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22Events this week
3Free things to do
86New spots
99New stories

Checked Friday, September 4, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Lowell

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 22 events, day by day →

Ba Gua Zhang Method of Lu Shui-Tian

Saturday 10am · Mass Strength and Conditioning

September Open Studios

Saturday 12pm · Western Avenue Studios & Lofts

Riverside Blues Band

Saturday 1pm · A-Brews Tap & Grill · Free

Our Lady of Loretta

Saturday 6pm · Holy Ghost Society

New in Lowell

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Good Thymes Family Restaurant

Restaurants

Comfort food that cares: Good Thymes Family Restaurant keeps it simple with American comfort plates, hearty pastas, and legit housemade desserts, plus beer and wine.

goodthymesfamilyrestaurant.com

Sahel Restaurant & Lounge

Restaurants

Afro-Caribbean flavor fix: Sahel Restaurant & Lounge turns out soulful African and Caribbean plates with a French wink, from Jollof Rice and jerk chicken to suya beef, plus Bissap to sip.

sahelrestaurantloungema.com

Worthen House Cafe

Nightlife

Historic pub vibes: Worthen House Cafe keeps it classic in an 1834 Mill City building, with a late-1800s bar, pressed tin ceiling, and the country’s only original belt-linked fan system still in its home, plus dependable pub bites and cocktails that make regulars stick around like Poe and Kerouac o…

worthenhousecafe.com

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Most read in Lowell

The five stories Lowell readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Man once on most wanted list accused of threatening Mass. State Police trooper

    Steven Touch, the alleged leader of the "Young Bloods," is facing witness intimidation charges after police say he threatened a Massachusetts State Police trooper.

    Full story at cbsnews.com

  2. United States aligns with Canada and more as Billerica Pizza Spot attracts Travellers

    Billerica Pizza Spot in North Billerica, Massachusetts, has attracted attention after Dave Portnoy awarded it a 9.1 rating on his latest One Bite pizza review.

    Full story at travelandtourworld.com

  3. School back in session in Lawrence, Southbridge

    Students are returning to school in Lawrence and Southbridge, with doors opening in schools across the Commonwealth.

    Full story at whdh.com

  4. Sea Dog Brewing Co.’s future in Lowell in doubt

    The future of the Sea Dog Brewing Co.

    Full story at lowellsun.com

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