The sale of the former Blessed Sacrament Church building at 365 Centre St. from the Church Square Partners to the Hyde Square Task Force (HSTF) has been finalized, according to a press release. The sale was completed Feb. 28. HSTF had entered into a purchase-and-sale agreement to buy the church building in early July...
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Avellone lays out ‘progressive’ gov. race platform
Two months ago, Democratic candidate for governor Joe Avellone attended a forum at Jamaica Plain’s Doyle’s Café, where he told the crowd he was not the most progressive candidate. But during a recent sit-down interview at the Gazette office, Avellone laid out a platform...
British School students volunteer in Tanzania
For a group of British School of Boston (BSB) students, months of fundraising, studying Swahili and raising awareness finally paid off earlier this month, when they flew to Arusha, Tanzania for a week-long service trip. Tomas Navarro, 14; Katie Malone, 17; Rick Boer, 15;...
Shattuck child care center gets lifeline
FOREST HILLS—Following interventions by state Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz and state Reps. Liz Malia and Jeffrey Sánchez, the state-subsidized Shattuck Child Care Center may have gotten a lifeline in the...
Residente fue observadora de la elección de El Salvador
Denise Zwahlen, una residente de Jamaica Plain, ha estado viajando a El Salvador durante más de una década. Su experiencia le impulsó a involucrarse en la política y este...
Arroyo: City ‘stronger together’ on health, human services
Former City Councilor Felix G. Arroyo, a Jamaica Plain resident and the City’s new chief of Health and Human Services (HHS), spoke to the Gazette about his position, his...
JP resident joins state LGBTQ Youth Commission
Katy Erker, a Jamaica Plain resident, works at the women homeless shelter Rosie’s Place in the South End and sees women who could have benefited from lesbian, gay, bisexual,...
Despite staff changes, mail problems continue
Some Jamaica Plain residents continue to have mail delivery problems despite managerial changes at the Jamaica Plain post office. Meanwhile, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is continuing to...
New pole yard advertised for bids
FOREST HILLS—A project to create a new temporary City pole yard in JP is being advertised with no explanation of its purpose. But a pole yard currently exists adjacent...
JP Observer: Major media’s bad election coverage habits
You can feel them warming up all over the state, as well as here in Jamaica Plain. The creaky gears begin to turn, fuel starts to flow… The political...
Performance ‘Space’ welcomes unusual acts
BROOKSIDE—Tucked behind an unassuming green front door, the Space at 128 Brookside Ave. regularly metamorphosizes into a creative art and performance haven. Originally home to a creative co-working group...
Candidate a no-show at JP GOP meeting
David D’Arcangelo, a Republican candidate for Massachusetts Secretary of State, failed to show up for a scheduled appearance during a Feb. 24 Jamaica Plain Republicans meeting at Doyle’s Café....
Historic review continues Casey delay
The Casey Arborway project remains delayed, with a review by the Massachusetts Historic Commission (MHC) holding up the project. No explanation beyond the fact that the MHC is still...
Youth jobs rally brings 1,000 teens to Boston
Over 1,000 teens from 12 cities across the state, including locals organized by the Hyde Square Task Force (HSTF), took to downtown streets to participate in an annual rally...
DCR: Spring meeting for pond access improvement
PONDSIDE—The state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will hold a follow-up community meeting sometime in the spring to discuss its plan to improve access to the Jamaica Pond...
Sights and Sounds, Feb. 28, 2014
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., March 11 for the March 14 issue. Send listings to reporter@jamaicaplaingazette.com. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area...
JP resident was election observer in El Salvador
Denise Zwahlen, a Jamaica Plain resident, has been traveling to El Salvador for more than a decade. That experience propelled her to become more involved, so earlier this month...
JP Agenda, Feb. 28, 2014
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., March 11 for the March 14 issue. Send listings to reporter@jamaicaplaingazette.com. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area...
JP jazz musician releases 12th album
Jazz guitarist and Jamaica Plain resident John Stein has released his 12th album, a tango-infused jazz album called “Emotion.” While he usually keeps to acoustic “mainstream” jazz, for this...
Sandwich shop delivers the ‘Goods’ in Hyde Sq.
HYDE SQ.—A new sandwich shop has opened at the former home of Slice o’ Pie pizzeria at 378 Centre St. Owner Beth Troisi opened The Goods JP, offering sandwiches,...
Video Underground to close
After providing JP with movies for 12 years, Video Underground at 358 Centre St. will close, likely late next month, owner Josiah Simmons told the Gazette. “It’s that time...