Month: June 2024
JPNC Housing Comm. Hears From Forbes Residents About Loss of Parking Spaces
The Housing and Development Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 18. On hand for the session were chair Danielle Sommer-Kieta, vice-chair Purple Reign, Willie Mitchell, Bernard Doherty, Gert Thorn, Aiden Foley,…
Sumner Tunnel To Close on July 5, To Open Aug. 5
By Michael Coughlin Jr. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) recently hosted two public meetings to provide information on the upcoming closure of the Sumner Tunnel, which is slated to begin on July 5 and run to August 5. The…
GSEMA Honors Local Volunteer
Special to the Gazette Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts (GSEMA), the largest girl serving organization in Massachusetts, recently celebrated the dedication and skills of its 4,000 active volunteers at its annual Volunteer and Donor Recognition Celebration, which took place on…
JP Neighborhood Council Still Has Three Openings
Special to the Gazette The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 25, via Zoom. Chair Renee Stacey Welch presided over the session that was attended by Caroline Peters, the liaison to Jamaica Plain…
Boston Pops July 4th Spectacular Set to Return to Hatch Shell
The Boston Pops July 4th Spectacular will return to the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade starting at 8 p.m. Conductor Keith Lockhart will lead a program featuring the Boston Pops orchestra with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and…
JP Observer: What Happened to the Major Memorial for Emily Greene Balch? We Still Don’t Have One!
By Sandra Storey / Special to the Gazette Jane Addams Memorial Park, 4.31 acres in size, is located near the Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois, the city and state where she spent much of her adult life. A six-piece sculptural…
Wu Announces Roundhead Brewing and Fresh Food Generation Beer Garden To Travel to Various Boston Parks
Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department have announced a partnership with Roundhead Brewing Company and Fresh Food Generation to bring Alianza, a first-of-its-kind traveling beer garden series, to seven of Boston’s parks…
BLO Expands Creative Space With Midway Artist Studios
Special to the Gazette Boston Lyric Opera (BLO), in collaboration with Midway Artist Studios, will establish a new artmaking and community space for Boston’s cultural communities. The company has signed a multi-year lease for a 14,000-square-foot signature location at Midway…
Three Years Ago This Week, Racial Hatred Came to Our Area
It was three years ago this week when an unspeakable act of violence, motivated by racial hatred, befell the peaceful seaside community of Winthrop. The tranquility of a typical, early-summer Saturday afternoon was shattered when a 28 year-old white man,…