Residents of the Amory Street area expressed their concerns about parking and traffic at a May 16 community meeting that was held on an initial design proposal for the 125 Amory St. redevelopment project. Boston Housing Authority (BHA) owns the…
Month: May 2017
Residents demand slower, safer streets
By Beth Treffeisen Special to the Gazette Residents packed the City Council chamber on May 10 during a budget hearing for the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) to demand slower and safer streets in the city. In the crowd, residents sported…
Two local residents open up JP brewery
Two local residents are hearkening back to Jamaica Plain’s past and are opening up a brewery in the neighborhood called Turtle Swamp Brewing at 3377 Washington St. When the Gazette asked Nicholas Walther, who is co-owner of the brewery with…
Residentes quieren calles más seguras
De Beth Treffeisen Especial a Gazette El 10 de mayo, en la cámara del consejo, una multitud de residentes asistió a la audiencia presupuestaria del departamento de transportación de Boston (BTD) para exigir calles más seguras. Residentes llevaban camisetas de…
JPNC’s Zoning Committee gives a thump up for Forest Hills project
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council’s Zoning Committee during its May 17 meeting voted to recommend for approval “The Residences at Forest Hills” project at 3694 Washington St., according to committee chair Dave Baron. “The Residences at Forest Hills” was submitted…
A year remembrance for Michael Colgan
Michael Colgan was born in 1944 in the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin and died on May 3, 2016 at Milton Hospice. Michael grew up in Birmingham, England before arriving in America at 24 years old. He lived in various places…
JP Observer: Historic arts school celebrates decade of progress; honors three leaders
The Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts has seen dramatic, positive change in the past ten years. A celebration of that progress and three Jamaica Plain residents who were key to building the programs and stability of the local…
Sights and Sounds, May 26, 2017
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues. June 6 for the June 9 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special events Komera Global Run Boston, a global…
Jamaica Plain Branch Library reopens after renovation
After years of planning and advocacy, the renovated Jamaica Plain Branch Library opened on May 20 with a big turnout and symbolic ribbon cutting by Mayor Martin Walsh, according to Gretchen Grozier, co-chair of the board of Friends of Jamaica…
BPDA board approves 5 McBride St. affordable-housing agreement
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) board during its May 11 meeting approved an affordable-housing agreement with the developer of the 5 McBride St. project, according to BPDA spokesperson Bonnie McGilpin. Developer Stephen Ballas has plans for an 11-unit,…