A developer, Helms Investments LLC, has filed plans with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) for a residential development at 50 Stedman St. in the Stonybrook neighborhood. The BPDA will host a community meeting for the project at 3484 Washington St. on Oct. 29, starting at 6 p.m. The project will involve demolishing...
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Q. and A. with the local podcaster Rob Hochschild
Jamaica Plain resident Rob Hochschild has been in the media business for three decades. Earlier this year, he decided to launch a podcast, “The Media Narrative,” that has media makers and influencers telling their inside stories. The Gazette recently conducted a question-and-answer session with...
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Local residents, organizers discuss displacement
Local residents, artists, and organizers gathered on Oct. 4 at City Life/Vida Urbana to discuss displacement and how it is impacting their lives and the community. City Life/Vida Urbana...
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Residentes y organizadores hablan sobre el desplazamiento
Residentes, artistas y organizadores locales se unieron el 4 de octubre en City Life/Vida Urbana para hablar sobre el desplazamiento y cómo está impactando sus vidas y su comunidad....
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Harvest Co-op announces closure
The Harvest Co-op Market announced in a letter to members on Oct. 3 that it would be closing within two weeks. Harvest Co-op had been facing financial problems, and...
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JP Agenda, Oct. 12, 2018
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues. Oct. 23 for the Oct. 26 issue. Send listings to [email protected] Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area...
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Two JP residents participate in Ride for the Living
This summer, two Jamaica Plain residents participated in Ride for The Living – a 60-mile bicycle ride from the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau to the Jewish Community...
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Two art organizations selected for initiative
Two JP-based art organizations, Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts and A Far Cry, have been selected to participate in the Barr-Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative. A partnership between...
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JP Kids: Three JP schools show ‘strong improvements,’ according to state
By Lauren Bennett Special to the Gazette On Sept. 27, the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released its annual statewide school and district accountability results, which...
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JP Kids: OrigiNation provides a space for young people to dance, learn, and become leaders
By Lauren Bennett Special to the Gazette Growing up, Shaumba-Yandje Dibinga always felt like there was something missing from arts programs for children. As the child of refugees from...
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JP Kids: JP Regan at Fenway Park
As part of the Bullpen Buddies charity initiative, members of the Jamaica Plain’s Regan Youth League U16 softball team recently had insider access to Fenway Park while the Red...
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Sights and Sounds, Oct. 12, 2018
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues. Oct. 23 for the Oct. 26 issue. Send listings to [email protected] Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area...
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Invitacion, Oct. 12, 2018
Plazo para la sección de eventos: martes, 23 octubre para la edición de 26 octubre. Mande eventos a [email protected] Para los números abajo, el código de área es 617....
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How we’re creating more affordable housing
By Mayor Martin Walsh Boston is going through a period of historic growth— the kind our city hasn’t seen in decades. More people are choosing to put down roots...
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Letters:
Kavanaugh hearings Many across the country view the Supreme Court Justice Confirmation hearings as the latest revelation related to the #MeToo movement. While it is certainly that, there is...
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Sanchez reflects on tenure after losing election
After more than a decade and a half of serving the people of Jamaica Plain and Mission Hill at the State House, state Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez will be exiting...
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Q. and A. with co-owners of the Bella Luna & Milky Way Lounge
From its inception in the early 1990s to the complicated move from Hyde Square in 2009, The Bella Luna & Milky Way Lounge has a storied history. With the...
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Man fatally shot on South Street
A man in his 20s was fatally shot at a barber shop on South Street on Sept. 22. According to the Boston Police Department, officers from District E-13 Police...
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