Después de más de 27 años de éxito, Bella Luna y Milky Way ha anunciado que cerrará permanentemente sus puertas. El restaurante y el local de ocio se cerró el 16 de marzo debido al coronavirus, y sus fundadores dijeron…
Month: June 2020
Bella Luna & The Milky Way to close permanently after 27+ years
After 27 and a half years of live music, political events, wedding receptions, community fundraisers, and much more, Bella Luna & The Milky Way has announced that it will permanently shut its doors. The restaurant closed on March 16 due…
Jamaica Plain organization receives Boston Resiliency Fund dollars
The Jamaica Plain/Roxbury Mutual Aid organization that has focused on helping residents during the COVID-19 pandemic received additional grant money from the Boston Resiliency Fund this week. Mayor Marty Walsh announced the fund’s Steering Committee distributed $500,000 in funding to…
Longtime JP resident and seasoned author pens first novel
Longtime JP resident Roger S. Gottlieb is no stranger to writing. The author and college professor has written or edited 21 different books and more than 150 articles, and recently released his first novel, The Sacrifice Zone. Gottlieb, who has…
Boston City Council passes FY21 budget in close vote
After more than two hours of discussion, the Boston City Council voted virtually via Zoom on Wednesday to pass the FY21 operating budget, the Boston Public Schools (BPS) budget, and the capital budget. The operating budget was passed 8-5, the…
House and Senate members join together to file legislation to make Juneteenth a state holiday
On June 18, Representatives Bud Willams (D-Springfield), Chynah Tyler (D-Boston), Maria Robinson (D-Framingham), and Mindy Domb (D-Amherst), along with Senators Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn), Sonia Chang-Diaz (D-Jamaica Plain), and Jo Comerford (D-Northampton) announce the filing of legislation to mandate that June…
JP Observer: “In this together”
Beginning shortly after the pandemic hit hard in March, out of nowhere and everywhere the phrase “in this together” has been used to poetically describe how we have to distance ourselves from one another while a deadly virus and possible…
Walsh gives COVID-19 update on BPL, testing, business assistance
Mayor Walsh held a press conference on June 18, where he gave an update on COVID-19 as well as the reopening plan. He said that as of last week, the overall positive test rate is down to 19.6 percent, the…
JPNC discusses small businesses, Black Lives Matter
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) met virtually via Zoom on June 23, where they heard a presentation from the directors of Jamaica Plain’s Main Streets about what they are doing to help support local businesses. Denise Delgado, Executive Director…
COVID-19 Updates for Jamaica Plain
After another two weeks Jamaica Plain’s COVID-19 infection rate remains lower than the citywide average. According to Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) data released last Friday, Jamaica Plain’s infection rate rose only 2.7 percent in two weeks from 164.5 cases…