A documentary about Carlos Arredondo, the Boston Marathon bombing rescue hero and peace activist with strong Jamaica Plain ties, is nearing completion after a decade in the works. “The Man in the Cowboy Hat,” a documentary by JP resident Janice…
Author: Rebeca Oliveira
Reporter at the Jamaica Plain and Mission Hill Gazettes.
Franklin Park get key role, but no answers, in Olympics debate
The contentious Olympics meeting last month at Franklin Park has become a key moment in the bid’s plummeting public image, with Boston 2024 apologizing for the process’s failings in a prominent March 30 Boston Globe story. Yet Boston 2024 has…
Franklin Park tiene un papel clave en el debate olímpico
La reunión contenciosa del mes pasado en Franklin Park se ha convertido en un momento clave para la imagen pública de la apuesta olímpica. Boston 2024 se disculpó por las deficiencias del proceso en un artículo prominente en la edición…
Where City Councilors stand on Olympics
With the Olympics bid facing increasing questions from the public, the Gazette checked in with all 13 Boston city councilors to see where they stand. Only six councilors were willing to comment. All of them have a position of “maybe”…
Franklin Park struggles with snow piles
Following a record-setting winter, Franklin Park is reeling from the mess left behind by snow piles created by City snow crews. Franklin Park served as one of the city’s many snow farms, receiving excess snow from other parts of the…
Art ‘grove’ coming to Franklin Park
Franklin Park will host a “pop-up art grove,” a temporary art installation, during the month of August. And it’s seeking artists to join in. The City issued a call for artists’ proposals late last month. The program will include a…
Plainfield development likely to restart soon
Following two years of work and a stop-work order from the City, the development at 22-26 Plainfield St. is likely to get the green light to resume construction soon. Following neighborhood concerns about the plans for a new three-unit, three-story…
City crafting 2030 transportation plan
The City of Boston is developing a new comprehensive transportation plan, called “Go Boston 2030,” as part of the various coordinated efforts to envision the city in 2030. The initiative just completed its first phase, asking residents to submit their…
Girls basketball team grows together
Five years after joining a co-ed kids basketball league, and seeing it bloom into a thriving girls-only league, members and parents of Curtis Hall’s Girls’ Basketball Division are now angling to expand. The girls league, for ages 8 to 12,…