The Gazette asked various JP people and institutions to share their favorite holiday recipes. City Feed and Supply at 672 Centre St. and 66a Boylston St. offered the following: Please vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike with this tofu turkey recipe! This tried-and-true recipe was created City Feed’s Sara Beth. All local ingredients listed in the...
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Holidays in JP: Kelly Rink skating to begin this month
The Kelly ice-skating rink in the Southwest Corridor Park is slated to open sometime in the middle of this month, weather permitting, according to the state Department of Conservation and Recreation. The outdoor rink is at the end of Marbury Terrace behind the Stony Brook T Station. It is open seven days a week...
Holidays in JP: MSPCC families enjoy Thanksgiving dinner
FOREST HILLS—Sixty children and parents enjoyed an early Thanksgiving dinner together Nov. 26 at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children’s (MSPCC) service center at 3815 Washington St. MSPCC runs Kid’s Day, a therapeutic after school program for children ages 5-12. Volunteers from MSPCC’s young professionals group served a full Thanksgiving...
JP master chef pens New England cookbook
Chef Daniel Bruce, one of Boston’s top chefs and a Jamaica Plain resident, last month published his first cookbook, “Simply New England: Seasonal Recipes That Celebrate Land and Sea.” Bruce is the executive chef at the Boston Harbor Hotel downtown, where he oversees its acclaimed restaurants Meritage and the Rowes Wharf Sea Grille. He...
JP Agenda, Dec. 6, 2013
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., Dec. 17 for the Dec. 20 issue. Send listings to reporter@jamaicaplaingazette.com. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings E-13 Police: Latino monthly meeting, Thurs., Dec. 12, 7pm, Nate Smith House, 155 Lamartine St.; Strategic planning meeting, Thurs., Dec. 19,...
Hospital recognized for surgical patient care
JAMAICA HILLS—The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) recently recognized Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital as one of 37 ACS NSQIP-participating hospitals nationwide that have achieved meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care. Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, located at 1153 Centre St. in Jamaica Plain, is the only hospital...
Faulkner Hospital gains surgery accreditation
JAMAICA HILLS—The bariatric surgery program at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, located at 1153 Centre St. in Jamaica Plain, has been accredited as a Level 1 facility under the Bariatric Surgery Center Network (BSCN) Accreditation Program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The accreditation demonstrates the surgery center’s commitment to delivering the highest...
Editorial: The JPNC lawsuit settlement
We previously said that the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council’s quixotic lawsuit against the 161 S. Huntington Ave. development was a must-win if the council was to retain its political credibility. It turns out that the JPNC has technically neither won or lost. But it is doubtful that the concessions it wrung from a settlement...
Editorial: Welcome back, JP Progressives
The return of the JP Progressives group is a welcome development in JP’s political life. Skilled at holding forums and questioning candidates, JP Progressives was influential in the 2009 mayoral race. One did not have to share their political leanings to get oodles of valuable information from their events and candidate questionnaires. Now the...
Editorial: English High’s champs
Congratulations to English High’s football team for triumphing in its annual Thanksgiving Day battle with Boston Latin at Harvard Stadium. The school football rivalry goes back more than 125 years, and this is the first time English has won since 1997. That is a long time even to those of us who were not...