By Dave Perry We get phone calls all the time — “Hi, do you…?” Sometimes we do, and sometimes we don’t.  After a little more than eight years when we know ourselves better than ever, perhaps it’s time to offer a Vinyl Destination primer. We are a father and son […]

Frank Casazza, better known as Eyeformation, will be showcasing an exclusive line of Happy Cloud paintings and clothing from November 26 through January 30 at Curation 250. Happy Clouds first appeared in artist Frank Casazza‘s work in the early 2000s. Originally created as background images in his early work, they […]

Derek Raymond’s first solo show is on exhibit in Curation 250 on the 5th floor of Mill No.5. This show, I Want To Live, features a relatively new style of artwork for Derek focusing on a post vandalism theme. Derek began painting when he was 16, at the time being […]

And now, we are eight. And so Vinyl Destination comes to our eight-year mark, during October, with at least a couple of pretty cool events happening. We can’t believe we’re here, actually. We recall the first tour of the mill, on a frozen February afternoon, before walls were fully built, […]

Drift Knitwear opened over Labor Day weekend on the 4th floor, bringing quality knitwear and crocheted items into the mix of independently owned shops at Mill No. 5. Owner Darcy Babers began her business in 2016, selling knitted and crocheted items at Boston’s South End Open Market, and in local […]

Lowell’s newest local independent bookstore is opening at Mill No. 5 in September and owner Kristen McDonie has been busy painting her new space and choosing what books will make it into the shop. Owning a bookstore has been a path of personal growth for Kristen. She had always questioned […]