Last week both the weekly and cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in Jamaica Plain increased according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last Friday. According to the data 2,402 Jamaica Plain residents were tested…
Author: John Lynds
Dimock Community Health Center receives $2.4 million American Rescue Plan Funding
U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley announced this week that Dimock Community Health Center (DCHC) just across the Southwest Corridor Park received a $2,456,000 grant through the American Rescue Plan. DCHC on Dimock Street in Roxbury has been serving patients from Jamaica…
Popular JP Cafe up for Sale
A popular Jamaica Plain cafe is up for sale after being unprofitable for the past two years. Ula Cafe and Bakery in the Brewery Complex in Jamaica Plain. The cafe was opened in 2007 by KorinnKoslofsky and her partner Kate…
Gubernatorial Candidate Ben Downing Outlines his Climate Plan
Gubernatorial Candidate, former State Senator and Boston resident Ben Downing outlined his climate plan that he’d make a priority if elected to the state’s corner office in 2022. In his plan, the Pittsfield native said he wants to achieve 100…
Jamaica Plain’s Seed adult cannabis dispensary opens
On Saturday March 13 Jamaica Plain’s first adult-use cannabis dispensary and the nation’s first Social Justice Cannabis Museum opened in Hyde Square in Jamaica Plain. Core Cannabis’s Seed Dispensary and attached Social Justice Cannabis Museum opened at 401 Centre…
Boston Students and Parents Call for Substantial State Funding as Schools Reopen
With the promised funding from the landmark education bill that was signed into law before the COVID pandemic hit is still up in the air, Boston students and parents last Tuesday called for the state to fully fund the…
Cumulative and Weekly Positive COVID-19 Test Rates both up in Jamaica Plain
Last week the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in Jamaica Plain and the weekly positive test rate both increased according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last Friday. According to the data 34,444…
Mayoral Candidate Michelle Wu responds to Atlanta Shooting, Violence against Asian Americans
Here in Jamaica Plain 7.9 percent of our neighbors are Asian Americans and while they make up a small minority of our overall population they contribute greatly to the fabric of the community as business owners, parents, students, and activists.…
BPS Welcomes Back Hundreds of Students for Hybrid Learning
This week marks exactly one year since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of Boston Public Schools including Jamaica Plain’s public schools. Last week schools in Jamaica Plain, like the James Curley K-8, James Hennigan K-8 and Joseph P. Manning…
Five JP Projects to Benefit from Community Preservation Act Funding
Earlier this month, Mayor Martin Walsh and the City of Boston Community Preservation Committee (CPC) announced their recommendation to fund five projects in Jamaica Plain through the latest round of Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding. The projects in Jamaica Plain…