Dec 27 - The Creative Economy Series
Spotlight on shifts in the Lowell music scene.
Guest: Joe Graham,
AudioFloss - discussion with focus on his Dec. 17 post "If
You Build It, They Will (Not) Come."
Local musicians Andy Kaknes and Stanley
Swann join in.
Dec 20 - The Creative Economy Series
Years gone by ...
Spotlight on artist/painter Vassilios "Bill" Giavis
Holiday talk from the artist's perspective in the Mill City.
Dec 13 - Neighborhood Connection in Lowell
Spotlight on neighborhood activist Paul Belley
Discussion about issues facing the Pawtucketville neighborhood
including the Pawtucket Dam.
Dec 6 - Neighborhood Connection in Lowell
Spotlight on incoming City Councilor Marty Lorrey
Discussion about connection with the neighborhoods to entice residents
to do more business downtown; transit improvements, WIFI expansion,
etc.
Nov 29 - The Creative Economy Series
Spotlight on Lowell Artist Patrick Pierce
ART: various ways that creative energy manifests
Guest: Patrick Pierce, Patrick
Pierce Gallery, 57 Market St.
Nov 22 - The Creative Economy Series
Spotlight on Eyeful Beauty on Middle St.
Guest: Meghan Harrah, owner, Eyeful
Beauty on Middle St.
Special Guests: Kim Saltmarsh, News Director, 980WCAP
& Suzzanne Cromwell, Lowell Film Collaborative
Nov 15 - An update on Lowell's Creative
Economy
Guests: Eileen Byrne, Executive
Director, Brush Gallery
and Studios
& Michael Lally, Executive Director, Whistler House Museum of Art
Nov 8 - The fate of the Textile Memorial
Bridge (part 2)
Guest: Mike Wurm, President of
Lowell Celebrates Kerouac
Nov 1 - The fate of the Textile Memorial
Bridge (part 1)
Oct 25 - The Future of Downtown Lowell,
part 2
Oct 11 - The Future of Downtown Lowell,
part 1
Sept 27 - UML M2D2 Program at Wannalancit
Business Center; discussion of the potential economic impact.
Guest: Wendy Zimbone, J.D., M2D2
New Venture Development
Sept 20 - Urban Development partners in
the Acre
Guest: Elkin Montoya, New
Business Development Officer at Lowell Bank, and President of
Coalition for a Better Acre.
Sept 13 - Cultural Challenges: Politics,
Voting & Jobs
Guest: Elkin Montoya, New
Business Development Officer at Lowell Bank, and President of
Coalition for a Better Acre.
Sept 6 - Capitalizing micro-enterprises
(micro-lending for small businesses under 5 employees or home based
businesses; training programs for small business owners or people
interested in starting a small business).
Guest: Stacie Hargis, Director,
Lowell Small Business Assistance Center,
a program of CTI in partnership with UML, MCC and the City of Lowell
Aug 30 - Lowell's Political
& Economic Future; UMass Lowell leads the charge to compete in the
world economy.
Guest: Robert Forrant, UMass Lowell
History Dept. and
Co-Director of the Center for Family, Work and Community
Aug 23 - Lowell's Creative Economy:
Proposed sound stages at Devens, Live/work spaces in Lowell including
Western Ave. Studios & Appleton Mills; UML innovative music and
creative economy programs.
Guests: UMass Lowell
Music Education & Technology Professor Alex Ruthmann, and,
Photographer Anne Ruthmann
August 16 - The Smith Baker Center and St.
Jean Baptiste Church initiatives; The future of the Lowell High School
site; moving Lowell High School to the Cawley Stadium complex site.
Discussion with Jack Baldwin &
George DeLuca
August 9 -
One Lowell World Cup Soccer Tourney,
City Shapers Leadership Training for Emerging Immigrants, Vote 17
program and the Parent Liaison Program.
Guest: Jessica Wilson, Executive Director
of ONE Lowell
August 2 - Economic Development progress
in Lowell since the 1980s;
Guest: Brian Martin, District Director for Congresswoman Niki Tsongas; Lowell City Manager 1995-2000
July 26 - The Big
Move, Immigrant Voices from a Mill City
Guest: Robert Forrant, UMass Lowell
History Dept. and
Co-Director of the Center for Family, Work and Community
July 19 - Homelessness; status of
Lowell Transitional Living Center, the new Home Base
program, prevention work, statistics, outreach & neighborhood connection.
Trolley extension proposal update.
Guest:
Kristin Ross Sitcawich, CTI Director of Housing & Homelessness
July 12 - Lowell's Creative Economy in
action! The Elder Art Initiativeby Brush Art Gallery & Studios.
Guests: Eileen Byrne, Executive Director, Brush Gallery Pamala Wamala and Carol Boileau, Brush Gallery Artists
Barbara
Ouellette, The Wingate Rehab Center in Lowell
<Part B
July 5 - Lowell's economic & political future
- Part 2; Sustainable workforce development and jobs creation
Guests:
U.S. Congresswoman Niki Tsongas
Robert Forrant, UMass Lowell: Dept. of History and
Co-director, Center for Family, Work & Community
Bobby Tugbiyele, Workforce Development, Community Teamwork Inc.
<Part A
June 28 - Lowell's economic & political future
- Part 1; diversity in local government, community involvement &
pedestrian safety.
Guests:
Van Pech, Counselor/Volunteer Coordinator, Center for Hope & Healing
Jose Cruz, Business Development, Lowell Bank
Bobby Tugbiyele, Workforce Development, Community Teamwork Inc.
June 21 -
Lowell Al Fresco 2011as an economic development strategy for
downtown Lowell. Update on the NH Rail Transit Authority
(June
21 - Nashua Telegraph)
Guests:
LZ Nunn, Director, COOL/CASE and
Danielle Bergeron, President/CEO, Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce
June 14 - Sustainability, Speck report
and the 2012 Master Plan update.
Guests from the Lowell
Green Building Commission:
Stephen Greene,
(incoming Chairman)
Jay R. Mason, AIA, LEED AP, Architect
June 7 - Progress with ongoing
downtown development, Speck report, 2012 Master Plan update.
Guest: Adam Baacke, City of Lowell
Dept. of Planning & Development Master Plan update,
meetings schedule,
Speck report
May 31 - The history and evolution of the Center
City Committee.
Guest: Bill Lipchitz, President
Emeritus of the Center City Committee and CTI Deputy Executive
Director with comments by Dennis Canney.
May 24, 2011 - Final segment about
economic development progress in the Acre
neighborhood. Plus, coverage of Chapel Hill
neighborhood, a crucial element of the gateway strategy, and, the
future of the Middlesex County Courthouse, 360 Gorham St.
Guests:
David Ouellette, President of ACTION (Acre Neighborhood Group)
Richard Howe Jr., Middlesex North Register of Deeds
May 17, 2011 -
St. Jean Baptiste Church redevelopment is discussed. Coalition for a Better
Acre's initiatives in the Acre and throughout
the City, including the new Moody St. housing development; and the
early stages of the St. Peters property housing development (Chapel
Hill).
Guests:
Emily Weitzman Rosenbaum, Exec. Director,
Coalition for a Better Acre
Suzanne Frechette, Deputy Director, Coalition for a Better Acre
May 10, 2011 - More discussion of
the proposed Concord NH to Boston rail extension.
Guests:
Peter Burling,
Chairman, NH Rail Transit Authority
Chris Williams, President, Nashua Chamber of Commerce NH Capitol
Corridor Project Overview
NH House Bill 218 (amended) was passed on May 11, and
vetoed by NH Gov. Lynch on June 15.
May 3, 2011 - Opening Segment: Acre
economic development potential & sustainability. Upper Merrimack
Street from City Hall to the planned bridge over the Merrimack River;
UML's acquisition at Merrimack St. and Pawtucket; and
St. Jean Baptiste Church plans. Refurbishing the North Common Ampitheater.
Guests: David Ouellette, President
of ACTION (Acre Neighborhood Group); and Keith Rudy, President of the
AYO
Lower Highlands Series
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April 19 - Gallagher Terminal planning
issues. The Chelmsford St. Corridor from Lord Overpass to Plain St.
Potential development of the Chelmsford St., Shaw, Powell & Nottingham
St. block, Plain St. and Tanner St.
Guest: Adam Baacke, City of
Lowell Dept. of Planning & Development.
April 12 - Grass roots job creation initiatives
with focus on education, political leadership, job training programs.
Guest: Jessica K. Wilson,
Executive Director, ONE Lowell
April 5 - Discussion about neighborhood safety,
"Little Cambodia" as a brand, and the potential for CMAA to
form a Community Development Corporation (CDC).
Guests: Taya Dixon Mullane,
President of the Lower Highlands Neighborhood Group, and City
Councilor Patrick Murphy.
March 29 - Discussion about the City
Manager's Neighborhood Initiative Program, "Little Cambodia" branding
and South Common Improvements.
Guests: Adam Baacke, City of Lowell Dept. of
Planning & Development, and, Dr. Sengly Kong, Cambodian Mutual
Assistance Assoc. (CMAA).
March 22, 2011 - Opening Segment: The Plain Street area as
a retail center was discussed.
