If today was any indication, 2012 is going to be a good year. The weather being sunny and mild I ventured out to the beach to take some photos. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say it was Spring. Strange days indeed. Going by the pen name of Jay Slay, a man was putting… [Read more…]
November 30, 2011
I know this is late, but I’d like to take this time to thank the Food Project for the free seeds they gave out at the first CultureFest in downtown Lynn 2 years ago. I selected chard, spinach, shell bean and snap pea. I finally got around to planting them in my community garden this past spring,… [Read more…]
November 26, 2011
I had the privilege this morning of stumbling upon the making of a magnificent mural in downtown Lynn. Three artists that specialize in the mural, David Fichter, Yetti Frenkel and Joshua Winer, are collaborating on the project that is slowly blossoming on the side of the LynnArts building. Chances are you’ve seen their work elsewhere… [Read more…]
November 21, 2011
The graffiti is gone. I’m assuming the Essex County Sheriff’s office erased it with their graffiti deleting machine sometime before Sunday, November 6, when I noticed it gone. Proof that calling City Hall’s Graffiti Hotline can result in a positive outcome. It took several weeks, but I don’t think that’s an unreasonable timeline. The city’s… [Read more…]
November 15, 2011
The Daily Item: Paving fix vexes Lynn resident. Don’t settle for less.
November 13, 2011
Join the organizers of Lynn’s 3rd Annual World Folk Festival on Thursday night, November 17, at the Tides Restaurant in Nahant for dinner. The restaurant is donating 10% of all bar and food purchases from 6 to 9 p.m. to next year’s festival on June 30, 2012, at Lynn Heritage State Park. Julio Bare will entertain… [Read more…]
November 9, 2011
The East Lynn Community Association will co-host its 3rd Annual Resource Fair with the PTO of Ingalls Elementary School on Tuesday November 15th from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Ingalls Elementary School, One Collins Street Terrace, in Lynn. There is no admission charge and everyone–of any age or area of Lynn–is welcome. Organizations’ tables for displays will… [Read more…]
November 5, 2011
Are you going to vote on Nov. 8th? In the best of all possible worlds, you want your vote to count, right? Maybe if you bullet vote, your vote will count more. Then again, maybe not. In the upcoming election, you can vote for up to 4 of 8 at-Large Councillor candidates and up to… [Read more…]
November 2, 2011
If corporations were people, you’d be on my list of favorites. Congratulations on 10 years of strengthening communities by connecting diverse individuals and organizations through civic engagement initiatives in ten Massachusetts locations, one of which is Lynn. When I’d bring you up in conversation, people would hear the word capital and ask what kind of… [Read more…]
October 29, 2011
Yet here I am, mixing by the seat of my pants. At the Home Depot, there are so many brands that my indecision feels like I’m stuck wearing cement boots. To make matters worse, I must make a decision between concrete and cement. I didn’t know there was a difference. Evidently concrete is cement mixed… [Read more…]
October 22, 2011
So many debates, so little time. The next one is scheduled for Monday at 7PM at the Ford school. The Highlands Coalition is sponsoring it. You may have seen members of the Highlands Coalition today and last Saturday helping the DPW plant new trees along Essex Avenue. The Coalition scored a $21,000 grant from the… [Read more…]
October 21, 2011
Every once in while, I come across a piece of journalism that impels me to put everything else on hold to finish reading it and encourages in me a sense of caring for the subject. I call these pieces good reads. What makes a good read? Besides that sense of caring for the subject and… [Read more…]
October 16, 2011
On October 17, the Highlands Coalition will be sponsoring a school committee forum from 7 to 9 PM at the Ford School on 49 Hollingsworth Street. Cleo Hereford, author of the local An Education blog is moderating. The candidates are Patricia Capano, Maria Carrasco, Donna Coppola, Delores DiPhillipo, John Ford, Jr., Charlie Gallo, Vincent Spirito… [Read more…]
October 15, 2011
[Ed. note: This is another in a series of guest posts by the author's greyhound, Sheena.] I was out walking Tom this wonderfully smell-filled morning (the wind carrying scents from Dog knows where) when my eyes spied a sign on a distant corner. Tag sale to raise money for Vest-a-Dog at 410 Eastern Ave. We… [Read more…]
October 11, 2011
It’s been 18 days since I called the city’s Graffiti Hotline about the gang graffiti at Williams Avenue Park (see previous post). I don’t want to see the park slide back into the state I found it in: Don’t the people who live closer to it care? (There I go again, jumping to conclusions.)
October 2, 2011
I think we’d all do a lot better if we approached our interactions with government as more of a scientific experiment in optimism vs. pessimism. That’s my hypothesis anyway. I know that sounds unexciting and dispassionate, but unbridled passion can lead one astray. The scientific method was drilled into me at the beginning of every… [Read more…]
September 28, 2011
So beautiful a morning it was, I just had to venture out and enjoy it. Compelled is too weak a word; something deep inside my being urged me to take advantage of this precious summer-like day. The forecast called for misty rain, but I could not see a cloud in the sky. These days will… [Read more…]
September 20, 2011
High Rock Top – TourWrist®. Try out the full screen effect! There are also views of inside the Observatory, Lynn Auditorium, Gannon Golf Course and a few others.
September 19, 2011
Tomorrow is the city of Lynn’s primary election for city council and school committee. I can’t tell you with a straight face that the primary for school committee is meaningful. You can only pick 6 out of 8, but as I understand it, all 8 candidates will move on to the general election. Don’t ask… [Read more…]
September 10, 2011
Joining Neighbors Once Again to Observe 9/11 | SCI Social Capital Inc.. Here’s a great story about a community coming together in the face of fear and uncertainty. It was written by David Crowley, founder of SCI or Social Capital Inc. SCI is based in Woburn, but it has an outpost here in Lynn called… [Read more…]
January 1, 2012
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