The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., Nov. 5 for the Nov. 8 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Halloween Events Happy Halloween Party and Parade, Connolly…
Month: October 2013
Participacion, Oct. 25, 2013
La entrega para la lista de Invitación es al mediodía, el 5 de noviembre para la publicación del 8 de noviembre. Manda a [email protected]. Atención: Marca el 617 antes de los números que salen abajo. Eventos de Halloween Fiesta y…
Business of the Year
Editorial: Vote Nov. 5
Boston holds its biggest election in decades on Tues., Nov. 5. We urge you not only to vote, but also to take this grand opportunity to ask questions and make demands. Elected officials, current and hopeful, rarely will be more…
Editorial: Cheers to JP groups
What a neighborhood JP is—thanks to the remarkable organizing instincts of its own residents. Tonight, Pulitzer-winning author Junot Díaz will speak in JP as part of the impressive JP Reads series. Next week, the hit Egleston Farmers Market returns, thanks…
Editorial: Public ad standards
Offering publicly owned real estate to private corporations for devices that often bear advertising or logos appears to be the way of Boston’s future. Particularly in Boston’s parks, it is time to review existing standards on the appearance of such…
Top Volunteers
New bubbler installed at Jamaica Pond
A new water fountain and water bottle filling station was installed this month in Jamaica Pond Park at the corner of the Jamaicaway and Perkins Street. The water fountain includes a water bottle filling station, as well as a drinking…
More Hubway stations come to JP
Two more Hubway bike-share stations—at the Jackson Square T Station and the Green Street T Station—have been installed in Jamaica Plain. It is unclear when the new stations were installed. Hubway is a collaboration between the City and a private…
Politics as Unusual: For voters of color, an endgame or just photo ops?
It’s hard to know what to make of our two Irish mayoral candidates and their heroic, if not clumsy, attempts to captivate voters of color. I’ve asked black, Latino and Cape Verdean friends about this, and, as expected, they offered…