The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) will host an impact advisory group (IAG) meeting for the 125 Amory St. redevelopment on Jan. 23. The meeting will take place at 125 Amory Street between 6:15 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. An…
Author: Peter Shanley
New artist exhibition at JP Library
The Friends of the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library in partnership with Uforge recently announced the three-dimensional work of Jamaica Plain-based artist Liliana Marquez will be featured in a new exhibition at the library, part of a…
Q. and A. with ‘hot sauce man’
Jamaica Plain resident Rohan Sookraj, who is known as “the hot sauce man” and ‘the pepper guy’, grew up in South Oropouche, Trinidad. He came to the United States in the late 1980s and for the past 26 years has…
Obituary: Christine C. Cooper
COOPER, CHRISTINE C. of Jamaica Plain, surrounded by her loving family died on Thursday, December 28, 2017. Beloved daughter of the late Patrick E. and Mary A. Cooper formerly of Jamaica Plain. Loving mother of Angela Frontiera Carey and her…
Parents unhappy over BPS new start times
Boston Public Schools (BPS) has released new start and end times for 105 of the 125 schools in the system for the next school year and the reaction from parents and the community has been a smattering of applause and…
Q. and A. with JP resident, entrepreneur Jamie Cholaki
Jamaica Plain resident and entrepreneur Jamie Cholaki has been in the hair styling business for more than a decade and a half and recently launched a hair product that uses the amethyst gemstone. She is using a crowdfunding platform that…
Mayor signs bag ordinance
Mayor Martin Walsh on Dec. 15 signed the “bag” ordinance, though with some reservations about how the measure will be funded. The City Council during a hearing on Nov. 29 unanimously approved the ordinance, which levies at least a five-cent…
Tenant organization’s fight for City resources to quell violence starts to pay off
A local tenant organization push to have more City resources in the Jackson Square area to help quell violence is starting to pay dividends. The Jackson Square area has had a series of shootings over the past several months, including…
Two Washington St. businesses, landlord in lease dispute
Two Washington Street businesses are facing a future without a home and are blaming their landlord, City Realty. But City Realty is saying the two businesses have long known that their locations have been lined up for a redevelopment and…
Holidays in JP: Holiday quilt show at City Hall
The City recently announced that the Quilters Holiday Quilt Show is on display at City Hall, according to a press release. The Proper Bostonian Quilters Guild (PBQ) is a collection of women quilters representing the city and surrounding towns. PBQ…