The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., Nov. 19 for the Nov. 22 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special Events 18th Annual Taste of Jamaica Plain,…
Author: Gazette Staff
Editorial: Congratulations to Walsh
We congratulate Marty Walsh on his hard-earned victory in the Boston mayoral race. We eagerly await his administration and its promise of a City government that is more transparent, more efficient, more inclusive and more focused on equity—and just as…
Editorial: Thanks to Connolly
We owe thanks to John Connolly for his mayoral campaign. While unsuccessful, his bold campaign helped to shape the race and, ultimately, the City’s future direction. Connolly was the first incumbent elected official to enter the race at a time…
Editorial: Mayoral power
The first new mayor in a generation is a shake-up that offers a good chance for Bostonians to alter mayoral power as well—both to increase it and to spread its wealth. Some key ideas: Mayoral term limits. This race clearly…
Letter: Racial equity must be priority of next mayor
In Boston’s mayoral race, each candidate has tended to focus on an agenda he is personally most comfortable with. But at the core of most municipal crises the candidates single out—education, housing, development, public safety, transportation, jobs and others—are stark…
Letter: Bike culture is on the rise for good reasons
Thank you, Sandra Storey, for acknowledging the shift into biking culture and raising your concerns. (“JP Observer: Bikes are nice, but there are limits,” Oct. 25.) This change has come about for many reasons, many of which drivers are not…
Invitacion, Nov. 8, 2013
La entrega para la lista de Invitación es al mediodía, el 19 de noviembre para la publicación del 22 de noviembre. Manda a [email protected]. Atención: Marca el 617 antes de los números que salen abajo. Reuniones Reunión mensual de la…
JP resident named top Emerald Necklace volunteer
Jamaica Plain resident Gerry Wright has been named volunteer of the year by the Emerald Necklace Conservancy (ENC), the nonprofit friends group for the Emerald Necklace park system. Wright will be honored at the ENC’s Nov. 12 annual meeting featuring…
Pond Lights
City Council candidates talk tight parks budget
By Dan Schneider/Special to the Gazette PARKSIDE—Few would be surprised that when it comes to the importance of the city’s public parks and open spaces, the eight candidates for Boston’s four Boston City Council at-large seats mostly see eye-to-eye. But…