| With the snow slowly melting and Spring right around the corner, Lowell is bustling with activity. Check out a recent Globe article featuring MoJo, an innovative Lowell company, plus all the retaurant, retail and entertainment news. A fine weave of family, work Lowell firm's mission: jobs, day care for single mothers
By Jenn Abelson
Globe Staff, February 22, 2011  "LOWELL - On a small factory floor in Lowell, Tameria Lanier is stitching together a new life.
For the first time in three years, Lanier has a full-time job, an apartment, and someone to look after her two young boys when she is at work. The 23-year-old single mother has rekindled dreams of becoming a fashion designer."
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| PICK OF THE WEEK | | iShop 2011 is Here! This Week's Prize: iPod Shuffle 
Shop or dine in Downtown Lowell, spend $25 or more and you could win one of nine weekly prizes, including an iPod or season pass to the 2011 Lowell Summer Music Series. You could even win the Grand Prize ... an iPad! Make sure to follow us on Twitter for updates and other special offers throughout the program. ...Read More |
| SHOP | | Indigo Salon & Day Spa: GRAND OPENING! (www.indigosalon-dayspa.com) Opening March 1st at 165 Merrimack Street! To celebrate the grand opening, receive 20% off any service! Plus, if you book an appointment in March, you could win a FREE day of beauty! Read more... Tutto Bene Wine Tasting for Friends of the MRT (www.tuttobenecellars.com) Sample 500 Old and New World top wines from Tutto Bene to support the Friends of the MRT, Tuesday, March 15th from 6 PM - 8:30 PM at the Richard K. and Nancy L. Donahue Center. Light hors d'oeuvres will also be served. Click here to purchase tickets. Gourmet Goodies and More at Market Street Market!(www.marketstmarket.com) Stop by Market Street Market for great sandwiches, salads, wines and specialty beers, regular and gourmet groceries, coffee and more! Attend one of their regular Thursday evening wine tastings to sample the latest offerings. Now carrying Brix Chocolate, delicious and wonderful to pair with wines. Each variety describes the best wine to pair it with and just exactly how to taste your chocolate! |
| DINE | | Lowell Beer Works: Sláinte! (www.beerworks.net) This month, indulge with some Hargadon's Irish Stew and Crimson Clover! March at Beer Works features handcrafted Irish Ales & Countryside Fare plus live music Friday and Saturday nights in our pub. For details, email lowell@beerworks.net. La Boniche: Cooking Classes, Live Music and More! (www.laboniche.com/) Cooking Classes Are Underway! Sign-up for "Duck Veal Lamb" on March 20th. For details, email laboniche1@gmail.com or call 978-458-9473. Also, stop by for Live Jazz Saturdays: 8:00 PM-11:00 PM. Celebrate Easter at Cobblestones Restaurant(www.cobblestonesoflowell.com/) Now accepting reservations for Easter Sunday. Enjoy an all day buffet, starting with a brunch & bloody mary bar and ending with a dinner buffet and specials. Seating between 10 AM-7 PM. Reservations recommended. Email info@cobblestonesoflowell.com for details. |
| ENTERTAINMENT | | The Exceptionals at the Merrimack Repertory Theatre(www.merrimackrep.org) On stage through March 6th! Don't miss this intriguing story with smart humor that examines parenthood through two mothers from very different backgrounds. Book Reading: Author Jane Brox (www.lowelllandtrust.org) Visit the Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust's Spalding House (383 Pawtucket Street) on Thursday, March 10th at 7 PM to hear Jane Brox read from her book, "Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light." You'll also get a sneak peak of LP&CT's historic Spalding House (c1760). Space is limited. Please call 978-934-0030. Art at Tremont Yard: JDCU Art Exhibition (www.jdcu.com) Free event showcasing watercolor illustrations by local artist, Gary Destramp. Open House: Tuesday, March 8th from 6 PM - 8 PM at Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union (1 Tremont Place, Lowell). |
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