attracting millions to transform them into 24-hour neighborhoods of businesses and homes.” It’s no surprise…

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Facebook Rookie

I joined the 500 million member club called Facebook after delaying for a long time because it looked to me like another form of media to keep up with. When I was a kid, my family was late getting a color TV, so maybe there’s a pattern. However, my first…

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Jane Brox @ Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference

Award-winning author Jane Brox, who grew up and lived in Dracut until recently, will be among the featured faculty at the prestigious annual Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference at Middlebury College in Vermont, August 10 to 20, 2011. For details, visit www.middlebury.edu/blwc Her faculty colleagues will include Chang-rae Lee, Philip Levine, and…

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The Lowell Connection: “The Fighter” Cast Takes Home Critics Choice Awards

The Critics Choice Awards were held yesterday in Los Angeles – Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale (The Fighter) –  (From the UK”s Daily Mail) Actor Christian Bale won The Best Supporting Actor gong for his intense performance as former boxer Dicky Ekland in The Fighter. The star famously lost a substantial…

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Random post-snowstorm observations

With the 7 am temperature only 3 degrees, not a lot of the 20 inches of snow that fell on Wednesday will be melting today. I have a couple of post-storm observations to share: During my two mile drive home from work last night, at two different spots I saw…

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