I am homeowner and mother of two children living in Jamaica Plain. I enjoy the Southwest Corridor several times each day, as a runner, a cyclist and a pedestrian with children. Most everyone who uses the Southwest Corridor prefers to…
Month: September 2014
Letter: Park committee welcomes ideas for path safety
I am writing in response to the recent letter about a conflict on the Southwest Corridor Park bike path. (“Dangerous bicyclists need to learn to share the path,” Sept. 12.) I’m a volunteer with the park and with the Southwest…
Letter: Take a pledge against texting while driving
Texting and driving has become a serious public safety hazard in recent years. While we’ve passed laws to outlaw it and will continue to punish people who cause an accident, we must educate drivers before more people are hurt or…
On the Police Beat, Sept. 7-21, 2014
The following police incident reports are public records provided by the Community Service Office of the District E-13 Police Station, which is solely responsible for their content. All suspects are innocent unless proven guilty in court. Sept. 21: Assault and…
Coakley, Baker take nod for gov.’s race; Chang-Díaz wins
Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Charlie Baker will face each other in the gubernatorial race in the November general election after winning their respective party’s nomination in the Sept. 9 state’s primary election. Meanwhile, in the only competitive local election,…
Author to speak on JP’s activist history
A Boston author is coming to Jamaica Plain to talk about the role women and people of color—including some JP residents—played in the diverse “New Boston” following the 1960s and ’70s. Jim Vrabel, author of “A People’s History of the…
JP Music Festival
The fourth annual Jamaica Plain Music Festival drew hundreds of fans of local music to Jamaica Pond Park on Sept. 6 before a severe thunderstorm warning cut the show short.
JP Open Studios: Many paths to see art
The 21st annual Jamaica Plain Open Studios (JPOS), a celebration of the arts in JP that invites the public into local artists’ studios and group shows, returns next weekend, Sept. 20 and 21. Maps and detailed viewing information will be…
Caminos diferentes para ver el arte en JP
El vigésimo primero anual Jamaica Plain Open Studios (JPOS), una celebración artística en JP que invita al público a los talleres de artistas locales y proyectos colectivos, vuelve el próximo fin de semana, el 20 y 21 de septiembre. Los…