Mayor-elect Marty Walsh’s transition team held a public forum on education in Boston at English High on Dec. 10. The transition team spoke very little, giving almost all of the forum’s time to listening to the input from a nearly…
Month: December 2013
Community centers MOU remains unfinished
A new operating agreement between the City and community centers was supposed to be in place long ago, but now it seems likely the document will not be completed before the Menino administration exits. The issue of an agreement between…
JP Observer: A New Year’s wish list for the new mayor
Dear Santa: Here’s what I want for Christmas. Er, no… Dear Mayor-elect Martin J. Walsh: Here are a few wishes for Jamaica Plain (and environs) in the new year under your new administration. Please: 1. Keep the Mayor’s Office of…
CSMS holds holiday artist event
JP Centre/South Main Streets (CSMS), a business promotion organization, will host its first annual holiday pop-up bazaar at 668 Centre Street, according to Executive Director Andrew Zarro. Zarro said the three-day event will feature local crafts and arts and is…
Holiday Tree-Lightings
O’Malley backs new ban on smoking in parks
The City Council last month passed legislation that bans smoking in City’s parks. The measure was introduced by Mayor Thomas Menino and steered out of City Councilor Matt O’Malley’s Committee on Government Operations. “I think it is a great idea…
Local state rep. travels to D.C. to talk health plan
Local state Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez recently traveled to Washington D.C. to speak during the National Conference of State Legislatures about Massachusetts healthcare program in light of the ongoing implementation of the Affordable Healthcare Act. “Massachusetts is at the forefront of…
Sights and Sounds, Dec. 20, 2013
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., Jan. 14 for the Jan. 17 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special Events JP Centre/South’s Holiday Pop Up Bazaar,…
Tres Gatos to buy Centre Street Cafe
The owners of the restaurant and book-and-music store Tres Gatos are closing on a deal to buy Centre Street Café and relaunch it as an Italian restaurant. Tres Gatos owner David Doyle and his business partners decided to buy the…
Birth Notices
Adina Allen and Jeffrey Kasowitz are pleased to announce the birth of a baby boy, Remez (Remy) Ner Kasowitz, on Nov. 23, 2013 at home in Jamaica Plain. JP parents can send birth announcements to [email protected].