August 22, 2012
Lowell Sun - 'A validation': Lowell area designated cultural district
Other cities have bus stops, but here, signs announce "busk stops," where street musicians can perform for passersby.
Massachusetts Cultural Council Executive Director Anita Walker praised this standing invitation for an artist to attract an audience as one of the elements leading to an establishment of an official state Cultural District downtown.
The designation of the Canalway as an official cultural district follows the release of a report by independent think-tank MassINC and national creative-economic group ArtPlace, recommending investment in the arts as a means of economic revitalization for the state's Gateway Cities.