Jamaica Plain resident Anne Connolly, who recently was named to the Boston Parks and Recreation Commission (BPRC) by Mayor Thomas Menino, grew up in the housing developments of South Boston. Those surroundings afforded little greenery, so her mother often shipped…
Month: December 2013
JP artist preserves Casey Overpass in paintings
FOREST HILLS—Jamaica Plain resident Sean McCabe is getting inspiration for his art from the impending transformation of the Casey Overpass into the Casey Arborway. A collection of McCabe’s paintings depicting the overpass and the area around it is currently on…
JP puppeteer debuts family show
Jamaica Plain-based puppeteer and performer Bonnie Duncan is performing her first family show, “Squirrel Stole My Underpants,” at the Puppet Showplace Theatre in Brookline later this month. Telling the story of Sylvie, who is sent to hang up the laundry…
Bringing Hope
Invitación, Dec. 20, 2013
La entrega para la lista de Invitación es al mediodía, el 14 de enero para la publicación del 17 de enero. Manda a [email protected]. Atención: Marca el 617 antes de los números que salen abajo. Reuniones Reuniones de la policía…
Ex-councilor on how Menino might adjust to private life
On Jan. 7, Mayor Thomas Menino will lose the title he’s held for the last 20 years and become a college professor. How should he cope with the big change? John Tobin knows the feeling. He traded the local District…
3 wounded in 2 shootings
Three people were wounded in two separate shootings—one of them a drive-by—earlier this month in Jamaica Plain. On Dec. 6 around 10:20 p.m., two people were wounded in a drive-by shooting on South Street near the McBride Street intersection, according…
JP Agenda, 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. Meetings E-13 Police meetings: Latino monthly meeting, Thurs.,…
JP group, state rep. disagree on gas tax
A Jamaica Plain Republican Party group is backing an effort to put a question on the 2014 ballot to repeal the automatic gasoline tax increase. But a local Democratic state representative says the tax is needed to fund the state’s…
Egleston Square Main Street gets interim director
Giovanna Tapia has been chosen to be the interim executive director of Egleston Square Main Street (ESMS), a nonprofit business promotion and historic preservation organization. Tapia will head the organization while a permanent replacement is found for former Executive Director…