Special to the Gazette At her State of the City Address, Mayor Michelle Wu announced the launch of BCYF Creates, an investment in free, high-quality arts programming offered at Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) community centers for youth…
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Task Force Launched to Address Public Safety in Downtown Boston
Special to the Gazette A cross-sector coalition of city and state officials, law enforcement, shelters and churches, institutional partners, business and trade associations, and civic organizations last week officially launched the One Downtown Task Force – a strategic initiative aimed…
No Good Can Come from the New Tariffs
It was 95 years ago in June, 1930, that President Herbert Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff law (which had been passed by a Republican Congress) that imposed draconian increases in tariffs on more than 20,000 imported goods. Smoot-Hawley has been…
Boston Public Library receives the 2025 AIA Collaborative Achievement Award
The Boston Public Library (BPL) has been recognized with the prestigious 2025 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Collaborative Achievement Award for its visionary approach to people-centered architecture—preserving history while shaping inclusive, inspiring spaces for the future. As the first large,…
Celebrating St. Patrick’ s Day at Brendan Behan Pub
BPDA Board Approves Proposed Allandale Farm Upgrades
By Michael Coughlin Jr. During the Boston Planning & Development Agency’s (BPDA) Board meeting earlier this month, a project at 259 Allandale Street, which would bring upgrades to Allandale Farm, was approved. The proposed project involves replacing the…
Wu: ‘We will Defend the People We Love with all that We’ve Got’
Staff Report Speaking before a standing-room-only crowd, Mayor Michelle Wu delivered a powerful State of the City address on March 19 at the MGM Music Hall on Lansdowne Street. “Boston is strong,” Wu declared unequivocally in a speech…
Housing and Development Comm. Hears of Plans for 3430-3440 Washington St.
By Gazette Staff The Housing and Development Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 18. On hand for the session were vice-chair Purple Reign, Bernie Doherty, Renee Stacey Welch, Willie…
The Democratic Party Needs to get its Act Together
By Sandra Storey / Special to the Gazette When folksy comedian Will Rogers said, “I’m not a member of any organized political party… I’m a Democrat,” in 1935, it was funny. It isn’t now, though Democrats started holding…
Median Home Prices Continue to Escalate in JP Real Estate Market
By Gazette Staff Following a slow winter season, this year’s spring real estate market in Jamaica Plain looks a lot like last year at this time, with tight inventory in the single-family, condominium, and multi-family sectors. The big difference…