JACKSON SQ.—As part of a national push to open more small-scale urban stores, the discount mega-chain Walmart has recently been looking to open a store in Boston and has shown interest in Roxbury. Walmart officials declined to comment on whether…
Month: September 2011
Trust Worthy
IdeAZ: Para el recuerdo
Tal vez el nombre Yoel Camayd-Freixas no le diga mucho. Pero ¿qué tal si se lo pregunta a los muchachos o muchachas del Hyde Square Task Force, o al presidente del directorio del HSTF Nelson Arroyo o al director ejecutivo…
Neighbors for Neighbors head leaves state
The founder and head of Neighbors for Neighbors—a popular nonprofit community-based social networking site launched in Jamaica Plain in 2009—is moving to Washington D.C. and is looking for someone to take over his old gig. “…I’m sad to say it,…
Storm fells trees
Tropical storm Irene downed trees around Jamaica Plain on Aug. 28 as the former hurricane blew through town with winds up to 65 mph. Large trees were reported down in local parks, including Jamaica Pond, Franklin Park and the Southwest…
Day at the Beach
Stop & Shop introduces bilingual signs
As of early August, Stop & Shop is inviting customers to Parar i Comprar with their new bilingual aisle signage. “We’ve implemented bilingual signage in a few of our markets just in order to better serve our customers,” said Suzi…
Capuano: No slashing our way out of crisis
Congressman Mike Capuano, who represents most of Jamaica Plain, offered his thoughts on the economy, the wars and other national issues in recent phone and in-person interviews with Josh Resnek, vice-president and executive editor at the Independent Newspaper Group, which…
Capuano skips Senate run
U.S. Rep. Mike Capuano, who represents most of Jamaica Plain in Congress, announced last week that he will not run for a U.S. Senate seat in 2012. Capuano, a Democrat, ran in 2010 for the seat eventually won by Republican…
Whole Foods to sell local food
When Whole Foods moves to Hyde Square this fall, the store’s staff will include a “local forager” responsible for identifying local products for sale at the Jamaica Plain location. Whole Foods spokesperson Heather McCready told the Gazette that no one…