Boston author Jim Vrabel lead a Sept. 28 panel discussion in Jamaica Plain about the famed fight to stop I-95 running through the neighborhood. Vrabel will be joined by panelists Tom Corrigan, Ron Hafer and John Bassett, all former or…
Month: September 2014
JP Observer: A second look at ‘open floor plan’ living
Jamaica Plain tends to embrace cutting edge concepts readily. Focus on the environment and shopping locally started decades ago, for example, and has expanded. But people in JP have also been known to dismiss popular trends such as building parklets…
Casey Arborway bids delayed
FOREST HILLS—Demolition of the Casey Overpass and construction of a new surface street network has been pushed back by a longer-than-expected bidding process. Demolition was first planned to begin this fall. But 11 construction contracts will go out to bid…
JP resident pens book on yoga and trauma healing
When Jamaica Plain resident Becky Thompson began training to become a yoga teacher, she said, she would hear whispers in the hallways and after sessions about people suffering from depression, loss, sexual abuse and other traumas. The traumas always seemed…
Climate Chorus
Sights and Sounds, Sept. 26, 2014
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., Oct. 10 for the Oct. 24 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special Events Gardner’s Regiment encampment and recruiting event,…
AIDS Action welcomes HIV prevention pill
The JP-based AIDS Action Committee is embracing a groundbreaking HIV prevention pill that has stirred debate. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently recommended an HIV drug prevention program called PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, for people at high…
City to hold 3rd meeting on Centre/South redesign
The City will hold a third meeting on the Jamaica Plain/South/Hyde/Jackson Design Projects on Sept. 29 at the Kennedy Elementary School. The meeting will cover further discussion of the Hyde Square redesign and other sections of the project. The Jamaica…
Kilt Crawl
JP Agenda, Sept. 26, 2014
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., Oct. 7 for the Oct. 10 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings Sumner Hill Association annual meeting, learn about…