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3/10/2010 4:43 PM
Venture Fund Boosts Lowell's Entrepreneurial Spirit
Friday February 12, 2010
"Every city has its narrative, but Lowell's has more twists and turns than most. It was a huge textile center before mill jobs left. Tough days followed. Then in the 1970s and 1980s, the election of native son Paul Tsongas to the U.S. House and then Senate, followed by the boom in the minicomputer industry, opened the spigot for economic aid and taxes.
But Tsongas left politics in 1984 after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and the minicomputer industry crashed...So did Lowell's fortunes. Today, however, a walk through Lowell offers a lot of positive surprises... "
2/28/2010 7:04 PM
 Shop or dine in Downtown Lowell and you could win one of eight weekly prizes of an iPod Touch or a Season Pass to the 2010 Lowell Summer Music Series, or even the Grand Prize of Apple’s new iPad!
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Lowell hopes to put 'Little Cambodia' on the map
Campaign would promote ethnic quarter as tourist destination
February 15, 2010
"In this city, long a magnet for immigrants, the Cambodian neighborhood has been just one more ethnic quarter, a place where, like the Irish and Dominicans before them, Cambodians labored to navigate the ways of American life.
But with Lowell’s Cambodians numbering more than 20,000, the second-largest Cambodian population in the United States after Long Beach, Calif., city officials have begun to wonder whether they are overlooking a cultural commodity. Working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the city is exploring ways to make the neighborhood a tourist destination, mimicking the successes of Boston’s North End and Chinatown..."
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 FREE Best Retail Practices Workshop Wednesday, February 24th
Lowell is once again offering the BEST RETAIL PRACTICES workshop and inviting all retailers, restaurateurs and store front businesses to participate!
DATE: Wednesday, February 24
TIME: 8:00 am
LOCATION: MCC Morse Federal Bldg.
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FREE workshop on updating your business and improving your marketing
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FREE 1-on-1 consultation for qualified stores and restaurants
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Up to $2,500 in matching grant to make recommended improvements
Call Erin Findlen at 978-446-7200 x1437 or email BestRetail@LowellMA.gov to sign up.
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 Enjoy family programming all week long throughout the City. Activities include a coloring contest, interactive exhibits, live animal show, scavenger hunt and more. Click the link below for a full schedule of events! Plus, don't miss a meet and greet with local childrens author Jane Sciacca.
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Celebrate the wonders of winter at Lowell’s Winterfest Celebration. Festivities include live entertainment, arts & crafts, kids activities, outdoor ice skating, soup bowl competition and the crowd favorite – the National Human Dogsled Championship.
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11/30/2009 6:29 AM
 From artist galleries to eclectic retail, Lowell is a great place to find something special for everyone on your list. Explore unique shops and eateries and get 10% off at participating locations with a Holiday Passport.
Plus, enjoy extended Thursday hours, FREE Parking and FREE Photos with Santa.
… Read More 11/13/2009 9:12 AM
 Join us Saturday, November 28th at the Annual City of Lights Parade and Holiday Art Stroll! From 11 AM to 8 PM, enjoy family activities, music and other holiday treats.
New this year, take part in our Holiday Stocking Stuffer Scavenger Hunt!
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Organized by the Cultural Organization of Lowell (COOL) and local arts organizations and galleries, Lowell's exciting upcoming Buy Art Campaign aims to make the process easier and more fun for all involved by introducing potential buyers to the local art opportunities in Lowell.
Lowell's Buy Art Campaign will offer tours of galleries and studios, meetings with art liaisons trained in helping patrons and businesses buy art and seminars on the value of buying local art for your home or place of business. The The campaign event will take place Thursday, November 12 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Avenue. Drop in to see the art, network with your peers, hear about the value of buying local art from satisfied patrons in the business community and pick up a copy of our new guide to buying art in Lowell.
10/5/2009 8:49 AM
 Join fellow writers, educators and poetry enthusiasts for the Annual Massachusetts Poetry Festival. Enjoy readings, workshops, panel discussions and other events celebrating literary talent across the state. Featuring Louise Gluck, Robert Pinsky, Anne Waldman, Afaa Michael Weaver and many others!
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