North Shore Conversations with Stratton Lloyd | Essex County Community Foundation

February 20, 2020

North Shore Conversations with Stratton Lloyd

Thank you to North Shore Alliance for hosting ECCF’s COO and VP for Community Leadership, Stratton Lloyd, on its weekly show, North Shore Conversations, to talk about the Blue Economy.

Click HERE to listen to the episode.

Column: Systems of support help local students make gains

Jul 9, 2021

Though the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students is not yet fully known, what we do know – and what the early data confirms – is that learning has suffered, equity gaps have widened and the time to come together to create systems that work for all students is now.

Brea and Huy Receive Scholarships From Arts Institute Group of M.V. and Methuen Arts Initiative

Jul 6, 2021

Liz Brea of Methuen and Duong Huy of Lowell were recently awarded scholarships by the Arts Institute Group of The Merrimack Valley and Methuen Arts Initiative.

A collaborative focus on hard-hit restaurants signals better days ahead

Jun 23, 2021

Arturo Acosta always dreamed of opening his own restaurant. The Dominican-born chef, who spent much of his career in Chile, made that dream a reality in July of 2018 when he opened Japú in Lawrence. It was a risk, he says, introducing the concept of Nikkei – a fusion of Peruvian ingredients and Japanese culinary techniques – to the local food scene.