Aug 10, 20222 minNorth Conway a great getawayThere is something exhilarating about visiting a major city. London and San Francisco are my two favorites, but with Erin moving to...
Aug 2, 20222 min72 holes, no clubs thrownWhen I was a younger man, my temper often erupted on golf courses. Famously, there was that time - frustrated by missing a 3-foot putt -...
Jun 24, 20222 minSaying good-bye to a Lowell institutionSometime next month, the Raymond Riddick Fieldhouse will be demolished to make way for a five-story freshman academy as part of...
Jun 5, 20222 min'The Wire' remains TV's king"The Sopranos" changed television forever. For the better. But the greatest TV show ever remains "The Wire," a tour de force of...
May 13, 20222 minBooking a special nightWhen my kids were growing up, it was a place we visited constantly, especially in the summer. Lowell's Pollard Memorial Library is a...
Apr 21, 20222 minTracy Mitchell: Local heroIt started with whispers. Then awe-filled words. "Tracy Mitchell was here." The Tracy Mitchell. In the 1970s, growing up in Lowell,...