Category Archives: Downtown Lowell

INNOVATIVE CITIES CONFERENCE

LOWELL FILM FESTIVAL 2010

“How to Make a Downtown Great"

The Lowell Plan and the City of Lowell invite you to participate in a discussion with nationally renowned city planner Jeff Speck

Saturday, April 10th10:00 a.m. – Noon
MCC’s Federal Building50 Kearney Sq.
The discussion on progressivedevelopment, streetscapes, public
transportation, walkability, and more is free and open to the public.

For information call
978-459-9899


According to BistroBroad.com there’s a new Restaurant to open April 1st on Central Street.
3/26/2010 1:42 AM STUR wrote:WE ARE OPEN! We had our soft opening on Thursday night and will be open for dinner through APR 1, then open for lunch, dinner, and late night lounge with live music after that.Please see http://www.sturlowell.com/ for details/menus etc.

Traffic Concerns Projected For This Coming Tuesday

On Tuesday Morning March 23, 2010 from approximately 8:00 am until approximately 3:00 PM a film crew from CBS Broadcasting will be filming outdoors in front of the Holden Center, formally the Saint Joseph’s Hospital on Pawtucket St. between Salem and Merrimack Streets. During this time there will be brief periods in which traffic will be delayed. Lowell Police Officers will be on hand to assist the flow and detouring of vehicles as necessary. The Lowell Police Department is encouraging commuters that normally travel over this section of Pawtucket St. to allow for extra time or seek an alternative route on this date. Every effort has been made to minimize the inconvenience that this event may cause.

LDNA Meeting Monday, March 22nd, 7PM at Caffe’ Paradiso.

Agenda:
1.Election of Officers
2. Representative will be dicsussing Lowell Census
3. Representative from Lowell Humane Society to dicuss current programs
4. Organizing Teams for Neighborhood Clean-Up Day
5. Open Discussion

SAVE THE DATE

Neighborhood Clean-up Days:
Earth Day Event at the Community Greenhouse
Sunday 4/18 12-4 PM

Downtown Neighborhood Clean up
Saturday April 24, 9 -12

FRIDAY NIGHT

come and join us for a celebratory ending to Lowell’s Women’s Week. Tonight at 7 PM, UTEC will be hosting a performance of The Vagina Monologues. Local women of all ages and backgrounds will strut their stuff on stage in an effort to help and support survivors of abuse.
This performance will benefit the V-Day movement, a global effort to raise awareness of and put an end to violence against women.
There is a $10 suggested donation. 10% of the proceeds will be going to the Democratic Republic of Congo and 90% of the proceeds are going directly to our Greater Lowell Rape Crisis Services. Please come and enjoy this performance of a much-beloved play.

The Vagina Monologues
March 5th
7:00pm
UTEC
34 Hurd Street
Lowell, MA 01852

LDNA, Monday, February 22nd, 7PM at Caffe’ Paradiso.
Agenda:
Sam Meas, candidate for Congress will discuss why he is running for Congress.
Updates from meetings:
Spring cleanup (yes, there will be a Spring)
Green Restaurant Program
Commercial/large building waste and recycling ordinances
City Manager’s Neighborhood Meeting


FOLLOW-UP
Jen Meyers has an article in the SUN about the city manager’s request to hire a staff person to manage the CitiStat program.
The CitiStat program, a municipal version of the CompStat program created in 1996 by then-New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, was pioneered by Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley in 2000. Read more:
http://www.lowellsun.com/todaysheadlines/ci_14476067

Since this subject came up I thought I would pass this along to anyone who might be intersted in attending.

REGIS COLLEGE LEADERSHIP SERIES ON HEALTH LECTURE
The next lecture in the Regis College Leadership Series on Health, “Update on the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law and National Health Care Reform,” will be held March 24, 2010 at Regis College.
Wednesday, March 24th, 6:30 – 8:30 PM Upper Student Union Lounge Regis College 235 Wellesley Street, Weston, MA
The lecture is free and open to the public, and contact hours will be offered to nurses and social workers. Harvard Pilgrim and Regis college partnered to create this lecture series in 2007 to build awareness of contemporary health issues and wellness, and to enhance the community’s ability to effect positive change.
Registration is encouraged, preferably by the Friday before the lecture. Call 781-768-7120, or email: Presidents.lectureseries@regiscollege.edu