Month: March 2013

HYDE SQ.–Two bids have been submitted for the former Blessed Sacrament Church building on Centre Street in Hyde Square, according to a spokesperson for church co-owner the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC). Developers Jason Hutchinson and Andre White placed…

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PONDSIDE–The Boston Police Department has confirmed that two armed robberies were committed this week on Eliot Street and released a description of the suspect. Both gunpoint robberies occurred at the Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts at 24 Eliot…

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EGLESTON SQ.—A person was shot in the stomach and suffered “life-threatening injuries” yesterday around 3090 Washington St. in Egleston Square, according to the Boston Police Department (BPD). BPD did not identify the victim or provide their age or gender. The…

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PONDSIDE—An armed robber held up at least two people at gunpoint in the Pondside area near Monument Square this week, including a teacher inside the Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts, according to the school’s executive director. A meeting…

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HYDE SQ.—A pair of local developers yesterday submitted a $1.4 million bid for the former Blessed Sacrament Church building on Centre Street in Hyde Square, proposing a $3.4 million renovation into “JP Exchange,” an array of community-based businesses. The proposal…

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The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council’s (JPNC) legal battle to be declared a government body has attracted the attention of Charlestown residents who recently sued the neighborhood council there for alleged Open Meeting Law violations. The Charlestown plaintiffs are seeking to…

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For at least 40 years, Jamaica Plain has been Boston’s hotbed of progressive ideas. JP residents’ lasting inventions include the city’s first recycling program and the unique Wake Up the Earth Festival. That spirit also has made JP the City…

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