A Boston branch of the state branch of the environmental activist organization 350.org is making a home in Jamaica Plain. Following an introductory meeting on March 28 at the Nate Smith House at 155 Lamartine St., the Cambridge-based 350 Massachusetts…
Author: Rebeca Oliveira
Reporter at the Jamaica Plain and Mission Hill Gazettes.
New ice cream store coming to Centre St.
FoMu, an Allston gourmet vegan ice cream store and café, is expanding to 671 Centre St. on April 16. The non-dairy ice cream is tailored to special diets that cannot accommodate dairy, and people who prefer Thai chili peanut ice…
Casey team looks at park, bus mitigation
FOREST HILLS—The Casey Arborway project moved forward in its design process by reviewing a park and protecting a neighborhood from bus noise at a April 3 meeting. A suggestion to keep Toole Square—a small park between South Street, the Arboretum…
Corridor ‘final draft’ plan announced
S. HUNTINGTON—The final draft of the S. Huntington Avenue corridor guidelines created by the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) was presented at an April 2 community meeting at the Hennigan School on Heath Street. The guidelines, expected to be formally approved…
JP Agenda, April 12, 2013
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., April 23 for the April 26 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings Police strategic planning meeting, Thurs., April 18,…
Sights & Sounds, April 12, 2013
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., April 23 for the April 26 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special Events “Art for Music” silent auction, to…
Boy donates $1,000 to zoo
Sixth-grader Adam Crellin-Sazama donated over $1,000 to Franklin Park Zoo last week, following a months-long fund-raising project. The Jamaica Plain boy sold hot cocoa from a sidewalk stand throughout the winter and accepted donations to support the zoo and its…
Shattuck Hospital to close 10-story building
FOREST HILLS—Lemuel Shattuck Hospital has plans to “decommission” its Personnel Building, a 10-story tower on its campus that houses a child care facility, administrative offices and equipment and record storage. Shattuck Hospital is a state hospital that treats members of…
JP Shines to brighten neighborhood
A new Jamaica Plain Business and Professional Association (JP BAPA) initiative called JP Shines to keep local streets clean will kick off April 11. “We’re launching it around the Boston Shines effort,” said Kim Mitchell, owner of Boing! JP’s Toy…
Parklet site changed to Hyde Sq.
HYDE SQ.—Centre Street across from Wyman Street in Hyde Square will likely get one of the city’s first “parklets” later this year, not central JP, as previously expected. The parklet will be installed in the fall, not the spring as…